| |
|
 
|
BBC world news headlines
Ukraine: US troops on high alert over stand-off
Mon, 24 Jan 2022 20:09:29 GMT Some 8,500 combat-ready US troops are on high alert to deploy at short notice, the Pentagon says. Burkina Faso military says it has seized power Mon, 24 Jan 2022 19:24:46 GMT President Kaboré has been overthrown and the government and parliament dissolved, the army says. Heidelberg shooting: One dead in gun attack on German students Mon, 24 Jan 2022 19:02:47 GMT A gunman in the university town of Heidelberg shoots four people, one fatally, before killing himself. Bob Dylan sells his master recordings to Sony Music Mon, 24 Jan 2022 17:51:02 GMT The deal covers the rights to all of Dylan's albums, as well as "multiple future new releases". Ireland tells Russia live-fire naval exercise is 'not welcome' Mon, 24 Jan 2022 14:15:54 GMT Ireland's defence minister says Russian tests off the coast are unwanted, but cannot be stopped. Stowaway found in South Africa plane wheel is 22-year-old Kenyan Mon, 24 Jan 2022 14:26:18 GMT A man found alive in the wheel section of a plane that landed in Amsterdam from South Africa is identified. In pictures: Thierry Mugler's life and works Mon, 24 Jan 2022 16:11:35 GMT Latex, leather and curves - Mugler reinvented the catwalk with his iconic creations Sarah Palin's positive Covid test delays New York Times defamation trial Mon, 24 Jan 2022 16:59:34 GMT The former US vice-presidential candidate's lawsuit against The New York Times is delayed till February. Hundreds of children held by IS in besieged prison in Syria Mon, 24 Jan 2022 16:51:36 GMT Kurdish-led forces say they are being used as human shields in the jail they have surrounded in Syria. Australian Open: Navratilova blasts Peng Shuai T-shirt ban Mon, 24 Jan 2022 06:30:44 GMT Australian Open organisers asked a spectator to remove a T-shirt mentioning the Chinese player. Tonga volcano: Eruption more powerful than atomic bomb, Nasa says Mon, 24 Jan 2022 11:53:16 GMT The eruption earlier this month showered the Pacific nation in ash and triggered a tsunami. Pakistan's first female Supreme Court judge sworn in Mon, 24 Jan 2022 15:19:48 GMT Ayesha Malik now sits on a bench with 16 other male colleagues in the country's top court. Mercedes Gleitze: Film celebrates first British woman to swim English Channel Mon, 24 Jan 2022 00:00:59 GMT Mercedes Gleitze was the first British woman to swim the English Channel, but kept her accomplishments hidden from her family. How will Tonga's broken internet cable be mended? Mon, 24 Jan 2022 00:13:19 GMT What does its breakage tell us about the problems of getting coverage to remote areas? Srikanth Bolla: The blind CEO's £48m company which nearly didn't happen Mon, 24 Jan 2022 00:20:28 GMT As a teenager, blind businessman Srikanth Bolla sued an Indian state to study maths and science. The people deciding to ditch their smartphones Mon, 24 Jan 2022 00:27:05 GMT The smartphone users who are ditching their handsets to take back more control of their lives. German Covid protests turn nasty in row over rules and vaccinations Mon, 24 Jan 2022 00:35:43 GMT Tens of thousands of Germans take to the streets every week and politicians are being targeted. Beijing 2022 vs 2008: Two Olympics and two very different Chinas Mon, 24 Jan 2022 00:32:15 GMT In 2022, the mood, the host government's attitude, and global expectations are all very different to 2008. Vaccine mandates: 'I lost my job for being unvaccinated' Mon, 24 Jan 2022 00:43:43 GMT Covid-19 vaccine mandates face stiff resistance in the US, where they are clashing with national ideals of personal freedom. Beach Boys star Brian Wilson looks back at his life in new film Mon, 24 Jan 2022 00:00:54 GMT The Beach Boys star, who turns 80 this year, tells the BBC why he decided to make a documentary. Kenya's 'hidden epidemic': Gender-based violence Mon, 24 Jan 2022 00:00:52 GMT When Covid hit Kenya, cases of gender-based violence exploded but many cases still go unreported. Sex trafficking: Children groomed in Romania sent to UK Mon, 24 Jan 2022 00:02:46 GMT BBC correspondent Jean Mackenzie finds children as young as 10 are being groomed in Romania, to be trafficked to the UK. Covid: Clashes at Belgium protest against restrictions Sun, 23 Jan 2022 21:19:10 GMT A rally sees violent exchanges in Brussels as tens of thousands marched against Covid restrictions. Californian wildfires force evacuations along Big Sur coast Sun, 23 Jan 2022 01:38:20 GMT 'Surreal' January wildfires burned around 1,500 acres and caused Highway 1 to close.
In accordance with Title 17 United States Code Section 107, the material on this web page is distributed without profit to those who have shown prior interest in receiving the included information for research and educational purposes. |
|
• contact •
comments •
site developer •
