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Friday, December 13, 2024 2:32 PM ET

BBC News - World

Bolivia extradites former anti-drugs chief to US on drug trafficking charges -- Maximiliano Dávila is accused of facilitating cocaine smuggling to the United States.

14 hours ago

'Thankless job' - why trainee Kenyan doctors are taking their own lives -- A doctors' union says long hours for little or no pay is leaving trainee medics with poor mental health.

8 hours ago

Bloody siege ends Myanmar army control of western border -- Insurgents seized Myanmar's border with Bangladesh in one of the bloodiest battles of the civil war.

16 hours ago

Niger's military rulers suspend BBC broadcasts -- The move follows reports of a jihadist attack said to have killed 91 soldiers and 50 civilians.

2 hours ago

Nancy Pelosi in hospital after injury on overseas trip -- The former House speaker suffered an unspecified injury while on an official trip to Luxembourg, her office says.

3 minutes ago

What we know about the mysterious drones buzzing over New Jersey -- The US government says the flying objects pose no threat to national security, but their origin and intentions remain unclear. -- US & Canada

3 minutes ago

The dark fandom behind healthcare CEO murder suspect -- Online adulation painting Luigi Mangione as a folk hero and fueled by health system anger has worried authorities. -- US & Canada

3 minutes ago

No-one gets France's difficulty more than me, says Macron's new PM Bayrou -- France's fourth prime minister this year says he fully understands the "Himalayan" task ahead.

1 hour ago

Woman charged with threatening healthcare firm by using CEO killer's words -- Authorities say she echoed words connected to the murder when she allegedly said "delay, deny, depose, you people are next".

49 minutes ago

Russia launches huge attack on Ukraine's energy infrastructure -- The Kremlin says the strikes were in response to Kyiv using US-made missiles to attack its territory. -- Europe

49 minutes ago

McKinsey to pay $650m to settle opioid charges -- Prosecutors said the company gave Purdue Pharma advice on how to "turbocharge" sales of OxyContin. -- US & Canada

1 hour ago

François Bayrou commands respect - but can he save France from crisis? -- It is hard to see how he can avoid the same man-traps that felled his predecessor, writes Hugh Schofield.

7 hours ago

Jubilant Syrians crowd squares for victory rallies -- Syrians heeded the rebels' call to celebrate victory over the Assad regime which collapsed on Sunday.

2 hours ago

Israeli army prepares to stay on border peak of Mt Hermon for winter -- Israel seized control of a buffer zone between the Golan Heights and Syria after the fall of Bashar al-Assad.

3 hours ago

Trump says Syria is 'not our fight' - staying out may not be so easy -- The incoming US president has vowed not to involve America in foreign conflicts, but Assad's dramatic fall has upended the region's balance of power.

5 hours ago

Former Syria prison head charged with torture in US -- Samir Ousman Alsheikh is accused of torturing and ordering the torture of prisoners at Adra Prison.

10 hours ago

After 50 years of Assad cruelty, Syrians search for dead loved ones - and closure -- BBC international editor Jeremy Bowen finds Syrians desperate for answers about the missing and a reckoning for their killers.

19 hours ago

'I wish he'd lived to see new Syria' - Crowds bury anti-Assad activist -- Mazen al-Hamada, who returned to Syria from the Netherlands, had publicly testified on the torture he faced while in prison.

15 hours ago

Inside Aleppo, the first city to fall to Syrian rebels -- Residents of the the city that was ravaged by civil war seem keen to get rid of the symbols of the Assad regime.

15 hours ago

Bolivian shamans refuse to leave shacks on deadly cliff edge -- Locals call the shacks "suicide homes" with authorities planning a forced evacuation if necessary. -- Latin America

1 day ago

Watch: Small plane split in two in crash on US highway -- Four people, including the pilot, have been taken to hospital in Victoria, Texas. -- US & Canada

1 day ago

Jeremy Bowen: Assad's palace, once a symbol of power, now an empty shell -- The BBC's international editor returns to Bashar al-Assad's presidential palace, where he interviewed him in 2015. -- Middle East

1 day ago

Customer recounts moment he saw CEO murder suspect -- Larry had been joking with his friends about a man who looked like the suspect. -- US & Canada

3 days ago

Explained: India's controversial Places of Worship law -- India's top court is hearing petitions against a1991 law that protects the character of religious places. -- Asia

13 hours ago

Moment of relief as Romania and Bulgaria join EU border-free zone -- Seventeen years after joining the EU, the two countries are given the green light to join the Schengen zone. -- Europe

1 day ago

Australia turns to rugby to curb China influence in PNG -- Papua New Guinea will join Australia's rugby league in exchange for allegiance on security matters. -- Australia

1 day ago

More jobs and no 'nuisance taxes' - Ghanaians' great expectations -- John Mahama was elected on his pledges to solve the economic crisis but won't find it easy, analysts say. -- Africa

2 days ago

What just happened in Syria and who's in charge? -- Syria's PM says his former cabinet is working with the rebels who toppled President Assad. -- Middle East

4 days ago

Controversial Nigerian pastor dismisses UK deportation claims -- Pastor Tobi Adegboyega tells the BBC: "There is no deportation order." -- Africa

49 minutes ago

Pastor Tobi Adeboyega: 'I came to the UK at 25, I lost track of time' -- Nigerian Pastor Tobi Adeboyega addresses his UK deportation case and allegations against his church -- Africa

30 minutes ago

New Yorkers plough through thick snow as roads become sheets of ice -- Governor Kathy Hochul declared a state of emergency due to the severe weather. -- US & Canada

1 hour ago

Watch: Dancing crowds in Aleppo celebrate end of Assad regime -- The BBC's Hugo Bachega sees Syrians dancing, waving flags and making peace signs in Aleppo. -- Middle East

1 hour ago