Tyre Nichols: Policeman took and shared photos of injured man
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-64570457?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 8, 2023, 3:28 PM
A new report details the brutality the 29-year-old suffered at the hands of five Memphis officers.
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MH17: Putin probably supplied missile that downed plane - investigators
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-64566297?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 8, 2023, 5:52 PM
The aircraft was hit by a Russian-made missile in eastern Ukraine in 2014, killing 298 people.
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Two children dead after bus rams into Quebec nursery
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-64575646?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 8, 2023, 6:27 PM
The 51-year-old bus driver has been arrested and charged with homicide, police say.
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Notorious Russian nationalist Igor Mangushev shot dead in Ukraine
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-64566582?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 8, 2023, 1:01 PM
Igor Mangushev was shot in the head and his killing sparks speculation about who was to blame.
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New Zealand drug bust: Batman-labelled cocaine haul seized at sea
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-64565454?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 8, 2023, 8:50 AM
A naval vessel intercepted a massive 3.2 tonnes haul found drifting in the Pacific Ocean.
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Turkey-Syria earthquake: Fire at Iskenderun port extinguished
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-64570458?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 8, 2023, 4:06 PM
The authorities say the Iskenderun blaze is now out after it reignited on Wednesday.
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Nigeria's naira crisis: Supreme Court suspends banknote deadline
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-64566992?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 8, 2023, 4:43 PM
The deadline to stop using old naira notes was Friday but banks did not have enough new currency.
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Turkey earthquake: How do search and rescue teams save people?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-64569943?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 8, 2023, 6:06 PM
A search and rescue operation is under way, with specialist teams arriving from around the world.
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Mary Queen of Scots: Deposed ruler's secret prison letters found and decoded
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-64569883?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 8, 2023, 12:10 PM
The letters, written during her English captivity, were found during a trawl of French archives.
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Australia blocks coal mine to protect Great Barrier Reef
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-62431331?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 8, 2023, 7:37 AM
It is the first time the government has rejected such a proposal, saying it posed an "unacceptable risk".
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State of the Union 2023: Biden urges Congress to finish economic fightback
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-64550143?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 8, 2023, 10:58 AM
The president's State of the Union speech called for unity, but he was heckled by some Republicans.
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LeBron James breaks NBA all-time scoring record
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/basketball/64563131?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 8, 2023, 2:11 PM
LeBron James becomes the NBA's all-time leading scorer, passing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's 39-year-old record.
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US sources insist Chinese balloon was military
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-64564549?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 8, 2023, 5:44 AM
US intelligence sources tell media the balloon was spying on US and allied defence capabilities.
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New Zealand pilot taken hostage by separatists in Indonesia
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-64562315?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 8, 2023, 5:42 AM
Papuan separatists have told the BBC that Philip Mehrtens will be held as "leverage" in talks.
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State of the Union: How Brandon Tsay is shouldering the spotlight
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-64561135?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 8, 2023, 3:41 AM
Brandon Tsay disarmed a gunman. The president praised him during Tuesday's big speech.
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Ukraine war: Borrowed time for Bakhmut as Russians close in
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-64523029?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 8, 2023, 6:29 AM
This small Ukrainian city has been at the centre of an epic six-month battle on the front line.
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A secret room that saved this girl's life
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-64513310?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 8, 2023, 2:08 AM
Behind the sale of a masterpiece painting is the story of a Jewish girl's extraordinary escape from the Nazis.
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India paper leaks: Cheating plagues India jobs coveted by millions
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-64495673?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 8, 2023, 12:25 AM
Cheating in exams is common in India, where students go to great lengths to land a government job.
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Has Wagner Group helped fight against jihadists?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-64555169?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 7, 2023, 6:37 PM
Amid Russia's isolation, its friendship with Mali blossoms, but has it stopped jihadist violence?
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Relics of zero-Covid dot China as life moves on
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-64536236?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 7, 2023, 9:56 PM
The country amassed zero-Covid infrastructure - now much of it is being dismantled or repurposed.
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Turkey and Syria earthquake: 'The hospital was collapsing with my son inside'
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-64538295?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 7, 2023, 2:25 PM
Ismael had just left his six-year-old son for treatment when the massive earthquake struck.
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Turkey earthquake: Where did it hit and why was it so deadly?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-64540696?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 8, 2023, 12:19 PM
Two earthquakes have killed more than 11,000 people in southern Turkey and northern Syria.
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How rescue videos give only glimpse into Syria quake horror
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-64574994?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 8, 2023, 8:48 PM
A look at how the BBC is able to cover the story with such limited access on the ground.
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Turkey earthquake: 'This building is just a snapshot of the devastation'
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-64568115?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 8, 2023, 11:05 AM
The BBC's Anna Foster has spent two days travelling alone towards the earthquake epicentre.
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Turkey earthquake: BBC reports from Antakya, a city reduced to rubble
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-64561818?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 7, 2023, 5:10 PM
The BBC's Quentin Sommerville has seen first hand the destruction in Antakya, a city in the south of Turkey.
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Turkey earthquake: BBC reporter stops as rescuers listen for trapped people
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-64567485?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 8, 2023, 9:24 AM
Tom Bateman was reporting from Adana, Turkey, when asked to be be quiet.
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The Afghan women cyclists who fled the Taliban to pursue Olympic dream
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-64556265?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 7, 2023, 4:27 PM
Since arriving in the UK from Afghanistan, Mina, Persia and Arifa have been training twice a week.
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Turkey earthquake: TV crew flee live broadcast as second quake hits
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-64539131?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 6, 2023, 3:46 PM
A building collapses causing a reporter and his team to run in panic in Malatya, Turkey.
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