
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
- Search for six-year-old Ebola patient after armed men storm DR Congo hospitalon June 17, 2026
Health facilities have come under attack during the current outbreak as a result of misinformation and fear.
- Serial killer who murdered eight women in Long Island town imprisoned for lifeon June 17, 2026
In fiery exchange, judge sentenced him to three life sentences plus 25 years to life on four other charges, all running consecutively.
- AI will create more jobs for humans, not replace them, Amaon founder Bezos sayson June 17, 2026
The Amazon founder, who now has robotics and space travel companies, thinks AI will create a labour shortage.
- Mangione's lawyers plan psychiatric defence in state murder trialon June 17, 2026
They will argue he was suffering from "extreme emotional disturbance" at the time UnitedHealth CEO Brian Thompson was killed.
- Nigerian man jailed for storing human faeces outside his homeon June 17, 2026
Neighbours said the stench from the property had become so overwhelming that it was impossible to relax at home.
- Leader of South Africa's second biggest party wants his predecessor sacked as ministeron June 17, 2026
John Steenhuisen is one of South Africa's best-known politicians after leading the DA for seven years.
- UK investigating reports Russian warship fired warning shots near yacht in English Channelon June 17, 2026
The retired couple tell BBC Newsnight they tried to show the warship they had changed course in the English Channel before the shots were fired.
- Iran sends tankers loaded with oil past US military blockadeon June 17, 2026
Three Iranian tankers loaded with crude oil have passed the US blockade line in the Gulf of Oman, ship-tracking data shows.
- Bystanders smash windows of private jet to rescue passengers after crashon June 17, 2026
One of the six people on board died in the crash, a local official said. The five survivors were taken to hospital and are in a stable condition.
- Bolivia signs $20m deal with US to fight drug trafficking, foreign ministry sayson June 17, 2026
Under its new president, Bolivia is re-establishing severed ties with the US to combat organised crime.
- Norway's crown princess undergoes successful lung transplant, palace sayson June 17, 2026
Crown Princess Mette-Marit, who suffered from pulmonary fibrosis, will now spend several weeks recovering in hospital.
- Israel launches fresh strikes on Lebanon despite Trump criticismon June 17, 2026
Speaking on Tuesday, Trump said Israel's PM Benjamin Netanyahu needed "to be more responsible with respect to Lebanon".
- 'They came with machetes' - deadline looms for migrants to leave South Africaon June 17, 2026
Protesters have set 30 June as the date for all undocumented migrants to leave the country.
- Equatorial Guinea government resigns after failing to meet targetson June 17, 2026
The vice-president says the government had barely reached 10% of its targets, without specifying them.
- Group planned to attack White House UFC event using snipers and drones, FBI sayson June 17, 2026
In newly unsealed court filings, the government says the group allegedly expressed grievances about corruption, the Epstein files, and data centres.
- Status quo at Jerusalem's holiest site under threat as Israeli nationalists flout ruleson June 17, 2026
Israeli nationalists are increasingly flouting a convention on how faiths share the al-Aqsa mosque compound.
- Japan raids ice cream giants over price-fixing allegationson June 17, 2026
The investigation on alleged cartel pricing of ice cream comes as Japan faces record summer temperatures.
- Telegram challenges India ban over exam paper leak fearson June 17, 2026
Telegram CEO Pavel Durov has called the ban a "mistake", arguing it would punish millions of users.
- Australian shock jock wins A$12m payout after radio station tore up contracton June 17, 2026
Kyle Sandilands was sacked after an on-air spat with his co-host, who accused him of bullying.
- Brazil convicts Jair Bolsonaro's son of pursuing US help in father's legal battleon June 17, 2026
Eduardo Bolsonaro called the conviction "baseless and senseless".
- The bikers battling extreme heat and armed conflict to smuggle Iranian fuel to Pakistanon June 16, 2026
It's so hot the fuel can catch fire - the bikers tell the BBC they must live with the risk of injury and death.
- India: Why a country of 1.4 billion is not in the football World Cupon June 16, 2026
The world's most populous country is still missing from football's biggest stage.
- 'Warning fire went up': Couple on board yacht describe encounter with Russian warshipon June 16, 2026
The Russian frigate fired warning shots near a British retired couple on a yacht in the English Channel.
- Drones create the first-ever Fifa scoreboard in Seattle skyon June 16, 2026
BBC reporter Max Matza is in Seattle, Washington, where 400 drones lit up the night sky on Monday to display the score of the Egypt v Belgium match.
- Tehran selling deal with US as victory – but for Iranians it was necessityon June 16, 2026
For many Iranians, the question is not whether the deal means victory, but whether it lowers prices and reduces fear of another war.
- Watch: California wildfires rage near passing vehicleson June 16, 2026
The fires in Riverside County cover over 2,000 acres, say authorities.
- Iranian-Americans protest against Iran team at World Cupon June 16, 2026
The BBC’s Shaimaa Khalil was outside the Iran v New Zealand opening round match as protesters called for an end to Tehran’s clerical regime.
- What one country's experiment says about attempts to boost birth rateson June 15, 2026
Why did Hungary’s pronatalist approach deliver an early rise in births only then to fall back? And what lessons does it offer to other countries desperate to lift fertility?
- 'Greatest feeling ever': Cape Verdeans tell BBC of joy at holding Spain to drawon June 15, 2026
The streets of the capital, Praia, shook with wild celebrations as the small island nation held Spain to a shock 0-0 draw.





























