Turkey earthquake rescue disrupted by security concerns as death toll rises
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-64608535?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 11, 2023, 8:29 PM
German and Austrian rescuers paused their operations in Turkey after reports of shots being fired.
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Laura Kuenssberg: Jets to Ukraine decision 'not easy' says Poland
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-64602603?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 11, 2023, 1:07 PM
Poland's president tells Laura Kuenssberg sending F-16 aircraft would be a "very serious decision".
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Turkey earthquake rescue: How two sisters were saved from the rubble
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-64612317?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 11, 2023, 6:55 PM
The BBC witnesses the hours-long rescue of Merve and Irem from a collapsed apartment block in Turkey.
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AKA shot dead: Top South African rapper killed with friend
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-64608537?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 11, 2023, 11:54 AM
Police say Kiernan Forbes and Tebello Motsoane were killed at close range in the city of Durban.
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Pregnant Russian women flying to Argentina for citizenship, officials say
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-64610954?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 11, 2023, 9:06 PM
The women are trying to ensure their children obtain Argentinian citizenship, officials say.
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Turkey earthquake failures leave Erdogan looking vulnerable
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-64594349?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 11, 2023, 1:05 AM
The biggest earthquake since 1939 raises questions over whether such a tragedy could have been avoided.
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Inside Syria: BBC sees children dig through rubble
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-64608599?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 11, 2023, 11:32 AM
Quentin Sommerville is in the town of Harem in Idlib, where around 700 houses were destroyed.
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Turkey earthquake: The community lost under a destroyed apartment block
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-64597007?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 11, 2023, 12:04 AM
A window with a butterfly print curtain is the first clue in a story about loss in a devastating quake.
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High-altitude object shot down off Alaska, US says
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-64605447?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 11, 2023, 3:13 AM
A sidewinder missile fired by an F-22 warplane blew up the object of unknown origin, the US says.
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Turkey earthquake fault lines mapped from space
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-64603521?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 10, 2023, 5:43 PM
The EU's Sentinel satellite system traces how the ground ruptured during Monday's big tremors.
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Cyclone Gabrielle: New Zealand braces for storm after record floods
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-64608532?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 11, 2023, 12:26 PM
Residents are on edge as parts of the North Island prepare for more severe weather.
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Alex Murdaugh: The US murder trial obsessing true crime tourists
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-64564568?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 11, 2023, 2:07 AM
A wealthy lawyer from a prominent South Carolina family is accused of killing his wife and son.
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John Tory: Toronto mayor quits after affair with ex-staffer during pandemic
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-64606152?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 11, 2023, 4:43 AM
John Tory said the relationship was "a serious error in judgement" after it was revealed by a newspaper.
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Fariba Adelkhah: French-Iranian academic released from Iran jail
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-64606149?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 10, 2023, 10:31 PM
Fariba Adelkhah was given a five-year sentence in May 2020 for conspiring against national security.
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Moldovan government resigns in wake of multiple crises
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-64595322?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 10, 2023, 5:44 PM
The nation neighbouring Ukraine is battling inflation, an energy crisis and Russian aggression.
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Marina Ovsyannikova: Anti-war Russian journalist recounts dramatic escape
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-64604233?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 10, 2023, 8:58 PM
Maria Ovsyannikova, who protested live on air last year, is now in France but still fears for her life.
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Canada appeals ruling to repatriate citizens in Syria
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-64605783?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 10, 2023, 10:55 PM
British-Canadian dual national Jack Letts is one of the four men a court ordered Canada to repatriate.
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Ancient stone tools found in Kenya made by early humans
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-64595418?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 10, 2023, 12:55 PM
Other branches of early humans, not just ancestors of Homo Sapiens, used them to cut and crush food.
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Turkey earthquake: The children whose names have been erased
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-64604238?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 10, 2023, 10:30 PM
One Turkish hospital is now a hub for unidentified children whose parents are dead or untraceable.
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Crisis upon crisis: Why it's hard to get help to Syria after earthquake
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-64600913?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 11, 2023, 5:11 AM
Little foreign aid has arrived in the country - and promises of better access may not change much.
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Ethiopia's online horrors: 'I saw my father's dead body on Facebook'
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-64518964?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 11, 2023, 1:30 AM
It took a university student in Ethiopia four years to get a horrific online photo removed.
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Fighter jets for Ukraine: The challenges of giving warplanes to Kyiv
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-64587197?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 10, 2023, 7:18 PM
Ukraine wants Western jets to help fight Russia, but using them effectively could be difficult.
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Cuban exodus: 'I just don't see a future here for me'
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-64559657?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 11, 2023, 1:38 AM
Many Cubans see emigration as their only chance to fulfil their dreams of achieving a better life.
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Eskom crisis: What does South Africa’s state of disaster mean?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-64594499?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 10, 2023, 4:49 PM
Will the state of disaster help the government deal with the unprecedented power-cuts?
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Burt Bacharach obituary: Classy and complex songs that transcended an era
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-11573995?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 9, 2023, 3:07 PM
The prolific songwriter, whose catchy and complex compositions are still loved today, has died aged 94.
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Kerala transgender couple's 'tears of joy' as baby born early
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-64578203?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 9, 2023, 4:39 AM
Zahad and Ziya, whose pregnancy photos made headlines, say their baby is fine after being born early.
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Africa's week in pictures: 3-9 February 2023
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-64580072?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 10, 2023, 12:17 AM
A selection of the best photos from across Africa this week.
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Succession questions raised by presence of Kim’s daughter
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-64581465?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 9, 2023, 11:30 AM
Kim Jong-Un's daughter's latest appearance has sparked questions about her future in North Korea.
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Nigeria election 2023 in Katsina: 'You let kidnappers take me, now you want my vote'
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-64512157?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 9, 2023, 12:11 AM
Kidnapping gangs have spread terror across Nigeria - how will this affect this month's elections?
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Droughts leave cargo riverboats high and dry
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-64553079?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 9, 2023, 12:01 AM
Falling river levels are affecting the use of cargo riverboats around the world.
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Ramcharitmanas: The Hindu epic poem causing a political storm in India
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-64556116?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 9, 2023, 12:11 AM
The famous 16th-Century poem Ramcharitmanas has become a battle ground over claims it's discriminatory.
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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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Emergency landing as flames shoot from plane wing
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-64603615?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 10, 2023, 4:54 PM
The Delta Airlines passenger aircraft from Edinburgh to New York was diverted to Prestwick Airport in Ayrshire.
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Jets to Ukraine decision 'not easy' says Poland president
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-64611174?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 11, 2023, 2:22 PM
Andrzej Duda tells Sunday with Laura Kurnssberg that the decision to send jets to Ukraine is 'not easy'.
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Six remarkable rescues in Turkey and Syria amid earthquake chaos
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-64583196?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 9, 2023, 2:36 PM
Footage shows some being pulled from the rubble in the wake of the disaster in Turkey and Syria.
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Burt Bacharach speaks to the BBC in1964
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-64590316?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 9, 2023, 6:39 PM
Burt Bacharach told the BBC about why his music resonated with teenagers of the day.
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Hippos, pandas and owls pick the Super Bowl winner
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-64606027?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 10, 2023, 9:19 PM
Zoo animals everywhere were busy picking between the Eagles and Chiefs ahead of the big game.
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Brazilian authorities carry out raids against illegal miners
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-64600196?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
February 10, 2023, 1:27 PM
Brazil's government has seized weapons, blocked roads and destroyed vehicles.
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