Khaled Khalifa: 'Larger than life' famed Syrian writer mourned
The BBC's Lina Sinjab remembers her friend and internationally acclaimed novelist Khaled Khalifa.
2023-10-03 23:16
House braces for key vote in push for McCarthy's ouster
The US House of Representatives is bracing for a key vote Tuesday over Speaker Kevin McCarthy's political future as GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida pushes for his ouster.
2023-10-03 22:55
DR Congo colonel sentenced to death over anti-UN protest killings
More than 50 people were killed after troops opened fire on anti-UN protesters in August.
2023-10-03 21:51
Louisiana community gets fresh supplies to fight saltwater intrusion
Massive barges brought over a million gallons of fresh water to Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, on Monday as the community tackles the intrusion of saltwater that's threatening drinking supplies.
2023-10-03 19:57
Kenya police to take on Haiti criminal gangs amid criticism of their human rights record
Concerns over Kenya's human rights record have cast a shadow over a UN decision that gave Kenya the go ahead to lead an armed multinational force to Haiti amid brutal gang violence in the Caribbean country.
2023-10-03 19:29
He was stepping into a key role for his famous musical family. Then a gunman approached at a stop light
They'd never really had a solid tuba player.
2023-10-03 18:28
DeSantis steps up offensive with a message that Trump isn't the same person
After declaring Donald Trump "missing in action" at last week's Republican presidential primary debate, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis followed up by taking shot after shot at the former president. He challenged Trump to a one-on-one debate, asserted the GOP front-runner's political shortcomings "turned Georgia and Arizona blue" and accused him of hiding from the campaign trail, a criticism akin to one Republicans levied against Joe Biden in 2020.
2023-10-03 18:27
Will the Supreme Court's conservatives bring out the 'bulldozer' on the consumer protection agency?
When the Supreme Court ruled against the federal agency that protects consumers from financial scams in 2020, it let the agency keep operating, opting for "a scalpel rather than a bulldozer in curing the constitutional defect."
2023-10-03 18:24
Hunter Biden due in Delaware court to face federal gun charges
The president's son faces up to 25 years in prison if convicted of three federal criminal charges.
2023-10-03 17:45
Rest of hurricane season in 'uncharted waters' because of El Niño, record ocean temperatures
Experts fear an already active hurricane season could come to an eventful and exceptional end as unusually warm, storm-boosting ocean temperatures and a slow-to-emerge El Niño combine.
2023-10-03 16:59
Texas grid seeks more power capacity to avoid winter shortages
(Reuters) -The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) sought bids from power producers on Monday to increase its operating reserves
2023-10-03 16:22
Cartoon elves and scrolls visualize Chinese military's goal of Taiwan 'reunification'
China's military released an animation on Sunday depicting the journey to reunite two halves of a torn scroll across the Taiwan Strait, a thinly veiled reference to the country's longstanding goal of "reunification" with the democratic, self-ruled island.
2023-10-03 15:57