Almost 80 die in Ramadan crush in Yemen's capital
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-65331831?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
April 20, 2023, 5:00 PM
Hundreds of people were trying to get into a school in Sanaa to receive charity handouts.
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Cocaine smuggling submarine reveals Europe's drug crisis
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-65337215?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
April 20, 2023, 11:19 PM
The carbon fibre vessel took three men and $150m of drugs from the Amazon rainforest to Spain.
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Hunter Biden tax probe mishandled - whistleblower
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-65344338?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
April 21, 2023, 12:10 AM
A special agent alleges "politics improperly infecting decisions" in the probe into the president's son.
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Toronto airport gold heist: Police says $15m of valuables stolen
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-65328968?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
April 20, 2023, 11:41 PM
Police say more than $14.8m (£12m) of gold and other valuables were stolen from the cargo holding area.
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Ukraine war: Russian warplane 'accidentally fires on own city'
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-65344370?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
April 20, 2023, 11:59 PM
A huge blast which shook residents of Belgorod is being blamed by on an accidental air strike.
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Brazil Congress storming: Lula's security chief resigns
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-65336209?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
April 20, 2023, 10:08 PM
Marcos Gonçalves Dias steps down after video shows him in the presidential palace as it was stormed.
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Lashawn Thompson: US inmate died in insect-infested 'death chamber'
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-65338593?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
April 20, 2023, 11:19 PM
Lawyers demand an independent autopsy for Lashawn Thompson, who died in a jail cell last year.
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Twitter unverifies Beyonce and the Pope
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-65344010?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
April 20, 2023, 11:31 PM
The social media giant has erased the once-coveted blue check verification from thousands of accounts.
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'Extinct' lion spotted in Chad national park
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-65342010?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
April 20, 2023, 5:50 PM
A healthy lioness is caught on camera in a reserve where the big cats have not been seen since 2004.
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Six-year-old shot after basketball rolls into North Carolina man's yard
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-65325867?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
April 20, 2023, 6:10 PM
Police say a man began shooting indiscriminately at his neighbours in North Carolina, injuring four.
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Russian lawyer for jailed opposition activist Kara-Murza flees
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-65341727?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
April 20, 2023, 6:02 PM
Vadim Prokhorov says he left before the end of his client's trial after a warning from a prosecutor.
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Alec Baldwin: Criminal charges dropped over shooting, say lawyers
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-65343821?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
April 20, 2023, 9:04 PM
The actor's lawyers say an involuntary manslaughter case over the October 2021 death will be dropped.
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Villa Aurora: US princess evicted from Rome villa with Caravaggio mural
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-65342996?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
April 20, 2023, 6:36 PM
Princess Rita Jenrette has been involved in an inheritance dispute with the sons of her ex-husband.
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Moonbin: Star's death renews scrutiny on pressures of K-pop
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-65339082?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
April 20, 2023, 3:04 PM
Fans were shocked by the latest celebrity tragedy to hit the hyper-competitive world of Korean show business.
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Africa's week in pictures: 14-20 April 2023
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-65334211?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
April 21, 2023, 12:41 AM
A selection of the best photos from across Africa and beyond this week.
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Sudan conflict: 'I'm drinking water from the River Nile'
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-65335747?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
April 20, 2023, 2:37 PM
With fierce fighting in Sudan cutting off supplies, people are travelling to the famous river in order to survive.
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Indian history debate after Mughals chapter dropped
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-65229515?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
April 20, 2023, 10:49 PM
A chapter on the workings of Mughal courts has been deleted from high school textbooks
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China: Dalai Lama furore reignites Tibet 'slave' controversy
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-65307709?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
April 20, 2023, 9:46 PM
Amid criticism over the Buddhist leader's kissing video, posts on Tibet's disputed history have gone viral.
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Sudan fighting: Why it matters to countries worldwide
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-65338247?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
April 20, 2023, 12:54 PM
Fighting in the north-east African nation is ringing alarm bells around the world. Why does it matter so much?
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Tunisia: Is democracy there being destroyed?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-65125593?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
April 20, 2023, 12:44 PM
Tunisia spent a decade building a democracy, but the current president is accused of dismantling it.
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SpaceX Starship: What happened during Elon Musk's rocket launch
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-65342246?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
April 20, 2023, 5:41 PM
There were cheers, but there was also an explosion. The BBC's Jonathan Amos breaks down what happened.
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Elon Musk's SpaceX Starship launches but ends in explosion
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-65339852?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
April 20, 2023, 2:24 PM
Elon Musk's company launched the biggest and most powerful rocket ever built.
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Mourners leave notes on street for K-pop star Moonbin
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-65337853?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
April 20, 2023, 11:43 AM
Moonbin's fans lit candles, left flowers and shared videos across social media, paying tribute to the artist.
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Solar eclipse: Watch the moment the sky turned dark over remote Australia
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-65333369?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
April 20, 2023, 5:38 AM
The sky over Exmouth in Western Australia turned dark for about 60 seconds on Thursday.
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Mystery white flash lights up skies over Kyiv
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-65328794?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
April 19, 2023, 9:29 PM
Videos from four angles show the flash in Ukraine's capital.
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Robo dog deployed in New York parking garage collapse
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-65330768?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
April 19, 2023, 6:11 PM
As the four-storey building continued to collapse, the city's fire department sent in robotic help.
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