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North Korea fires long-range missile after warning over military drills
Japanese PM strongly condemned the launch, calling it a threat to international community
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PM Shehbaz pledges to continue assisting quake-victims of Turkey
Shehbaz urges int'l community, OIC to contribute
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Six dead as gunman goes on rampage in small Mississippi town
Man kills his ex-wife and five others in three locations before sheriff's deputies arrested him
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Turkey quake survivors struggle to bury their dead
Each freshly dug grave is topped with a wooden plank marking the same date of death - February 6, 2023
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Israel: 'all possible means on the table' to prevent Iran getting nuclear weapon
Israel demanded that the international community do more to stop Tehran's proliferation of advanced weapons
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Biden says he will speak to China's Xi about balloon incident
"We are not looking for a new cold war," Biden says
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Zelenskyy calls Iran ‘common enemy’ of Ukraine and Israel
Ukraine and other Western countries have accused Iran of supplying drones to Russia to carry out attacks on Ukraine
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Two Muslim men killed by ‘cow vigilantes’ in India
Six suspects detained after skeletal remains of Muslim youths found inside charred vehicle in Haryana state
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King Charles faces 'not my king' protest on walkabout
The demonstration was organised by “Republic”, a group calling for an end to the monarchy in Britain
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Former bodyguard arrested over shooting of Afghan female ex-MP
Gunmen killed Mursal Nabizada, a female lawmaker and her bodyguard in an attack on her home in mid-January
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WATCH: 12-year-old boy rescued from rubble 260 hours after quakes hit Turkiye
Osman Halebiye pulled from collapsed building in Hatay province
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Magnitude 6.4 quake strikes off Indonesia's Tanimbar islands
There was no immediate reports of damage or casualties caused by the quake
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US tries to woo India away from Russia with display of F-35s, bombers
India is concerned about Russian supply delays due to the Ukraine war
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Chinese investment bank shares plunge as CEO goes missing
Development follows reports of mysterious disappearances of Chinese executives amid govt's anti-corruption campaign
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Overnight protests rock Tehran, other Iranian cities, online videos show
Online videos show marchers calling for the overthrow of the Islamic Republic
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Aid focus turns to homeless, destitute earthquake affectees
Death toll in Turkey and Syria surpasses 43,000 while official figures on missing people remain to be announced
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Saudi Arabia aims for huge new downtown in Riyadh by 2030
KSA plans to double the size and population of its capital city with total investments of $800 billion
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Russia launches fresh missile strikes after NATO ramps up support for Ukraine
Missiles struck northern, western and the central regions of Dnipropetrovsk and Kirovograd, Ukrainian officials said
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Al Qaeda's new leader Adel has $10 million bounty on his head
Adel is now the "uncontested" leader of the group, according to a new UN report on the organisation
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'Türkiye's pain is our pain': Pakistan to continue standing with quake victims
'We guarantee that we will go wherever they need help, even put our lives at risk,' says rescue leader Ferhan Halid
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Indian tax inspectors examine mobiles, laptops of BBC employees
Tax officials remained at the BBC’s offices, sleeping there, since the surprise inspection was launched on Tuesday
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China, Iran call for Iran sanctions to be lifted; Xi to visit
Xi also accepted an invitation from Raisi to visit Iran, the two leaders said in a joint statement
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Debt in focus as G20 finance chiefs meet in India
The Feb. 22-25 meeting in Bengaluru is the first major event of India's G20 presidency
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Downed Chinese balloon aimed for Hawaii but was blown off course, US official says
Incident has further strained US-China relations, prompted Blinken to postpone a planned visit to Beijing
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Doctor? Engineer? As dreams fade, Afghan girls turn to madrasas
Female madrasas across Afghanistan see marked increases in enrolment as girls and women banned from secular schools
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Turkey earthquake could result in loss of up to 1% of country's GDP in 2023
Turkey and Syria have been rocked by a devastating earthquake on Feb. 6 which has killed more than 41,000 people
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India to bolster Indo Tibetan Border Police amid tension with China
India will raise 7 new battalions of the Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) in the next few years, Indian minister says
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Sri Lanka, India to sign power grid linking pact within two months: Lankan envoy
"We have to have growth, otherwise basically the economy will shrink," Milinda Moragoda says
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At least 73 migrants presumed dead after shipwreck off Libya
7 survivors made it to shore from the boat, which headed to Europe and was carrying 80 people, the IOM said
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Turkey arrests 78 over earthquake social media posts
Turkey's General Directorate of Security said it had identified 613 people accused of making provocative posts
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Pilot of crashed Nepal plane reported no power in engines
The plane crashed just before landing in Pokhra on Jan. 15 in one of Nepal's worst airplane accidents in 30 years
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BBC did not provide a 'convincing response' to past tax notices: India govt adviser
An Indian government official said the income tax survey was not vindictive or "done out of a sense of pique"
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US, Canada, European powers oppose Israeli settlement authorization
The foreign ministers of Britain, France, Germany, Italy and the US jointly voiced opposition over Israel's plans
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Scottish First Minister Sturgeon to resign
Says she will remain until a successor has been found
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How secret London talks led to Air India's gigantic plane order
Deal was in the making for over a year, insiders say, recounting details of the process on condition of anonymity
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Diplomatic spat deepens as US examines Chinese balloon debris
China says balloon shot down on Feb 4 was a civilian weather-monitoring aircraft
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India, soon world's most populous nation, doesn't know how many people it has
The country won't know how many people it has because it hasn't been able to count them
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Nine survivors pulled from Turkey's rubble as earthquake death toll passes 40,000
UN says rescue phase is coming to a close, with the focus turning to shelter, food and schooling
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Russian businessman convicted of US hack-and-trade charges
"The jury saw Mr. Klyushin for exactly what he is - a cybercriminal and a cheat," US Attorney Rachael Rollins said
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Air India seals record order for almost 500 Airbus, Boeing jets
US President Joe Biden called the agreement "historic"
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Explainer: Can Ukraine's grain corridor ease the global food crisis?
The deal to free up grain exports from Ukraine's southern Black Sea ports was extended on Nov. 17 for 120 days
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A woman rescued from rubble in Turkey 203 hours after quake
Earlier reports said the rescued person was a man, but later state broadcaster TRT reported that it was a woman
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Israeli troops kill Palestinian, 17, in West Bank clash, medics say
"A suspicious figure approached the forces with an explosive device, the forces opened fire in response," army said
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China's Xi calls for early resolution of Iran nuclear issue
China to "participate constructively" in talks to resume negotiations on implementing the Iran nuclear agreement: Xi
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India tax officers search BBC offices after critical documentary
The Income Tax Authorities are currently at the BBC offices in New Delhi and Mumbai and we are fully cooperating: BBC
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US military says it recovered key sensors from downed Chinese spy balloon
The balloon spent a week flying over the US and Canada before President Joe Biden ordered that it be shot down
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Turkey earthquake rescuers find a few survivors as focus turns to the homeless
Rescuers worked through the night to rescue people clinging to life beneath the rubble eight days after the earthquake
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Iran policeman reprimanded for not enforcing hijab rules
Incident comes against backdrop of nationwide protests triggered by death of Mahsa Amini
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Top US, China diplomats weigh first meeting since balloon drama
Recently, the US military has shot down four flying objects over North America, when an octagonal object was downed
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Earthquake could cost Turkiye up to $84 billion: business group
Combined death toll in Turkiye and Syria from last Monday's 7.8 magnitude quake approached 36,000
















































