Ukraine war: 'Russian attack' on city claimed by Moscow kills 17
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-63190844?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 9, 2022, 1:03 PM
Zaporizhzhia is controlled by Ukraine but is in a region illegally annexed by Russia.
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Crimea bridge: Russia ramps up security after blast
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-63189627?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 9, 2022, 6:53 AM
Moscow moves to secure the key connector and repair it as soon as possible after the explosion.
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Centaurus Mall fire: Large blaze erupts at Islamabad shopping mall
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-63191723?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 9, 2022, 1:05 PM
A blaze breaks out at the Centaurus Mall in the Pakistani capital but no casualties are reported.
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Gambian police probe deaths linked to cough syrup
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-63191406?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 9, 2022, 9:54 AM
Senior officials are called for questioning after 66 children died with acute kidney injuries.
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Thai nursery attack: The story of the three-year-old survivor
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-63186292?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 8, 2022, 1:32 PM
Three-year-old Emmy was found awake, curled up next to the bodies of her classmates.
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Hong Kong detains first teenagers under national security law
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-63186293?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 8, 2022, 7:45 PM
The national security law was introduced by Beijing in 2020 to clamp down on protesters.
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Protests in Iran: State-run live TV hacked by protesters
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-63188795?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 9, 2022, 9:52 AM
A live news broadcast in Iran was interrupted by messages targeting the country's supreme leader.
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Haiti asks world for military help to curb chaos
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-63181481?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 8, 2022, 4:08 AM
The US considers a humanitarian corridor to allow urgent supplies to enter the country.
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Names released of victims in Irish explosion
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-63192411?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 9, 2022, 12:40 PM
A woman and her teenage son and a 14-year-old girl are also among the victims of the petrol station blast.
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New York City declares emergency over migrant 'crisis'
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-63177892?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 8, 2022, 12:20 AM
Mayor Eric Adams said the city is on track to spend $1bn this fiscal year to care for asylum seekers.
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Ukraine war: Vladimir Putin gets a tractor for his 70th birthday
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-63176124?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 7, 2022, 7:23 PM
Gifts for Russia's embattled president include a tractor from Belarusian ally Alexander Lukashenko.
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Belarus, Ukraine, Russia activists win Nobel Peace Prize
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-63175334?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 7, 2022, 6:22 PM
The peace prize goes to Ales Bialiatsky, Russia's Memorial and the Ukrainian Center for Civil Liberties.
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Wildlife abandons 'Europe's Amazon' nature reserve
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-63011640?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 9, 2022, 10:18 AM
Forest fires ignited by Russian shelling have devastated Ukraine's Drevlyansky reserve.
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Ethiopia civil war: My patients are doomed to die in Tigray blockade
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-63166044?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 8, 2022, 11:58 PM
Ethiopia's conflict has led to those in hospital needlessly dying, a doctor in Tigray tells the BBC.
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Who is in charge of Iran?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-57260831?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 7, 2022, 11:21 PM
Iran's leaders are ordering the police and Revolutionary Guard to crack down on nationwide protests.
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Letter from Africa: The Afro-punk band taking on 'whitewashed' history
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-63034861?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 7, 2022, 11:39 PM
The anti-colonial Kenyan musicians with a cult following who are challenging the status quo.
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Why Russia but not China faces human rights action
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-63177266?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 7, 2022, 6:55 PM
The UN has examined allegations of repression and human rights violations in both countries.
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Will the Biden administration overhaul US cannabis policy?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-63175193?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 7, 2022, 8:56 PM
Marijuana stocks are ablaze after the president called for a rethink of US policy on the drug.
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Thailand attack: ‘I am full of pain and anger'
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-63168077?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 7, 2022, 11:33 AM
An ex-policeman killed 37 people, 23 of them children, at a nursery before killing himself and his family.
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Ukraine war: 'Russian missiles' leave Zaporizhzhia flats in ruins
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-63191478?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 9, 2022, 10:49 AM
Residential buildings are left in total ruin after overnight missile strikes on Zaporizhzhia.
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Crimea bridge: Video shows moment of huge explosion
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-63183435?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 8, 2022, 7:56 PM
A thick, dark cloud of smoke is seen after a blast on the peninsula's only land link to Russia.
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Hans Zimmer: ‘I can adapt, but I don’t want to’
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-63178109?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 7, 2022, 5:30 PM
Blockbuster composer Hans Zimmer on making music for the digital age.
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'Raw grief' at temple after Thailand nursery attack
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-63175224?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 7, 2022, 1:48 PM
The BBC's Jonathan Head witnesses distressing scenes as families arrive to collect the victims.
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The exiled Russian journalists challenging Kremlin censorship
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-62896828?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
October 6, 2022, 11:11 PM
A punitive law has led to the mass exodus of journalists from Russia.
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