Fossil of 21 million-year-old monkey found in Panama Canal excavations

Scientists discovered seven little fossil teeth of 21 million-year-old monkey in North America

5 Things in 5 Minutes in Germany

Our show 5 Things in 5 Minutes in Germany brings you up to speed on what’s happening in the country with the most interesting five stories of that week in just 5 minutes. Our Germany correspondent Yunus Paksoy reports. This week we are looking at: -Merk...

Airbnb teams up with Century 21, introduces subletting in Paris

The Airbnb website says the partnership with Century 21 will be first tested in Paris and "could then be offered by the 852 branches of the Century 21 network throughout the country."

Five drown after refugee boat capsizes off Greek island

Five refugees drown after their boat capsizes off Greek island of Samos

5 Things in 5 Minutes - 1st Episode

Our show 5 Things in 5 Minutes in Germany brings you up to speed on what’s happening in the country with the most interesting five stories of that week in just 5 minutes. Our Germany correspondent Yunus Paksoy reports

The Newsmakers: January 21, 2016

WAR ON DRUGS On the 17th of July 1971 - the US declared what has come to be known as the ''war on drugs''. Former President Richard Nixon declared drug abuse 'public enemy number one'. What would unfold over the next forty years was a trillion dollar b...

The Newsmakers, December 21, 2015

A sea change in Spanish politics. Spain enters unchartered waters after the closest election result for years. The End of an Era at FIFA. Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini are banned from football over 'dishonest payment'. Unlocking the secrets of Ancien...

Nepal bus crash kills at least 21

Police say another 15 people were hurt when a bus on educational tour plunged down a mountainous slope and rolled about 1,640 feet in western Nepal.

Turkish court jails journalists for disclosing state secrets

Two prominent Turkish journalists working for the newspaper Cumhuriyet are given 5 years prison sentences for revealing state secrets.

Soldier kills 26 in bloodiest shooting spree in Thailand

Officials said the soldier was angry over a financial dispute, first killing two people on a military base and then went on a far bloodier rampage, shooting as he drove to a mall where shoppers fled in terror.

5 Things in 5 Minutes in Germany: Healthcare workers frustrated

This week we are looking at: - German healthcare workers frustrated at lack of PPE, insufficient pay and conditions - Unrest on German streets continues as police, protesters clash - Turkish businesses attacked in Bavaria as affiliations of perpetrat...

5 Films about Filmmaking

Quentin Tarantino, the video store clerk turned director, is not the first filmmaker to tell stories about what goes on behind the camera. From Francois Truffaut to Federico Fellini, many international directors have also laid bare the good, the bad and t...