Ecuador prison violence: Dozens of guards taken hostage
More than 60 officials are held in separate jails, as car bombs target the country's prisons authority.
2023-09-01 16:58
ECB’s Options Remain Open With Rate Peak Close, Villeroy Says
The European Central Bank hasn’t yet decided what to do this month but the end of its interest-rate
2023-09-01 15:45
Singaporeans vote for ceremonial president after rare political scandals
Singaporeans are voting in their first contested presidential election in more than a decade.
2023-09-01 11:50
'Any story could be your last' - India's crackdown on Kashmir press
The BBC has spoken to over two dozen Kashmiri journalists who are wary of the government's actions.
2023-09-01 10:21
Jet ski tourists shot dead off coast of Algeria
Coastguards reportedly kill two French-Moroccan tourists who strayed into Algerian waters from Morocco.
2023-09-01 10:17
When a child is shot, doctors must heal more than just bullet holes
The number of youth who have been shot is on the rise in the US, especially after the pandemic.
2023-09-01 09:29
What a doctor's death in a lift tells us about Africa's debt crisis
Nigeria spends twice as much on debt repayments than on health and education combined, a report says.
2023-09-01 09:23
'Marcus Aurelius' statue seized from Cleveland museum in looting probe
The statue, believed from Turkey, is part of an antiquities smuggling probe, NY investigators say.
2023-09-01 06:46
Tropical Storm Idalia drenches Carolinas as Florida counts cost
Up to 9in (23cm) of rain and life-threatening flash flooding could hit parts of eastern North Carolina.
2023-09-01 00:47
Israeli soldier killed, Palestinian teen attack suspect shot dead amid violent surge
A group of soldiers was hit during a spate of violent incidents in the West Bank and East Jerusalem.
2023-08-31 23:26
South Africa fire: What are Johannesburg's hijacked buildings?
Many blocks in inner-city Johannesburg, the scene of a deadly fire, are deemed unfit to live in.
2023-08-31 22:47
Johannesburg fire: 'Others jumped too, but they didn't make it'
One survivor tells of his escape, another says she was powerless with her children trapped inside.
2023-08-31 22:46