China insurance boss sentenced in finance crackdown
Ex-China Life Insurance boss Wang Bin is the latest high-profile boss to be caught up in the crackdown.
2023-09-13 12:58
Libya floods: Flooded city buries its dead in mass graves
At least 10,000 people are still missing after a catastrophic dam burst which took 2,300 lives.
2023-09-13 11:27
House of Representatives to open Biden impeachment inquiry, Kevin McCarthy says
Senior Republican Kevin McCarthy says the inquiry will investigate allegations of abuse of power.
2023-09-13 00:50
Danelo Cavalcante: 'Desperate' US prison fugitive armed with stolen rifle
Danelo Cavalcante has stolen a rifle from a homeowner, who fired shots at the prowling prison fugitive.
2023-09-12 23:28
Portsmouth council keeps up pressure over Aquind interconnector plans
The government is set to make a final decision on the £1.2bn cross-Channel electricity link.
2023-09-12 20:52
Dozens of crocodiles in China escape during floods
Around 75 crocodiles escaped from a breeding farm after typhoon Haikui caused flooding in Guangdong.
2023-09-12 20:28
Stolen Van Gogh handed to Dutch art sleuth in Ikea bag
Arthur Brand met an unnamed man under a tree during a mysterious, years-long quest to find the work.
2023-09-12 19:19
Paul Simon 'beginning to accept' hearing loss
The US singer-songwriter says his new disability has changed the way he lives and works.
2023-09-12 18:19
Libyan floods: Derna city alone recovers 1,000 bodies - minister
Much of Derna is under water after two dams and four bridges collapsed in flooding after Storm Daniel.
2023-09-12 17:52
Maria Ressa: Philippines Nobel laureate acquitted in court
Renowned Filipina journalist Maria Ressa has been acquitted in the last of five tax evasion cases.
2023-09-12 17:19
Israel Supreme Court showdown over controversial judicial reform
For the first time ever, all 15 judges convene to consider blocking a new controversial law.
2023-09-12 14:16
Nuzo Onoh - the Queen of African horror who is terrified of ghosts
British-Nigerian horror writer Nuzo Ono tells the BBC that she sleeps with a "bright light on".
2023-09-12 08:47