India’s loan scams leave victims scared for their lives
By Priti Gupta & Ben Morris Mumbai When Raj took out a loan for $110 (£87) in March, he thought…
Geologist Jim Fitton jailed in Iraq ‘shell shocked’ over verdict
The family of a British geologist jailed in Iraq for attempting to remove artefacts from the country says he is…
EU sets date for common phone charge cable
By Tom Gerken Technology Team The days of hunting through cables to find the right charger may be coming to…
South Africa: Wealthy Gupta brothers arrested in UAE
Two brothers from the wealthy Gupta family have been arrested in the United Arab Emirates, the South African and Emirati…
Family of British journalist missing in Amazon urges action
By Alys Davies and Vanessa Buschschlüter BBC News The family of veteran British journalist Dom Phillips is urging more action…
Nupur Sharma: Prophet Muhammad controversy tests India-Islamic world ties
By Vikas Pandey BBC News, Delhi India has been forced to try to placate its partners in the Islamic world…
Bangladesh officials say depot fire exacerbated by mislabelled chemicals
Bangladeshi officials have accused the operator of a container depot of exacerbating a deadly blaze by not storing chemicals safely.…
Ryanair Afrikaans test: South African fury over language quiz
South Africans have condemned Irish airline Ryanair for making them take a test in the Afrikaans language on UK flights,…
Elon Musk threatens to walk away from Twitter deal
Elon Musk has threatened to walk away from his $44bn takeover of Twitter, accusing the social media company of…
Ukraine war: Severodonetsk and Lysychansk are dead cities – Zelensky
By Leo Sands BBC News Russia-Ukraine war Ukrainian forces still holding out in the eastern city of Severodonetsk are…