US hospital halts IVF after court says embryos are children
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-68366337
February 22, 2024, 1:12 AM
The case in Alabama stems from a lawsuit brought by three couples whose frozen embryos were lost at a clinic.
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Australian bishop Christopher Saunders charged with rape
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-68366178
February 22, 2024, 2:01 AM
The high-ranking Catholic was arrested after a long investigation and has always denied wrongdoing.
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Historical sites in Afghanistan ‘bulldozed for looting’
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-68311913
February 21, 2024, 11:01 PM
Satellite images show damage has continued under the Taliban, according to researchers at Chicago University.
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Two workers die in Dutch bridge collapse
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-68366303
February 22, 2024, 2:17 AM
Part of a bridge under construction collapses after cables snap as an arch is being hoisted into place.
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Japan mafia boss tried to sell plutonium, says US
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-68365597
February 21, 2024, 10:47 PM
Takeshi Ebisawa, 60, allegedly tried to traffic material he believed would go to Iran to build a nuclear bomb.
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Biden's dog bit Secret Service agents 24 times
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-68366306
February 22, 2024, 4:33 AM
The German Shephard's attacks caused the Secret Service to change tactics for safety, documents show.
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Ship rams bridge, sending cars into river in China
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-68366611
February 22, 2024, 4:16 AM
Two people have died while three others are missing, state media report.
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Teens arrested over Biden granddaughter car break-in
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-68366571
February 22, 2024, 3:30 AM
An agent tasked with protecting Naomi Biden fired his weapon during the incident in Washington DC.
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Japan-based US Navy sailor accused of espionage
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-68366569
February 22, 2024, 2:44 AM
Bryce Pedicini is alleged to have handed documents to a foreign government at least seven times.
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Moment giant Antarctica drone takes off
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-68363623
February 22, 2024, 1:40 AM
Scientists want to use the robot plane to reach inaccessible areas to understand climate change.
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How did a car get there? Police probe 'unusual' crash
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-68288130
February 21, 2024, 10:51 PM
The driver of the lodged car, who was briefly trapped in the vehicle, was rescued with minor injuries.
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Pioneering European satellite burns up over Pacific
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-68318273
February 21, 2024, 8:18 PM
The veteran ERS-2 Earth observation spacecraft dives to destruction 2,000km west of California.
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Russia 'struggling with supply of weapons' for war
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-68364924
February 21, 2024, 7:19 PM
Reports of Russian shortages come as concerns over the provision of Western weapons to Ukraine mount.
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Rare turtle discovered in India by UK scientists
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-68361118
February 21, 2024, 2:32 PM
Cantor's giant softshell turtle is native to the rivers of south Asia and is critically endangered.
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Boeing 737 Max boss out after blowout
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-68364694
February 21, 2024, 8:11 PM
The company says leadership changes are meant to improve the quality and safety of its planes.
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Dozens of Russian troops 'die in Ukraine air strike'
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-68358008
February 21, 2024, 1:14 PM
Video of the incident appears to show large numbers of dead in a training area in occupied eastern Ukraine.
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'Dad, please don't go out': The Gazans killed as Israel freed hostages
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-68355125
February 21, 2024, 5:01 PM
Shrapnel ripped through the tents of displaced Palestinians as the Israeli military rescued two hostages.
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Israeli report says Hamas sexual crimes 'systematic'
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-68365284
February 21, 2024, 8:04 PM
The Association of Rape Crisis Centers in Israel found "identical patterns" at 7 October attack sites.
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WHO fears for patients at Gaza's Nasser hospital
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-68348021
February 21, 2024, 7:44 AM
Some 130 patients remain at the raided facility with no electricity or running water, UN agency warns.
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Prince William: 'Too many killed' in Israel-Gaza war
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-68343334
February 20, 2024, 10:14 PM
The Prince of Wales says he wants to see an "end to the fighting as soon as possible" in Middle East.
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Israel's Rafah deadline raises stakes as Ramadan approaches
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-68341694
February 19, 2024, 5:12 PM
Indirect talks between Israel and Hamas have not brought the war to an end - and a pivotal few weeks looms.
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Huge explosions as Israel strikes southern Lebanon
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-68342759
February 19, 2024, 5:27 PM
Israel's military says it hit weapons depots in response to a drone launched by Hezbollah.
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Israel condemns Lula likening Gaza war to Holocaust
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-68332821
February 19, 2024, 10:52 AM
Brazil's president is accused by Israel of "crossing a red line" after he made the comparison in a speech.
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Sahil Omar: The real story behind a fake criminal
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-68353305
February 21, 2024, 10:57 PM
One name keeps cropping up in connection with mass shootings - but the person does not actually exist.
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Sunset video shows Mexico volcano spewing ash
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-68358476
February 21, 2024, 12:27 PM
A yellow alert for areas close to the volcano is currently in place, according to local media.
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Let me see my son's body - Navalny's mother to Putin
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-68349666
February 20, 2024, 12:44 PM
Lyudmila Navalnaya makes a plea to Putin to release Alexei's body after he died in an Arctic prison.
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Huge water leak shoots into air on Texas street
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-68342272
February 19, 2024, 4:17 PM
Dramatic video shows the leak towering close to power lines blocking a road in College Station, Texas.
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Putin killed Alexei - Navalny's widow
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-68335358
February 19, 2024, 12:59 PM
Yulia Navalnaya has posted a video statement blaming the Russian president for her husband's death.
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Tel Aviv protesters call on Netanyahu to resign
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-68331272
February 18, 2024, 11:38 AM
The Israeli prime minister's popularity has declined among Israelis after the 7 October Hamas attacks.
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Hroza, Ukraine's village of orphans
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-68346891
February 22, 2024, 2:40 AM
Dozens of children were orphaned the day a missile hit the village of Hroza in October 2023, killing 59.
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The sacrifices key to Kenya's late marathon legend
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-68360645
February 22, 2024, 4:19 AM
Kelvin Kiptum is to be buried in his village in Kenyan where his family remember what made him special.
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Why are so many US Congressmen heading for Taiwan?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-68346855
February 22, 2024, 1:19 AM
Representative Mike Gallagher, head of the House's China committee, is the latest one to make the trip
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How AI is helping the search for extraterrestrial life
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-68346015
February 22, 2024, 12:01 AM
Artificial intelligence software is being used to look for signs of alien lifeforms.
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Who is Ruby Franke, the jailed parenting influencer?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-66719859
February 21, 2024, 11:42 AM
A woman who shot to fame giving parenting advice has been jailed for at least four years for child abuse.
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The awful conditions that cattle are kept in on ships
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-68351772
February 21, 2024, 7:33 AM
The stench from a vessel loaded with cattle which engulfed Cape Town has drawn attention to a wider issue.
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How Russia has rebranded Wagner in Africa
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-68322230
February 20, 2024, 6:10 AM
Russia has taken the mercenary group into its intelligence services, using it to destabilise Africa.
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