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LeBron James breaks NBA all-time scoring record
BBC News - World Feb 8, 2023 | 14:11 pmLeBron James becomes the NBA's all-time leading scorer, passing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's 39-year-old record.
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MH17: Putin supplied missile that downed plane - investigators
BBC News - World Feb 8, 2023 | 14:03 pmThe aircraft was hit by a Russian-made missile in eastern Ukraine in 2014, killing 298 people.
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Nigeria's naira crisis: Supreme Court suspends banknote deadline
BBC News - World Feb 8, 2023 | 13:55 pmThe deadline to stop using old naira notes was Friday but banks did not have enough new currency.
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Turkey-Syria earthquake: Fire at Turkey port adds to quake disruption
BBC News - World Feb 8, 2023 | 13:33 pmDespite claims the fire had been extinguished, the BBC witnessed it still smouldering on Wednesday.
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Notorious Russian nationalist Igor Mangushev shot dead in Ukraine
BBC News - World Feb 8, 2023 | 13:01 pmIgor Mangushev was shot in the head and his killing sparks speculation about who was to blame.
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Mary Queen of Scots: Deposed ruler's secret prison letters found and decoded
BBC News - World Feb 8, 2023 | 12:10 pmThe letters, written during her English captivity, were found during a trawl of French archives.
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State of the Union 2023: Biden urges Congress to finish economic fightback
BBC News - World Feb 8, 2023 | 10:58 amThe president's State of the Union speech called for unity, but he was heckled by some Republicans.
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Turkey earthquake: Long journeys to try to find family
BBC News - World Feb 8, 2023 | 09:36 amOne man travelled to Turkey to try and find his missing brother by sifting through rubble himself.
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New Zealand drug bust: Batman-labelled cocaine haul seized at sea
BBC News - World Feb 8, 2023 | 08:50 amA naval vessel intercepted a massive 3.2 tonnes haul found drifting in the Pacific Ocean.
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Australia blocks coal mine to protect Great Barrier Reef
BBC News - World Feb 8, 2023 | 07:37 amIt is the first time the government has rejected such a proposal, saying it posed an "unacceptable risk".
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Ukraine war: Borrowed time for Bakhmut as Russians close in
BBC News - World Feb 8, 2023 | 06:29 amThis small Ukrainian city has been at the centre of an epic six-month battle on the front line.
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US sources insist Chinese balloon was military
BBC News - World Feb 8, 2023 | 05:44 amUS intelligence sources tell media the balloon was spying on US and allied defence capabilities.
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New Zealand pilot taken hostage by separatists in Indonesia
BBC News - World Feb 8, 2023 | 05:42 amPapuan separatists have told the BBC that Philip Mehrtens will be held as "leverage" in talks.
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Syria earthquake: Crowds chant ‘God is great’ as family pulled alive from rubble
BBC News - World Feb 8, 2023 | 04:33 amVideo shows a rescue team pull two adults and four children from rubble in Idlib, Syria.
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State of the Union: How Brandon Tsay is shouldering the spotlight
BBC News - World Feb 8, 2023 | 03:41 amBrandon Tsay disarmed a gunman. The president praised him during Tuesday's big speech.
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A secret room that saved this girl's life
BBC News - World Feb 8, 2023 | 02:08 amBehind the sale of a masterpiece painting is the story of a Jewish girl's extraordinary escape from the Nazis.
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India paper leaks: Cheating plagues India jobs coveted by millions
BBC News - World Feb 8, 2023 | 00:25 amCheating in exams is common in India, where students go to great lengths to land a government job.
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Relics of zero-Covid dot China as life moves on
BBC News - World Feb 7, 2023 | 21:56 pmThe country amassed zero-Covid infrastructure - now much of it is being dismantled or repurposed.
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Has Wagner Group helped fight against jihadists?
BBC News - World Feb 7, 2023 | 18:37 pmAmid Russia's isolation, its friendship with Mali blossoms, but has it stopped jihadist violence?
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Turkey and Syria earthquake: 'The hospital was collapsing with my son inside'
BBC News - World Feb 7, 2023 | 14:25 pmIsmael had just left his six-year-old son for treatment when the massive earthquake struck.
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