![Sudan conflict: Women tell BBC horror stories of rape](/i/c/b98e5ec7-b904-e6c9-b255-3d81dfcc718d.webp)
Sudan conflict: Women tell BBC horror stories of rape
Women give the BBC harrowing accounts of rape by fighters, as conflict rages in the country.
2023-07-31 07:16
![Nine killed in Thailand fireworks warehouse explosion](/i/c/36a696a1-701b-376e-71f7-a76233f91e9d.webp)
Nine killed in Thailand fireworks warehouse explosion
At least three children have died and 115 seriously injured after a warehouse blast on the Malaysian border.
2023-07-30 00:58
![Russia's new tactic for cutting off Ukraine's grain](/i/c/e5ae915f-f901-3635-cf5b-e218cebc4854.webp)
Russia's new tactic for cutting off Ukraine's grain
Russia has started targeting Ukraine's alternative routes for exporting its grain.
2023-07-29 07:52
![Women's World Cup: Steel Roses outkick men in Chinese football](/i/c/b23fc854-1865-1715-109b-024218dcaec7.webp)
Women's World Cup: Steel Roses outkick men in Chinese football
China's women's national team is a source of pride under a system that lavishes resources on men.
2023-07-28 05:50
![Niger coup attempt: President Mohamed Bazoum held - reports](/i/c/da646579-59d6-71ca-392b-db0913cecccf.webp)
Niger coup attempt: President Mohamed Bazoum held - reports
The African Union condemns an "attempted coup d'etat" after President Bazoum is reportedly seized.
2023-07-26 22:55
![Qin Gang: China removes foreign minister after unexplained absence](/i/c/daaf6451-cebf-88cf-d428-0ce3cb462d78.webp)
Qin Gang: China removes foreign minister after unexplained absence
Qin Gang's prolonged disappearance from public view, and the silence over it, fuelled furious speculation.
2023-07-26 00:21
![Obamas' chef Tafari Campbell dies in paddleboarding accident](/i/c/0fa6c1de-cee8-520f-51f8-a0f0e29087f5.webp)
Obamas' chef Tafari Campbell dies in paddleboarding accident
Tafari Campbell, 45, is recovered near the Massachusetts home of Barack and Michelle Obama.
2023-07-25 08:26
![Heatwave in US Southwest region to expand east](/i/c/c71c3e72-06ec-118d-463e-219c44309247.webp)
Heatwave in US Southwest region to expand east
Some 56 million Americans began Monday under extreme heat alerts as more US temperature records fell.
2023-07-24 22:23
![Russia accuses Ukraine of Moscow drone attack](/i/c/3066f37e-6e79-892d-cccd-ab50baea3921.webp)
Russia accuses Ukraine of Moscow drone attack
The Kremlin accuses Ukraine of being behind an attack that damaged at least two buildings.
2023-07-24 11:25
![Taliban beauty salon ban: Three Afghan women mourn the end of a valued service](/i/c/98daf392-2b3e-9e0b-e4db-0ff6c0732974.webp)
Taliban beauty salon ban: Three Afghan women mourn the end of a valued service
Women tell the BBC about what they will miss from salons before they close on orders from the Taliban.
2023-07-24 07:57
![Rhodes fires: Scots tourists sleep on street as blazes spread](/i/c/8d245952-64a2-1e41-13dd-7e0f51a4b6b6.webp)
Rhodes fires: Scots tourists sleep on street as blazes spread
One couple from Kilmarnock had to sleep on a mattress in the street after hotels on the Greek island were evacuated.
2023-07-23 19:18
![Biden chooses Lisa Franchetti to head Pentagon military branch](/i/c/2f7a9788-e4b9-c731-324a-bf111364e81d.webp)
Biden chooses Lisa Franchetti to head Pentagon military branch
Admiral Lisa Franchetti will become the first woman to lead a Pentagon military branch if confirmed.
2023-07-22 09:25