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.
1970-01-01 08:00
Huge blasts at Romania fuel station kill one and injure dozens
The injured include 26 firefighters sent to a stricken liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) station near Bucharest.
1970-01-01 08:00
Bob Barker, who hosted The Price Is Right for 35 years, dies aged 99
Barker was the face of The Price Is Right, the longest-running game show in the US, for 35 years.
1970-01-01 08:00
India teacher investigated for telling pupils to slap Muslim peer
Video shows the teacher telling students to hit their seven-year-old classmate harder, sparking outrage.
1970-01-01 08:00
India train fire: Gas canister sets off deadly explosion
The canister used by passengers to make drinks blew up, killing nine passengers, officials say.
1970-01-01 08:00
Kenya power cuts: Airports boss sacked as tourists left stranded
Many homes are without electricity since Friday and Nairobi's main airport was plunged into darkness.
1970-01-01 08:00
Abortion politics take center stage after Biden campaign capitalizes on GOP debate rift
More than a year after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, Republican candidates remain split over how to move forward on abortion, a political liability Democrats are eager to exploit regardless of who becomes the GOP nominee.
1970-01-01 08:00
No real fix to the sharp rise in public debt loads, economists say
By Ann Saphir Jackson Hole, Wyoming The steep jump in public debt loads over the past decade and
1970-01-01 08:00
As young conservatives try to get climate on the agenda in 2024, denial takes the spotlight instead
During this week's Republican primary debate on Fox News, a young voter notably asked about the climate crisis: How would these presidential candidates assuage concerns that the Republican Party "doesn't care" about the issue?
1970-01-01 08:00
Wagner mercenaries must swear allegiance to Russia - Putin
The presidential decree is aimed at employees of Wagner and other private military contractors.
1970-01-01 08:00
Niger journalist: I lie awake at night fearing they will arrest me
Daily life since the coup is a struggle, says a BBC journalist whose identity we are protecting.
1970-01-01 08:00
'Whole nation mourns' four killed in Clonmel crash
The four young people were on their way to an exam results celebration, Irish broadcaster RTÉ says.
1970-01-01 08:00