ZAQS.ORG

Friday, November 13, 2026 4:07 AM ET

BBC News - Top Stories

Why midterm vote-counting is taking so long in America's largest state -- Alaskans are still waiting for the full results, including in the close Senate race between Republican Dan Sullivan and Democrat Mary Peltola. -- US & Canada

4 minutes ago

African Miss Universe beauty queens in limbo as US visa restrictions bite -- Hall has been seeking a US visa in South Africa as other African beauty queens face similar hurdles.

4 minutes ago

Microsoft boss hits out at UK after gaming deal block

4 minutes ago

Will the Eurovision Song Contest succeed in Asia?

2 hours ago

LIVE - England lead France in Wheelchair RL World Cup final - watch live - Watch and follow live text coverage as England take on France in the Wheelchair Rugby League World Cup final in Wollongong, Australia.

4 minutes ago

Microsoft scrambles to solve global outage affecting Outlook and Teams but says fixes not going 'as expected' -- The outage started on Thursday, with monitoring website Downdetector seeing issues reported in more than 70 countries. Microsoft says it's not linked to a cyber-security breach.

1 hour ago

'How does a building just fall?' Neighbours grieve after deadly Brooklyn building collapse -- The accident rattled the usually calm immigrant neighbourhood of Flatbush, New York. At least eight residents, including two children, died in the rubble. -- US & Canada

13 hours ago

Migrants offered help to fake artworks to gain UK 'talent' visas - BBC investigation finds

58 minutes ago

Zelensky welcomes US bringing Europe into Russia-Ukraine peace talks

5 hours ago

Military cemetery decorum: The tradition behind Hegseth's Veterans Day reprimand

8 hours ago

Cricket sandpaper scandal claims '100% wrong', Australia captain says

43 minutes ago

US doctor kills building manager after long-running dispute over mould, police say

9 hours ago

The rise of 'housefishing' - when does using AI go from enhancing to misleading? -- Experts warn that using AI to enhance property images can go too far and mislead prospective buyers.

7 hours ago

How could the Nvidia CEO's affair threaten US national security? -- BBC's Asma Khalid explains how the Nvidia affair could threaten US national security and risk sensitive US technology getting into China.

15 minutes ago

Ankle injuries are more common than you think - here's how to protect yours -- Performance physiotherapist Genevieve Taiwah shares her top tips for looking after your ankles.

7 hours ago

Weekly quiz: Who's joining Wayne Rooney in the I'm A Celebrity jungle? -- How much attention did you pay to what happened in the world over the past seven days?

1 hour ago

What happened overnight with the Microsoft global outage

1 hour ago

Which emergency foods should you stock up on?

1 month ago

Suspected bomb hoax threats force fresh evacuations of Italian schools -- Schools across Italy have received bomb threats for the second day in a row, sparking fresh panic and evacuations.

6 hours ago

MI5 will need proof to be believed in future, says Leveson after BBC investigation -- The BBC exposed how the security service had lied to three courts concerning Agent X.

6 hours ago

Fourteen dead after truck loses control in 23-vehicle crash in UAE -- Authorities say the driver lost control and collided with 23 vehicles including five trucks in the traffic.

7 hours ago

Australian footballers will not be charged after hotel incident, police say -- Four Sydney Swans players had been under investigation after an alleged sexual assault after a game in Melbourne.

4 hours ago

Duran Duran drummer quits band due to tinnitus -- Roger Taylor says his condition has been getting steadily worse, and he must now "listen to my body and my doctors".

10 hours ago

What we know about the global Microsoft outage

1 hour ago

Brand will face 'hell on earth' in Wandsworth prison, says former inmate

8 hours ago

Handwritten 200-year-old P45 found on roof tile

23 hours ago

Ex-Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang summoned to testify before Congress about affair with alleged Chinese spy

4 hours ago

Russian warship hit by Ukrainian drone in Gulf of Finland

12 hours ago

Hegseth awards medal to war memorial guard who reprimanded him and group

14 hours ago

Global Microsoft outage affecting tens of thousands of users

3 hours ago

What we know about Brooklyn building collapse that killed eight people

13 hours ago

England thrashed by impressive Australia in first of three ODIs - reaction -- Follow live text updates as England face Australia in the first of three one-day internationals in Perth.

15 minutes ago

How Pochettino came on Man Utd's radar - and what Carrick was told when -- How Man Utd identified Mauricio Pochettino as their new head coach - and what happened in the week Michael Carrick was left waiting. -- Man Utd

16 hours ago

Liverpool and Van Dijk have a decision to make -- Virgil van Dijk says he is in no panic about his contract situation at Liverpool - BBC Sport takes a look at what could happen with his future. -- Liverpool

43 minutes ago

From postcards to texts, the different ways a manager gets the sack - Pulis -- BBC Sport columnist Tony Pulis explains some of the different ways a manager can leave a club, whether they have been sacked or resigned. -- Premier League

15 minutes ago

Whatever happened to the diamond that went missing in F1 crash? -- Whatever happened to the diamond that went missing after the Formula 1 car it was attached to crashed?

2 hours ago