
BlueWorld.org is a world geography web site for people who want to know more about the regions and countries that make up our world. It was designed to help researchers, students, and laypersons find information and news from the many nations of our world, quickly, easily, and in one place. Use the menus above to get started.
The site is still a work in progress, so expect new countries to be added over time.
World News Headlines
- Arrest made over the death of black woman found hanged from tree in Mississippion September 12, 2026
Tasia Fortune's body was found in the lot of an abandoned home in Mississippi in August.
- Houthis claim major advance in Yemen and tighten grip on Red Sea shipping laneon September 11, 2026
The Iran-backed Houthis are also reported to have seized Perim - a strategic island on the major shipping route.
- Passenger train derails in France leaving at least 44 injuredon September 11, 2026
France's transport minister says 180 passengers were on board the train operating the Rouen-Caen route in Normandy.
- Six Nigerians accused of romance scams to be extradited to the USon September 11, 2026
The six will face wire fraud and money-laundry charges in the US, South African police say.
- Tragic death of woman who testified against father in notorious mafia murder of motheron September 11, 2026
Denise Cosco testified against the powerful 'Ndrangheta clan and her own father over the murder of her mother in Italy.
- Lightning Houthi advance in Yemen may bring dangerous new dimension to Iran waron September 11, 2026
The capture by the rebels of a stretch Yemen's strategic coastline is the group's most impressive military coup for several years.
- Hong Kong's Tiananmen activists sentenced to up to seven years in prisonon September 11, 2026
Hong Kong used to be one of the only places in Chinese territory where people could gather to mark the 1989 crackdown.
- How global trade and oil prices could be hit by Houthi advanceon September 11, 2026
Yemen's Houthis have seized territory near the Bab al-Mandab Strait - a key trade gateway for oil and global shipping.
- Norway's Princess Astrid dies two days after attending brother King Harald's funeralon September 11, 2026
Princess Astrid "represented the Royal House in a warm and dutiful manner", the new king, Haakon VIII, said in a tribute to his aunt.
- Israel says it has destroyed major underground Hezbollah baseon September 11, 2026
The powerful blast registered as the equivalent of a magnitude 4.1 earthquake, according to the US Geological Survey.
- Princess Diana's 'revenge dress' goes up for auctionon September 11, 2026
Auction house Sotheby's expects the dress to sell for up to $300,000 (£220,000) when it goes under the hammer on 9 December.
- Buddhist monk arrested in suspected $3m embezzlement scandalon September 11, 2026
Thai police also arrested a suspected female accomplice with whom the monk, who had taken a vow of celibacy, was filmed having sex.
- Trump shadow looms large over Brics as Modi hosts Putin and Xi in Delhion September 11, 2026
As Brics leaders meet in Delhi, divisions within the bloc make a united response to Washington unlikely.
- Five dead and dozens injured in coach crash in Swiss Alpson September 11, 2026
The tourist coach was carrying dozens of Dutch passengers when it overturned in the south-eastern Swiss Alps.
- Anthropic blocks possible attempt to use AI to make biological weaponson September 11, 2026
The revelations in Anthropic's threat intelligence report come after a former top researcher at the company warned of the risks of AI to humanity.
- Philippine rescuers board ferry 40 hours after blaze beganon September 11, 2026
Thick, toxic fumes and extreme temperatures pose a challenge to rescuers who have boarded the ship.
- Man jailed after threatening to behead son's teacher in French villageon September 11, 2026
The father had threatened to kill a female primary school teacher for disciplining his son in class.
- Has Trump won over voters with his midterm convention?on September 11, 2026
The BBC's North America editor Sarah Smith breaks down the main takeaways from the first-ever Republican convention held in the middle of a US presidential term.
- Spies, strategies and missed opportunities: How the lessons of 9/11 are still being learnton September 11, 2026
Twenty-five years on, the attacks have come to define a generation of foreign, security and intelligence policy, the BBC's security correspondent writes.
- Brother of Muslim police cadet killed in 9/11 'disappointed' by calls for Mamdani to sit out memorialon September 11, 2026
Zeshan Hamdani speaks out after push back against New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who is Muslim, attending 9/11 events.
- Watch: Americans remember what they were doing on 9/11on September 11, 2026
The BBC asks people in Washington what they were doing on that day and how 11 September 2001 changed the country.
- The student behind 'cockroach' protests that forced an Indian minister to quiton September 11, 2026
It has been a rollercoaster ride for 'cockroach' party founder Abhijeet Dipke who gained celebrity status overnight.
- Civilians told to flee Ukraine's fortress cities as Russia bids to control Donbason September 10, 2026
Kramatorsk and Slovyansk are now the main focus of Russian ground assaults, and residents are being told to leave.
- Bernie Sanders speaks to the BBC about proposal to ban AI superintelligenceon September 10, 2026
The senator has also proposed a sort of sovereign wealth fund in which the US would take a 50% stake in AI companies.
- Can Trump really pay $5,000 to every American adult?on September 10, 2026
Analysts question if the US president's election year offer is workable, legal or affordable.
- Drone display recreates the Twin Towers over New York Cityon September 10, 2026
Organisers say each of the 2,977 drones in the display represents a victim of the 9/11 attacks.
- Russia's new jet-powered drones outpacing Ukraine's air defences with daily launcheson September 10, 2026
The new models can travel at speeds of up to 300mph, faster than Ukraine's air defence interceptors.
- Four key takeaways from Republican midterms conventionon September 10, 2026
The US president covered many of the subjects he has returned to time and again - with a few surprises thrown in.




























