Category: World

Some 5,000 Rohingya refugees are believed to have drowned at sea over approximately the last decade. “This makes, sadly, the Andaman Sea and the Bay of Bengal an unmarked graveyard for thousands of desperate Rohingya refugees,” said UNHCR spokesperson Babar Baloch, speaking in Geneva. Since 2012, nearly 200,000 Rohingya refugees have risked their lives on dangerous sea journeys […]

Updates to this page Published 22 September 2015 Last updated 17 April 2026 + show all updates 17 April 2026 Cremation letter for Italy updated with new edition. 18 October 2024 Attached administrative letters. 19 February 2024 The following sections have been updated: Insurance, Registering the death and obtaining a death certificate and Repatriation. A […]

A New Jersey man pleaded guilty yesterday to criminal charges arising from a 13-year conspiracy to induce foreign nationals to come to the United States through fraudulently obtained visas as part of an unlawful work scheme, and for his failure to pay taxes on the income he obtained through the unlawful scheme. According to court […]

Proving your identity in Italy Italian authorities view your original UK birth certificate as your main identity document when accessing some services, such as applying for Italian citizenship. If your birth certificate shows a different name to your UK passport or Italian ID card, you may need to prove your identity in another way. You […]

A Michigan man pleaded guilty yesterday for his role in a Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization (RICO) Conspiracy. According to court documents, Jordan Gilmore, 27, of Detroit, is a member of a street gang known as the Purple Heart Vets (PHV) that uses violence, drug trafficking and fraud to enrich its members and fund the […]

You can use this form to nominate someone for an honour if they live or work abroad and they’ve made achievements in either: another country the UK, and their achievement has a significant international element to it About nominating someone for an honour Use the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) honours nomination form to […]

  On April 18 we celebrate 75 years since the signing of the Treaty of Paris establishing the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC), the first Treaty that led to the creation of the European Union.  Signed by Belgium, the Federal Republic of Germany, France, Italy, Luxembourg and the Netherlands, it paved the way for […]

The earliest documentary evidence of organised whaling dates back to the 11th century in the Basque Country. From there, the activity spread rapidly across the ports of the Bay of Biscay, from Galicia to Labourd in France, and then across the Atlantic to countries such as Brazil and Iceland. It became an extremely profitable business, […]

If the person who died had insurance, contact their insurance company as soon as possible. The insurance company should appoint a funeral director in Namibia and the UK. They may also cover the cost of bringing the person’s body to the UK (repatriation) and help with any medical, legal, interpretation and translation fees. If you’re […]

A Colombian national residing in Virginia was sentenced today to eight years in prison followed by 15 years of supervised release for receipt of child sexual abuse material (CSAM). According to court documents, Jorge Antonio Escobar, 50, had downloaded and saved images and videos of children engaged in sexually explicit conduct, including depictions of prepubescent minors. […]