World Cup 2022: Iranian man killed celebrating football team's loss - report
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-63805284?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
November 30, 2022, 4:25 PM
Activists say Mehran Samak was shot by security forces after he honked a car horn as a sign of protest.
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Jiang Zemin: Former Chinese leader dies aged 96
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-63805991?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
November 30, 2022, 12:44 PM
Jiang came to power after the Tiananmen Square protests and presided over high-speed growth.
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China Covid: Unrest continues in Guangzhou as lockdown anger grows
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-63805187?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
November 30, 2022, 8:30 AM
Protesters hurled debris and glass at police in the latest expression of anger at zero-Covid rules.
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EU Commission calls for freeze on €13bn funding for Hungary
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-63806254?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
November 30, 2022, 2:46 PM
The EU's executive says Hungary needs to enact reforms before receiving EU budget and Covid funding.
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French baguette gets Unesco heritage status
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-63800674?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
November 30, 2022, 3:56 PM
President Emmanuel Macron welcomed the news saying the loaf was "250 grams of magic and perfection".
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Students killed as bomb blast hits Afghan school
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-63806005?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
November 30, 2022, 4:16 PM
At least 17 people are killed after an explosion at a religious school in northern Afghanistan, officials say.
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Alzheimer's drug lecanemab hailed as momentous breakthrough
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-63749586?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
November 30, 2022, 2:02 PM
Lecanemab is the first drug to remove damage, but there are questions around its impact, side effects and use.
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Japan court upholds ban on same-sex marriage but raises rights issue
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-63807092?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
November 30, 2022, 2:17 PM
A judge in Tokyo says a ban on same-sex marriage is constitutional, but voices human rights concerns.
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Peru bird flu: Thousands of pelicans found dead
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-63793654?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
November 30, 2022, 11:44 AM
An avian influenza outbreak is to blame for the deaths of more than 13,000 birds, many of them pelicans.
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Oath Keepers: Two members of far-right militia guilty of US sedition
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-63802649?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
November 30, 2022, 1:49 AM
Founder Stewart Rhodes and one other member, Kelly Meggs, were both found guilty on the rare charge.
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Kanye West to pay Kim Kardashian $200,000 per month in child support as divorce settled
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-63803341?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
November 30, 2022, 5:05 AM
The rapper will pay $200,000 a month, while both parents will have custody of the children.
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Jacinda Ardern and Sanna Marin dismiss claim they met due to 'similar age'
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-63803342?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
November 30, 2022, 6:52 AM
The leaders were asked if they held talks in Auckland because they are "similar in age".
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Camels battle it out in Qatar beauty contest
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-63803267?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
November 29, 2022, 11:54 PM
The hoofed mammals from across the Gulf strut their stuff at a very different "World Cup".
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Scott Morrison: Former Australian PM censured over secret ministries
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-63790719?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
November 30, 2022, 2:58 AM
Scott Morrison has been formally condemned by MPs for giving himself extra powers while in office.
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Crocodile wrangler charged over fatal chopper crash
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-63802827?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
November 30, 2022, 4:18 AM
Reality TV star Matt Wright is accused of destroying evidence and other offences in Australia.
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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: Author warns about 'epidemic of self-censorship'
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-63797087?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
November 30, 2022, 2:43 AM
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie says it could lead to "the death of learning and the death of creativity".
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Respect for Marriage Act: Senate passes same-sex marriage bill
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-63656492?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
November 30, 2022, 3:06 AM
The bill now goes back to the Democrat-led House before President Biden signs it into law.
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Maria Kolesnikova: Jailed Belarus opposition figure in intensive care - allies
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-63798509?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
November 29, 2022, 6:50 PM
Maria Kolesnikova is in a serious but stable condition in hospital, her allies say.
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Afghanistan: Parks become latest no-go areas for women in Kabul
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-63756621?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
November 30, 2022, 1:36 AM
With new restrictions imposed by the Taliban, Afghan women fear what could come next.
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Davido son's drowning: Could tragedy improve Nigeria safety for swimmers?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-63600802?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
November 30, 2022, 1:45 AM
Nigerians consider how to prevent drowning accidents after the son of the Afrobeats star died in a pool.
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Ukraine war: The surrender hotline for Russian soldiers
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-63782764?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
November 30, 2022, 12:06 AM
The "I Want To Live" project says it is getting up to 100 enquiries a day from invading troops.
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Ukraine war: Germans struggle with influx of Ukrainian refugees
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-63792498?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
November 30, 2022, 2:17 AM
As winter sets in, there are warnings that some communities cannot cope with more arrivals.
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Why Dutch 'bike banks' are a game changer for kids
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-63754826?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
November 30, 2022, 12:04 AM
In the Netherlands, the cost of living crisis has pushed up demand for refurbished second-hand bikes.
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Stewart Rhodes' son: ‘How I escaped my father’s militia’
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-63709446?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
November 29, 2022, 10:54 PM
Militia leader Stewart Rhodes could face two decades in prison. It took his son years to escape him.
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Morbi bridge collapse: Victims wait for answers month after tragedy
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-63779283?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
November 30, 2022, 1:20 AM
Families of those killed in Morbi last month question why there has been no action against the culprits.
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Ros Atkins on... China's crackdown on Covid protests
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/63798874?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
November 30, 2022, 12:33 AM
The BBC's Ros Atkins looks at how authorities have clamped down on protests against Covid measures.
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China Covid: How five dramatic days of protests unfolded
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-63788973?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
November 28, 2022, 9:46 PM
After a deadly fire in a locked down building, people are demanding an end to Covid restrictions.
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Mauna Loa: World's largest active volcano erupts in Hawaii
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-63789777?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
November 29, 2022, 12:05 AM
Mauna Loa, in the US state of Hawaii, lights up the sky as it erupts for the first time since 1984.
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New York: Man rescued seconds before incoming train
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-63776227?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
November 27, 2022, 6:23 PM
It was reported the man had accidentally fallen onto the tracks in Harlem, New York.
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Chinese police: Delete photos or face arrest at Shanghai Covid protest site
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-63779736?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
November 28, 2022, 9:03 AM
Authorities are stopping anyone taking photos at the Shanghai Covid protest site.
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Zero-Covid anger grows after deadly China fire
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-63770974?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
November 27, 2022, 6:04 AM
Protesters take to the streets in Shanghai and Nanjing in response to a fire that killed 10 in Urumqi.
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At the scene of deadly Ischia mudslide
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-63773704?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA
November 27, 2022, 12:05 PM
The BBC's Mark Lowen surveys the damage to homes and cars after a mudslide on the Italian island.
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