The Libyan city that's become a barren wasteland with a smell of death
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-66833973?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
September 16, 2023, 6:36 PM
With lives in Libya washed away, anger mounts as people ask why they were told to stay at home.
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Libya floods: 'All that's left is rubble and dirt and destruction'
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-66833155?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
September 16, 2023, 8:07 PM
The BBC's Anna Foster describes the devastation in the Libyan city of Derna after floods a week ago.
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Sudan conflict: Landmark skyscraper in Khartoum engulfed in flames
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-66837026?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
September 17, 2023, 3:32 PM
Dark smoke rises from the cone-shaped tower as several government buildings come under attack.
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Lampedusa: Ursula von der Leyen and Giorgia Meloni visit island after migrant boat fears
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-66836614?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
September 17, 2023, 12:11 PM
More than 8,000 migrants have arrived on the Italian island over the past three days.
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Antarctic sea-ice at 'mind-blowing' low alarms experts
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-66724246?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
September 16, 2023, 11:00 PM
Missing winter sea ice signals changes that could be a "disaster for the world", scientists say.
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First grain ships arrive in Ukraine using new route
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-66835210?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
September 17, 2023, 12:15 AM
Officials say the vessels will deliver 20,000 tonnes of wheat to world markets.
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Hundreds of Eritrean opposition supporters arrested in Stuttgart
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-66838394?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
September 17, 2023, 3:52 PM
There have been a series of clashes between Eritrean regime supporters and opposition supporters abroad.
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Brazil: 14 killed after plane crashes in Amazon
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-66835213?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
September 17, 2023, 2:39 AM
Officials say it appears the aircraft tried to land in bad weather but ran out of runway.
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Ken Paxton: Texas Attorney General acquitted of corruption charges
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-66834702?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
September 16, 2023, 10:14 PM
Donald Trump ally Ken Paxton is acquitted in an impeachment process that divided Republicans.
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Greece floods: Austrian honeymooners killed after holiday home swept away
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-66833970?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
September 17, 2023, 11:10 AM
DNA tests on two bodies recovered from the floods have confirmed their identities, Austria says.
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Mahsa Amini: Protesters mark one year since death of Iranian student
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-66834156?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
September 16, 2023, 8:56 PM
Thousands of people around the world have taken to the streets to mark the anniversary of her death
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Turin: Girl, 5, killed after Italian military jet crash
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-66833979?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
September 16, 2023, 10:12 PM
Video footage appears to show the pilot ejecting from the plane as it starts to fall from the sky.
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Poland: Government under pressure over escalating cash for visas scandal
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-66827742?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
September 16, 2023, 12:03 AM
Media reports say migrants paid up to $5,000 (£4,000) each to speed up work visa applications.
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Lampedusa: Newborn baby dies on Italy migrant boat
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-66830846?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
September 16, 2023, 2:22 PM
The body was placed in a white coffin and taken to a cemetery in Lampedusa, reports say.
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US special counsel Jack Smith asks judge to place gag order on Donald Trump
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-66828011?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
September 16, 2023, 2:00 AM
The order, if approved, would set limits on what Mr Trump can say about his election meddling case.
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Buthelezi funeral: South Africans mull legacy of divisive Zulu leader
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-66818249?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
September 16, 2023, 8:07 AM
Mangosuthu Buthelezi has been granted a state funeral but the debate over his legacy reopens wounds.
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Hugh Jackman and wife Deborra-Lee Furness set to divorce after 27 years
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-66829819?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
September 16, 2023, 6:33 AM
The Wolverine star says he and Deborra-Lee Furness will now "pursue our individual growth".
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Historic Ukrainian sites in Kyiv and Lviv added to UN danger list
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-66827743?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
September 16, 2023, 3:07 AM
St Sophia's Cathedral in Kyiv is among the buildings the UN warns is at risk of destruction.
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Ovidio Guzmán-López: El Chapo's son extradited to the US
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-66827744?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
September 16, 2023, 1:52 AM
Ovidio Guzmán-López is suspected of being one of the leaders of the notorious Sinaloa cartel.
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One dead as Storm Lee hits New England and Canada
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-66822999?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
September 17, 2023, 7:32 AM
Around 120,000 people were without power in Nova Scotia as winds knocked down trees and power lines.
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Libyan official rejects blame for flood disaster
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-66822837?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
September 15, 2023, 8:40 PM
An official tells the BBC people in Derna were told to flee but some did not take the threat seriously.
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Ashton Kutcher resigns from charity over his support letter for rapist Danny Masterson
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-66827692?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
September 15, 2023, 10:26 PM
The actor says his letter of support for rape convict Danny Masterson was an "error in judgement".
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Morocco earthquake: The scars, the rubble and the spirit to rebuild
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-66818250?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
September 17, 2023, 5:15 PM
Morocco's earthquake destroyed lives but survivors are picking themselves up, James Copnall finds.
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Ukraine's Crimea attacks seen as key to counter-offensive against Russia
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-66829826?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
September 16, 2023, 10:14 AM
This week's attacks against Russian targets are part of increased efforts to cut supply lines.
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How the fentanyl crisis' fourth wave has hit every corner of the US
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-66826895?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
September 17, 2023, 10:34 AM
The epidemic's staggering scale and infiltration of communities is laid bare in a new study.
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Sudan conflict: Risking lives to bury the dead in Omdurman
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-66787942?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
September 16, 2023, 11:05 PM
Zeinab Mohamed Salih writes about how dangerous it was to bury her grandmother in war-hit Sudan.
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Rubiales's day in court over World Cup kiss... in 86 seconds
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-66826930?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
September 15, 2023, 8:49 PM
Spain's Women's World Cup success has been overshadowed by the actions of Luis Rubiales during celebrations.
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What anger over top influencer says about China today
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-66816564?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
September 15, 2023, 10:00 PM
Li Jiaqi's comments struck a raw nerve as China's youth struggle to find jobs in a sputtering economy.
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Tube Girl: How Sabrina Bahsoon became TikTok's latest icon
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-66823675?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
September 16, 2023, 12:52 AM
Sabrina Bahsoon - aka Tube Girl - talks about becoming TikTok's dancing queen and inspiring others.
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Week in pictures: 9-15 September 2023
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/in-pictures-66821273?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
September 15, 2023, 11:44 PM
A selection of striking images from around the world, taken over the past seven days.
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September's devastating floods around the world
https://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/features/66824645?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
September 15, 2023, 2:39 PM
A look back at some of the calamitous floods that have occurred around the world in just the first half of this month.
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Why is the UK banning American XL Bully dogs?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-66820995?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
September 15, 2023, 1:13 PM
The UK's prime minister says he wants the breed outlawed by the end of the year.
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Diamonds and diplomacy: How ex-US Ambassador Richard Olson fell from grace
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-66790328?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
September 15, 2023, 10:33 PM
High-flying former ambassador brought down by ethics scandals and a conviction for illegal lobbying.
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Kim Jong Un-Putin talks: What do the optics tell us?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-66805584?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
September 15, 2023, 7:59 AM
The meeting between North Korean and Russian leaders aimed to send a message to the West.
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Wilderness author on phone call that stopped her quitting
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-66795868?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
September 15, 2023, 5:40 AM
Bev Jones' book is now a drama series starring Jenna Coleman and with music from Taylor Swift.
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A village in Egypt bereaved by the Libyan flood
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-66810983?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
September 14, 2023, 11:29 PM
The Egyptian village of al-Sharif has lost at least 70 young men in the Libyan floods.
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Quest to bring priest charged with torture in Argentina to justice
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-66574950?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
September 14, 2023, 11:25 PM
Father Franco Reverberi is wanted in Argentina on charges of murder and torture under military rule.
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'An unimaginable scene': Survivors describe Libya floods
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-66803111?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
September 14, 2023, 2:03 PM
Residents of Derna tell the BBC how they got out alive as floodwaters smashed through the city.
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Khartoum: Fire guts landmark skyscraper
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-66838176?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
September 17, 2023, 1:36 PM
The Greater Nile Petroleum Operating Company Tower had been engulfed in flames in the Sudan's capital.
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Libya flood: 'There's a smell of decay and death in the air'
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-66830535?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
September 16, 2023, 2:42 PM
The BBC's Anna Foster is in Libya, a week on from devastating floods in the region.
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Libya flood: Drone images show extent of Derna destruction
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-66830533?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
September 16, 2023, 8:55 AM
Video footage from the city of Derna shows wide-scale destruction following Libya's deadliest storm in decades.
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Moment police officer dragged away by escaping car
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-66827928?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
September 15, 2023, 10:18 PM
Dashcam footage shows a Massachusetts police officer clinging on to a car after it suddenly drives away.
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Libya: BBC finds little foreign aid in flood-hit Derna
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-66823715?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
September 15, 2023, 7:02 PM
In the Libyan city of Derna, Anna Foster describes the flood devastation and lack of international aid.
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Libya flooding: CCTV shows cars swept away in Derna
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-66822697?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
September 15, 2023, 1:55 PM
Large parts of the city of Derna were destroyed after two dams burst, with thousands killed.
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Moment puma cub found and rescued by police
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-66818671?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
September 15, 2023, 9:22 AM
Brazilian authorities think the big cat was destined to be sold for more than $4,000.
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