More than 200 inmates escape Pakistan jail after earthquake

Reuters Inmates broke down doors and locks of their cells and shattered windows before storming the…

Anger over 10-year-old rape victim’s death after alleged treatment delay

Seetu Tewari BBC Hindi, Patna Cherylann Mollan BBC News, Mumbai Getty Images Cases of rape and…

Mother of jailed British Egyptian activist vows to continue hunger strike despite risk of death

Caroline Hawley Diplomatic correspondent Free Alaa Laila Soueif’s daughter, Sanaa, described the situation as “very scary”…

‘Forgotten by the world’: Disability deepens sisters’ struggle in Gaza | Israel-Palestine conflict

Shati refugee camp, Gaza – Inside a stifling tent in Shati, one of Gaza’s overcrowded displacement…

UN demands probe as Israeli forces kill more people near aid site in Gaza | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Israeli forces have opened fire again on Palestinians seeking humanitarian aid from a distribution site in…

The world’s worst country to give birth

Makuochi Okafor BBC Africa health correspondent, Lagos Getty Images At the age of 24, Nafisa Salahu…

Why lashing rains wreak havoc annually in India’s cities

Nikita Yadav BBC News, Delhi Getty Images Heavy rains last month caused widespread flooding in Mumbai…

UN calls for investigation into killings near Gaza aid site

AFP The US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation has set up four aid distribution centre in southern and…

How Ukraine carried out daring ‘Spider Web’ attack on Russian bombers

Laura Gozzi & BBC Verify BBC News Ukraine Presidential Press Service/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks…

Gaza doctor whose nine children were killed in Israeli strike dies from injuries

Getty Images Dr Hamdi al-Najjar – pictured during a visit by his niece – died from…