Why BBC doesn't call Hamas militants 'terrorists' - John Simpson
It's simply not the BBC's job to tell people who to support and who to condemn, writes the BBC's World Affairs editor.
2023-10-12 01:50
Ugandan MPs reject birth control for 15-year-old girls
The deputy speaker calls the idea "devilish", saying it is not the way to tackle teenage pregnancy.
2023-10-11 22:20
Israel Gaza conflict: Scottish footballer Clark Robertson tells of escape
Clark Robertson, who plays professionally in Israel, has been able to return home to Aberdeen.
2023-10-11 20:45
Liberians await election results as George Weah and Joseph Boakai vie for presidency
Turn-out was reportedly high in Tuesday's tightly contested presidential and parliamentary poll.
2023-10-11 20:23
What’s happening in Israel and Gaza? What is Hamas? A really simple guide
What is the background to the Palestinian militant group Hamas and its latest attack on Israel?
2023-10-11 18:51
Kenyan publisher recalls book after uproar over Prophet Muhammad image
Muslims complained it was blasphemous to ask students to colour in a picture of the Islamic prophet.
2023-10-11 17:17
Chicago mother and daughter among at least 20 Americans missing in Israel
Judith and Natalie Raanan were visiting family members in the south of the country, near Gaza.
2023-10-11 05:24
Inside Kfar Aza where Hamas militants killed families in their homes
In Kfar Aza, Israeli soldiers tell the BBC they have uncovered a massacre of civilians, including children and babies.
2023-10-11 04:56
Hamas hostages: Who are the people taken from Israel?
From elderly grandparents to young children, these are the people known to have been taken captive.
2023-10-10 23:55
Supreme Court declines to revisit landmark libel ruling, though Clarence Thomas wants to reconsider the decision
The Supreme Court declined on Tuesday to revisit the landmark First Amendment decision in New York Times v. Sullivan, rebuffing a request to take another look at decades-old precedent that created a higher bar for public figures to claim libel in civil suits.
2023-10-10 22:54
Growing backlash over Harvard students pro-Palestine letter
Lawmakers and alumni have been angered by the letter, which blames Israel for the unfolding conflict.
2023-10-10 21:54
Hamas hostages: 'The terrorists have her and her babies'
Yossi Sneider says his cousin and her two children were taken from their home in southern Israel.
2023-10-10 20:48