India Covid: Families appeal for help in Delhi's oxygen shortage
"Oxygen, oxygen, can you get me oxygen?" ...
The Indonesian island that could host Elon Musk's new SpaceX site
Indonesia has offered up one of its islands in West Papua as a potential launch site for Elon Musk's ambitious Space X project - which aims to put humans on the moon. ...
What is the India Covid variant and will vaccines work?
A coronavirus variant identified in India is being investigated by scientists across the world - but it is not yet known how far it has spread or whether it is driving the deadly second wave of Covid in India itself. ...
Idriss Déby: Chad's future rocked by president's battlefield death
Dying from wounds suffered as he directed the fightback against rebels who had swept south across the Sahara from their Libyan safe haven, Chad's President Idriss Déby Itno was a soldier to the last. ...
Covid in Uttar Pradesh: Coronavirus overwhelms India's most populous state
India is reeling under a severe second wave of Covid-19 and many states are struggling to cope with the rising numbers. ...
George Floyd death: Five key moments from the Derek Chauvin trial
The death of George Floyd, a 48-year-old black man, while he was being restrained by a white police officer, Derek Chauvin, during an arrest in Minneapolis in May 2020, shocked the world and sparked global protests about racism and police brutality. ...
Covid in Brazil: Hunger worsens in city slums
The queue snakes around the block and each day it gets longer: hungry residents of Heliopolis, São Paulo's largest favela, waiting in line for the handout that will keep them going until the next morning. ...
How George Floyd's death changed a small Iowa town
George Floyd's death, and the trial of Derek Chauvin, has shone a light on racial issues in small towns. Yet coming to terms with racism is tough, even for the well-meaning. ...
Why Russia may not be planning the invasion that Ukraine fears
The build-up has been impossible to ignore: thousands of Russian troops deployed towards Ukraine; US warships reportedly heading for the Black Sea and Russia's foreign ministry warning them off "for their own good". ...
Afghans face pivotal moment as US prepares to 'close the book'
"We need to close the book on a 20-year war," is how a US official put it when he broke the news on Tuesday that the last US troops would be out of Afghanistan by 11 September. ...
Iran and Israel's shadow war takes a dangerous turn
The long-running and undeclared shadow war between two of the Middle East's most implacable foes, Iran and Israel, appears to be heating up. ...
Why India and Nepal's forest fires are worrying scientists
The lush-green mountains in the background usually make the famous Nainital lake in Uttarakhand state of northern India more picturesque. ...
Myanmar citizens flee to India to escape violence
Myanmar nationals have been fleeing the country amid violence against civilians in the aftermath of a military coup. Many who live close to the border are seeking refuge in India, reports BBC Hindi's Raghvendra Rao. ...
Covid-19 vaccination: Is India running out of doses?
For the past two days, Sanjay Kumar has been trying to get himself and his ageing mother vaccinated against coronavirus in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. ...
What is behind the violence in Northern Ireland?
More than 50 police officers have been hurt and 10 people arrested as a result of rioting over the past 10 days, in several towns and cities across Northern Ireland. ...
Taiwan train crash: 'Can you let me hug her again?'
From a father cradling the motionless body of his six-year-old daughter, to a woman who lost her entire family, Taiwanese media has been dominated by the heartbreaking stories of survivors of Friday's train crash. ...
The women fighting South Africa's 'infodemic'
In South Africa, a small group of volunteers is waging an online battle against Covid-19 and vaccine misinformation. Much of it comes from abroad, Jack Goodman reports. ...
Evidence suggests Ethiopian military carried out massacre in Tigray
An investigation by AFP has uncovered evidence that a massacre in northern Ethiopia was carried out by members of the Ethiopian military. It also reveals the precise location of the atrocity, in which at least 15 men were killed. ...
Mozambique: Why IS is so hard to defeat in Mozambique
The recent bloodthirsty raid by jihadist militants from the Islamic State group (IS) in northern Mozambique has shocked the world. ...
Why Narendra Modi's visit to Bangladesh led to 12 deaths
Bangladesh had hoped that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's presence at its 50th independence anniversary celebrations last week would be memorable. ...