Turkish company Karpowership restores electricity to Guinea-Bissau capital
Turkish firm Karpowership puts the lights back on after the government partially settles a $15m debt.
2023-10-19 14:45
Guinea-Bissau capital without power over unpaid bill to Turkey's Karpowership
Bissau is plunged into darkness because a Turkish company cut supplies over a $15m bill.
2023-10-18 18:16
Colorado dentist accused of poisoning his wife with arsenic pleads not guilty
A Colorado dentist accused of fatally poisoning his wife in March pleaded not guilty Monday to charges of first-degree murder and tampering with evidence.
2023-10-10 08:59
Salisbury poisonings: Theresa May remembers Novichok attack
Theresa May was running the country when a nerve agent was used on the streets of Salisbury.
2023-10-05 13:49
Andrew Harding: A fond farewell to an uneasy South Africa
The BBC's Andrew Harding reflects on his years in a country of increasingly stark contrasts.
2023-08-27 07:54
Germany probes suspected poisoning after exiled Russian journalist falls ill on train to Berlin
Russian dissident journalist Elena Kostyuchenko has revealed how she was traveling to Berlin by train last autumn when she was abruptly taken ill, in a case that has led German authorities to investigate a suspected poisoning attempt.
2023-08-19 01:17
Biden admin imposes sanctions and visa restrictions on four Russian operatives tied to Navalny poisoning
The Biden administration on Thursday imposed sanctions and visa restrictions on four Russian operatives involved in the 2020 poisoning of Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny.
2023-08-17 23:54
Arizona woman charged with trying to kill husband by poisoning coffee
An Arizona woman is accused of attempting to kill her husband by poisoning his coffee every day for months.
2023-08-06 09:23
South Africa's Julius Malema celebrates 10 years of the EFF
Julius Malema divides opinion like few other politicians but he is celebrating his party's 10th anniversary.
2023-07-29 11:45
Los Angeles officials urge beachgoers to stay away from poisoned sea lions amid Fourth of July celebrations
Ahead of the Fourth of July holiday, public health officials in Los Angeles are advising beachgoers to avoid sea lions that have been sickened by toxins from large algae blooms coating California beaches.
2023-07-04 04:18
Load-shedding could switch South Africans off the ANC
With South Africans experiencing worsening power cuts, the crisis is fuelling demands for change.
2023-07-02 07:50
South African taps run dry after power shortages
Electricity problems have led to water shortages and those with money are digging their own boreholes.
2023-06-19 07:27