Uzbekistan country profile
Provides an overview of Uzbekistan, including key events and facts about this central Asian country.
2023-08-23 16:21
Fukushima disaster: What happened at the nuclear plant?
A tsunami struck the Japanese plant in 2011, leading to the worst nuclear disaster since Chernobyl.
2023-08-23 16:16
Suspected Chinese dissident rides jet ski hundreds of miles to South Korea
A jet ski rider detained by South Korea for allegedly entering the country illegally is a prominent Chinese dissident who rode hundreds of miles across the sea to escape from China, activists say.
2023-08-23 14:27
China's Xi unexpectedly skipped a key BRICS event. No one is saying why
Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Tuesday unexpectedly skipped a business forum of the BRICS economic group in South Africa, sending his commerce minister instead to deliver a fiery speech in his name that decried US hegemony.
2023-08-23 13:52
Andrew Tate prosecution files reveal graphic claims of coercion ahead of trial
Romanian prosecutors' files, seen by BBC, allegedly show the influencer coercing women into sex acts.
2023-08-23 13:29
How Pakistan rescued cable car school children stranded hundreds of feet above ground
Battling anxiety and nausea, they huddled together in the ruptured cable car, gripped by fear as they dangled precariously hundreds of feet in the air.
2023-08-23 12:48
Hawaii officials seek families help in identifying remains of wildfire victims
By Jonathan Allen and Brad Brooks LAHAINA, Hawaii Officials in Hawaii on Tuesday implored residents to submit DNA
2023-08-23 11:48
Biden’s Summit With Asian Allies Further Isolates China
President Joe Biden’s security pledges with once feuding neighbors Japan and South Korea at historic talks bolstered US
2023-08-23 11:21
Zimbabwe election: Voters head to the polls with inflation on their minds
Robert Mugabe's successor faces his main challenge from Nelson Chamisa of the opposition CCC.
2023-08-23 10:54
Kansas authorities searching former property of BTK serial killer Dennis Rader as they look for connections to unsolved cases
Investigators say they are searching the former Park City, Kansas, property of Dennis Rader, the self-proclaimed "BTK Killer" who pleaded guilty to murdering 10 people between the 1970s and 1990s.
2023-08-23 10:48
Harold: Second US tropical storm in a week drenches Texas
Harold dumps up to 7in of rain in some parts of the state, as California cleans up after Hilary.
2023-08-23 09:56
Three reasons why Trump's arrest in Georgia may be different
When he turns himself in at Fulton County Jail, the process won't be the same as his last three arrests.
2023-08-23 09:55