South America’s drought-hit Paraná river at 77-year low
The water levels of the Paraná river, the second-longest in South America after the Amazon, are at their lowest since…
Zambian President Hichilema shocked by corruption levels
Zambia’s new president has told the BBC his government has detected “horrifying” levels of corruption since taking office just over…
Iceland PM saddened by football sex abuse scandal
Iceland’s prime minister has urged the nation’s football association to root out sexual abuse after it was accused of covering…
Japan finds black particles in Moderna vaccine
Japan has put a batch of Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine on hold after a foreign substance was found in a vial.…
Jallianwala Bagh: Indian outrage over revamp of memorial
Indians are outraged over the revamp of a memorial park that was the scene of one of the bloodiest massacres…
Cyprus on alert as Syrian oil slick spreads across Mediterranean
Authorities in Cyprus are monitoring an oil slick that originated from a power plant on Syria’s Mediterranean coast and could…
Tokyo Paralympics: Afghanistan athlete Hossain Rasouli makes debut after evacuation
Disability Sport Hossain Rasouli recorded a best jump Paralympic Games on the BBC Venue: Tokyo, Japan Dates: 24 August-5 September Time in Tokyo: BST +8…
Brazil bank robbery: Hostages describe terrifying getaway car ordeal
Bank robbers in Brazil who used hostages as human shields by forcing them to lie on the roofs and bonnets…
Left behind in Afghanistan: If I can’t get out, I’ll die
By Rajini Vaidyanathan BBC South Asia Correspondent An Afghan who had authorisation to fly to the UK, but was unable…
In India, growing clamour to criminalise rape within marriage
By Geeta Pandey BBC News, Delhi In India, a society rooted in patriarchal traditions, marriages are sacrosanct and it is…