Now playing Next No Comment Fisherman narrowly avoids being impaled by huge marlin Three anglers had a close call with a marlin off the coast of Port Stephens in Australia on New Year’s Day. One of the fishermen was almost impaled 06/01/2016
Now playing Next USA El Niño storms lash drought-stricken California The first of several storms linked to El Niño has hit California – until now stricken by drought – bringing flooding and warnings of possible 06/01/2016
Now playing Next Libya ISIL continues assault on Libyan oil ports There has been a second day of fighting at Libya’s two main oil storage ports, with ISIL fighters from Sirte claiming they have entered El Sider and 05/01/2016
Now playing Next USA Grammy winner Natalie Cole dies at 65 in Los Angeles Grammy-winning singer Natalie Cole, whose biggest hit came in a virtual duet with her late father, pop legend Nat King Cole, of his decades-old hit "Unforgettable," has died at the age of 65 01/01/2016
Now playing Next World News Angela Merkel outlines the challenges the migrant crisis will bring in 2016 Thousands of migrants and refugees have been streaming into the Presevo reception centre in southern Serbia. There to greet them activists from the 31/12/2015
Now playing Next USA "Glee" star arrested on child porn suspicions Actor Mark Salling, who played the Noah Puckerman character for the six years of the hit TV series “Glee”, has been arrested on suspicion of 30/12/2015
Now playing Next United Kingdom Motorhead frontman Lemmy dies at 70 after short cancer battle Lemmy, the hell-raising frontman of British rock band Motorhead, has died aged 70, just two days after finding out he had cancer. He had struggled 29/12/2015
Now playing Next Italy 900 migrants reach Italy as Renzi vows to support Libyan gov After three nights on a Norwegian rescue ship, some 900 migrants disembarked in the Italian port city of Palermo early on Monday morning. More than 28/12/2015
Now playing Next USA California gas leak sparks protests as concerns mount Methane gas billowing into the sky from the hills above Los Angeles has been captured by an infrared camera to record images which are invisible to 24/12/2015
Now playing Next USA Rocky and Rambo memorabilia fetches over $3 million at auction Memorabilia from Sylvester Stallone films has fetched over three million dollars at a Los Angeles auction. Up for sale were props and costume items 24/12/2015
Now playing Next World News Migrant tragedy: at least 20 people drown in the Aegean Sea An overcrowded boat has sunk off the coast of Turkey, killing at least 20 people trying to make their way to Europe. The Turkish Coast Guard 24/12/2015
Now playing Next Russia Russia issues banknote dedicated to Crimea Russia has issued a new banknote dedicated to Crimea, the Ukrainian peninsula it annexed last year. It is a move that is certain to anger Kyiv, which 23/12/2015
Now playing Next China Shenzhen survivor rescued after 67 hours under rubble A man has been found alive 67 hours after a waste heap collapsed on an industrial estate in the Chinese city of Shenzhen. More than 70 others are 23/12/2015
Now playing Next No Comment Star Wars fans stage giant lightsaber battle A crowd of more than 1,000 people, some coming straight from work or home in their everyday clothes, others dressed as Jedis and other “Star Wars” 20/12/2015
Now playing Next World News Darkness in 2015, year of ISIL bloodshed, refugee desperation The radical Islamic State movement (ISIL) pushed on with its offensive throughout the year. In Iraq and Syria, the jihadists took more territory 18/12/2015
Now playing Next Unreported Europe Unemployment in Spain: a life without hope? Jerez de la Frontera – where more than 1 in 3 is out of work Every day is a challenge for 27-year-old Miguel Angel Vaca Fernandez, as he strives to 18/12/2015
Now playing Next USA First arrest made in connection with deadly San Bernardino shooting spree Enrique Marquez, 24, is detained on counts of supporting terrorism, but is not believed to have had advance knowledge of the attack. 18/12/2015