Global executions at highest rate for five years - Amnesty report
Iran, Saudi Arabia and Egypt carried out 90% of the 883 recorded in 2022, Amnesty International says.
2023-05-16 14:56
Midwife's Ukraine work inspires Eurovision winner Sandie Shaw
Singer Sandy Shaw was inspired by the midwife after hearing her on BBC Radio 4's Woman's Hour.
2023-05-16 13:48
New Zealand hostel fire: At least six dead and more missing in Wellington
Wellington fire commander Nick Pyatt says the blaze is the city's "worst nightmare".
2023-05-16 13:48
Vladimir Kara-Murza's mother speaks to the BBC
Elena Gordon's son Vladimir Kara-Murza was convicted of treason for criticising Putin's war in Ukraine.
2023-05-16 13:18
Ukraine war: Kyiv comes under missile attack
In video circulating on social media, air defence systems can be seen shooting down missiles.
2023-05-16 11:14