Alabama shooting: Phil Dowdell died saving sister's life
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-65275839?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
April 18, 2023, 12:21 AM
Alexis Dowdell told the BBC her 18-year-old brother pushed her to the floor as gunfire erupted.
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Sudan fighting: EU ambassador assaulted in Khartoum home
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-65306695?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
April 17, 2023, 11:21 PM
The envoy is said to be okay after the attack at his home as deadly fighting grips Khartoum.
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FBI makes arrests over alleged secret Chinese 'police stations' in New York
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-65305415?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
April 17, 2023, 10:08 PM
China has previously denied running secret police stations overseas, calling them "service centres".
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Vladimir Kara-Murza: Russian opposition figure jailed for 25 years
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-65297003?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
April 17, 2023, 7:07 PM
Vladimir Kara-Murza says the harsh sentence shows he is "doing everything right".
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Big Brother Spain: Contestant gets jail time for sexual assault
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-65301799?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
April 17, 2023, 7:06 PM
José María López assaulted a woman on the TV show in 2017 after an alcohol-fuelled party.
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Alabama shooting: Young football star Phil Dowdell killed in Dadeville shooting
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-65298018?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
April 17, 2023, 7:59 PM
Authorities have identified the four killed at a 16-year-old birthday party on Saturday in Dadeville.
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Sicily cocaine haul: Italian police seize two tonnes of cocaine floating in the sea
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-65298021?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
April 17, 2023, 4:14 PM
With a street value of more than €400m, it is one of Italy's largest ever illegal drugs finds.
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Ralph Yarl: Black teen shot at doorstep after ringing wrong doorbell
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-65299127?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
April 17, 2023, 6:37 PM
Ralph Yarl's parents sent him to pick up his brothers, but he arrived at the wrong address.
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Air France and Airbus cleared over fatal 2009 Rio-Paris crash
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-65301302?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
April 17, 2023, 2:46 PM
The companies are acquitted of involuntary manslaughter over the crash which killed 228 people.
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Horror after Chinese trapeze artist falls to her death during display
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-65303102?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
April 17, 2023, 3:08 PM
The performer died after her partner, who was also her husband, failed to catch her during a stunt.
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IS truffle picker attacks: At least 26 killed in Syrian desert ambush
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-65295892?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
April 17, 2023, 11:46 AM
Jihadist militants have killed more than 150 people searching for truffles in the desert this year.
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Evan Gershkovich: US ambassador visits detained journalist
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-65301796?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
April 17, 2023, 3:49 PM
A US ambassador to Russia is the first visitor to see Evan Gershkovich since his arrest.
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Papua: At least one killed in hunt for kidnapped NZ pilot Philip Mehrtens
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-65295678?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
April 17, 2023, 4:38 AM
At least one Indonesian soldier has been killed while trying to find kidnapped pilot Philip Mehrtens.
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Angry Birds: Sega agrees to buy video game maker Rovio
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-65295724?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
April 17, 2023, 9:51 AM
Japanese gaming giant Sega will pay £625m for Rovio to "strengthen its position" in gaming.
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Jeremy Bowen: Israel's unclear road ahead
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-65298734?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
April 17, 2023, 11:52 PM
Tensions between Israel and the Palestinians are on the rise, with peace as far away as ever.
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Afghanistan women's cricket team: In limbo and in exile in Australia
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/65263457?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
April 17, 2023, 11:01 PM
Afghanistan's women cricketers have escaped danger, but found only a sporting limbo in exile from their homeland.
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Sudan crisis: Burhan and Hemedti - the two generals at the heart of the conflict
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-65297714?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
April 17, 2023, 3:33 PM
Gen Burhan and Gen Dagalo's tense relationship has spiralled into conflict engulfing the country.
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Zomato: When a biryani flies hundreds of miles to reach Indians
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-65252499?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
April 17, 2023, 9:04 PM
Food delivery firm Zomato is flying biryani across cities and delivering it to the doorstep of Indians.
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Sudan: Civilians not spared as Khartoum fighting hits residential areas
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-65299756?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
April 17, 2023, 4:34 PM
Videos, photos and testimony from Sudan capital give a picture of how civilians are being impacted.
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Ukraine war: As the dust settles, did the US leaks reveal anything important?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-65300150?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
April 17, 2023, 5:25 PM
After weeks of scrutiny, did the US leaks really give us an insight how the war in Ukraine is progressing?
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Myanmar civil war: 'We wish we could go back'
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-65248242?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
April 17, 2023, 4:19 AM
The BBC visits Myanmar, where two years after the coup, fear and quiet defiance are everywhere.
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Starship: Musk's big rocket launch stopped during countdown
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-65298623?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
April 17, 2023, 1:39 PM
The launch of Space X's Starship is postponed at the last minute.
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Sudan: Fighter jets, gunfire and explosions shock Khartoum
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-65294795?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
April 16, 2023, 6:14 PM
People take cover in Sudan's capital as the army clash with paramilitary Rapid Support Forces.
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Atiq Ahmed: Moments before former Indian MP shot
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-65292331?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
April 16, 2023, 1:56 PM
Dramatic scenes show the moments just before former MP Atiq Ahmed was gunned down in Prayagraj.
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Gunfire and jet strikes, Sudan conflict... in 67 seconds
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-65289483?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
April 15, 2023, 6:38 PM
A power struggle between Sudan's army and a paramilitary group erupted in Khartoum.
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Gunshots heard on air during Sudan news bulletin
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-65286435?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
April 15, 2023, 3:02 PM
Loud bangs interrupt the the newscaster based at his studio in Omdurman.
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Sudan: Eyewitness video shows gunfire and residents taking cover
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-65287974?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
April 15, 2023, 2:51 PM
Clashes started between parliamentary forces and the army in Sudan's capital city, Khartoum.
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