FBI investigate after ex-Abercrombie boss sex claims
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-67991750?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 17, 2024, 12:01 AM
Special agents are now interviewing and issuing subpoenas to potential witnesses, the BBC understands.
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Israel Gaza war: Deal reached on aid to Gaza, including to hostages
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-68000227?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 16, 2024, 9:38 PM
Under the deal, brokered by Qatar and France, new aid is to reach both Gaza civilians and Israeli hostages.
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US voters react to Trump's commanding win in Iowa
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-67994816?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 16, 2024, 10:11 PM
As the ex-president tightened his grip on the party, Republicans voters say only he can "save" the US.
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Diddy and drinks giant Diageo settle dispute over tequila
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-68002039?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 16, 2024, 11:52 PM
A joint statement on Tuesday confirmed Diddy had withdrawn all of his allegations against Diageo.
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Mother of killed Israeli calls Hamas videos 'psychological warfare'
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67991427?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 16, 2024, 5:35 PM
Iris Haim wants the world to know her son died a free person.
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Karim Benzema files defamation suit against French interior minister
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-68002392?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 17, 2024, 2:04 AM
Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin accused the football star of being linked to the Muslim Brotherhood.
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Pakistan says children killed in Iranian strike
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-67999465?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 17, 2024, 1:42 AM
The country's foreign ministry has called the airstrike - which Iran says targeted militants - illegal.
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British brothers jailed and banned from Switzerland for museum heist
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-67988454?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 16, 2024, 6:13 PM
The UK's Metropolitan Police issue mugshots of the Ahearne brothers following their sentencing.
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Red Sea attacks: Greek vessel hit by missile fired by Houthi rebels
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67992600?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 16, 2024, 11:28 PM
Yemen's Houthi rebels say they struck the vessel with missiles, but only minor damage is reported.
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Boeing seeks Ryanair support with checks after mid-air blowout
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-67994140?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 16, 2024, 7:04 PM
Ryanair boss Michael O'Leary told the BBC that it was asked to send engineers to oversee quality checks.
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Oldest US Senator Chuck Grassley admitted to hospital over infection
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-68002443?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 17, 2024, 12:11 AM
The long-time Iowa legislator is receiving antibiotic infusions in his home state of Iowa.
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Ethiopia hunger: About 225 starve to death in Tigray - officials
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-67986200?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 16, 2024, 8:05 PM
There are fears that a famine is looming in the drought-hit and war-scarred Ethiopian region.
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Palestinian envoy Husam Zomlot says UK guilty of hypocrisy
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-67999094?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 16, 2024, 6:33 PM
Husam Zomlot says the UK's policies towards Israel have caused it "reputational damage".
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North Korea's Kim Jong Un abandons unification goal with South
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-67990948?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 16, 2024, 3:36 PM
Kim Jong Un rules out any chance of unification and scraps agencies focused on relations with the South.
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Brits living abroad for more than 15 years get general election vote
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-67993306?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 16, 2024, 3:55 PM
The rule change will see around two million more people eligible to register for a vote.
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Cloned rhesus monkey created to speed medical research
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-67987633?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 16, 2024, 4:00 PM
Researchers say it will speed up drug testing but animal rights campaigners have grave concerns.
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Turkey fines Somali president's son after courier's death in crash
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-67998448?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 16, 2024, 5:23 PM
Critics question whether the $900 fine following a fatal traffic incident meant justice had been done.
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Kenya cult leader Paul Mackenzie faces terror charges over mass deaths
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-67992038?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 16, 2024, 12:48 PM
Paul Mackenzie is accused of being behind the deaths, some from starvation, of more than 400 people.
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Cyclone Belal: Mauritius assesses damage after flash flooding
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-67990946?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 16, 2024, 9:45 AM
Authorities say the storm is now moving away from the island nation, but warn that risks still exist.
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They were Israel's 'eyes on the border' - but their Hamas warnings went unheard
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67958260?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 15, 2024, 12:19 AM
A unit of young female soldiers warned of a big attack. They were among the first Hamas killed on 7 October.
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Drone video shows Gaza destruction after 100 days of war
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67977694?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 15, 2024, 4:52 AM
Drone shots taken in Gaza show the extent of destruction in the enclave after 100 days of war.
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100 days since Hamas attacked Israel, triggering war in Gaza
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67972962?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 14, 2024, 2:21 PM
Thousands of Israelis gathered in Tel Aviv to mark 100 days since the start of the unprecedented war against Hamas.
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Israel strikes southern Gaza city swollen with displaced people
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67968533?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 13, 2024, 6:24 PM
Ten people in a Rafah house sheltering displaced people were killed, the Hamas-run health ministry says.
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Yemen: US shoots down missile from Houthi-run area fired towards warship
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67978143?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 15, 2024, 6:36 AM
A fighter jet downs the missile from a Houthi-run area following US-UK strikes in Yemen.
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US delivers 'private message' to Iran after Yemen strikes
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67967233?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 14, 2024, 3:47 AM
Joe Biden's comments follow a second US strike on the Houthis, who have attacked shipping in the Red Sea.
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Tough choices for Israel in US's Middle East vision
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67949952?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 13, 2024, 12:02 AM
The US plan sees diplomatic normalisation with Arab neighbours if Israel ends its offensive.
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Strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen show war in Gaza has already spread
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67955729?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 12, 2024, 1:13 PM
War spreading in the Middle East is not just a risk - it has already happened, writes the BBC's international editor.
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What we know about strikes on Houthis and strategy behind them
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67955727?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 12, 2024, 3:20 PM
Everything we know about how and why the US and UK attacked targets in Yemen.
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Gaza journalists’ families reject Israeli military's ‘terrorist’ claims
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67946441?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 11, 2024, 8:49 PM
An Al Jazeera journalist and a freelancer were killed in an Israeli air strike in Rafah on Sunday.
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'This is my home’ – a 13-year-old vlogger's life in Gaza
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67952301?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 11, 2024, 5:53 PM
Nadin Abdullatif moved home three times since the war began, and an Israeli air strike killed her brother.
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What is South Africa’s genocide case against Israel at the ICJ?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-67922346?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 12, 2024, 10:54 AM
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) will consider whether Israel is committing genocide in Gaza.
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Fujitsu CEO 'sorry' over postmaster scandal - BBC exclusive
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-67999236?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 16, 2024, 4:24 PM
When asked if he would apologise, Takahito Tokita said: "Yes, of course."
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Emmy Awards 2024: Who won what this year?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-67991603?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 16, 2024, 9:28 AM
The 75th Emmy Awards saw Succession win big and a touching tribute to the late Friends star, Matthew Perry.
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Utah: Firefighter jumps into icy lake to rescue dog
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-67988397?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 15, 2024, 8:37 PM
A firefighter in Utah rescues a dog who was trapped in a frozen lake after taking a swim.
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Cyclone Belal submerges cars in Mauritius and batters Reunion
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-67984044?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 15, 2024, 7:09 PM
Torrential rain and flooding hit islands in Mauritius and Reunion, leaving homes without electricity.
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Iceland volcano: Aerial footage shows lava burning houses
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-67981192?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 15, 2024, 11:39 AM
Two volcanic fissures opened in the ground near Grindavik on Sunday, but lava flows have now slowed.
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Iowa caucuses: Temperatures low, but excitement high
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-67977987?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 15, 2024, 1:53 AM
The weather may be brutally cold but the candidates remain enthusiastic ahead of key Republican vote.
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Iowa caucuses: What Trump's dominant win means for his rivals
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-67989443?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 16, 2024, 5:40 AM
A landslide victory shows it is still his Republican Party, while no clear rival emerged as a challenger.
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Griselda: Colombian drug lord 'Cocaine Godmother' gets Hollywood makeover
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-67921672?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 17, 2024, 12:38 AM
The ruthless criminal mastermind ran one of the most profitable cartels in history in 1980s Miami.
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Alain Delon: Tragic finale as film great's family is torn apart
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-67991657?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 16, 2024, 1:16 PM
Old feuds and past rivalries re-emerge in public as ailing cinematic great's children fight for his legacy.
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Selena Gomez, Jenna Ortega and more walk red carpet at Emmy Awards
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-67989266?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 16, 2024, 4:30 AM
Stars of Succession, Better Call Saul and Wednesday were all seen arriving for the ceremony in LA.
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Women and children who went to live with IS in Syria are being brought home
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-67926617?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 16, 2024, 12:33 AM
Ten years after they left home to live with IS in Syria, Kyrgyz women are being allowed to go home.
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A23a: Spectacular arches, caves as monster iceberg decays
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-67986443?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 16, 2024, 1:33 AM
The world's biggest iceberg, A23a, is experiencing rapid decay as it moves through the Southern Ocean.
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The Speed Project Atacama: The rebel race across a desert
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/67956582?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 16, 2024, 12:02 AM
The Atacama Desert is so dry and desolate, it is used to simulate the surface of Mars. To organise an ultramarathon there takes a unique approach.
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Kenya femicide: A woman's murder exposes the country's toxic online misogyny
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-67987347?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 15, 2024, 7:32 PM
A young woman was dismembered and stuffed in a plastic bag - the internet blames her.
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Jodie Comer says she was 'terrified' acting with 15 babies in The End We Start From
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-67911336?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 15, 2024, 3:21 AM
The Killing Eve star plays a mother navigating flooding and civil unrest with her newborn baby.
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Queen Margrethe: Will abdication cause a ripple effect?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-67944716?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 14, 2024, 1:10 AM
Nordic monarchies are known to embrace modernity. Abdication was one of the few customs they resisted - until now.
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Is seabed mining an economic necessity or a hazard?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-67935057?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 15, 2024, 12:01 AM
As deep-sea miners seek international go-ahead, opponents say the environmental impact is too high.
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First Prince of Persia game in 14 years voiced in Farsi
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-67946084?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 15, 2024, 2:17 AM
Fans say they welcome developers' attempt to represent better the culture of Persia and Iran.
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TB Joshua exposé: How the disgraced pastor faked his miracles
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-67944614?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 14, 2024, 12:59 AM
Six ways the late megachurch pastor conned millions of people to believe in his purported cures.
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Agatha Christie: The Indian hotel murder that inspired the queen of crime
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-67943375?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 13, 2024, 10:26 PM
The sensational case, which made global headlines, is said to have influenced Christie's first book.
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Gabriel Attal: Youngest French PM hopes to revive Macron's government
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-67958286?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 13, 2024, 12:13 AM
France's youngest PM is already popular with the public but how long will the honeymoon period last?
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Ecuador violence affects whole world, president tells BBC
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-67964229?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 12, 2024, 10:45 PM
Daniel Noboa says he won't let his country turn into a narco-state after days of gang violence.
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Rashid Khan: The maestro who took classical music to India’s masses
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-67942757?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 13, 2024, 2:44 AM
In a short career, Rashid Khan - who died earlier this week - became the foremost exponents of classical music.
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Dog meat: Why is it a sensitive topic in South Korea?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-67958480?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
January 13, 2024, 3:09 AM
The issue - which divides the nation along age lines - has come to the fore after a new law passed.
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