Tag: BBC News

Legendary Indian tabla player Zakir Hussain dies at 73 The Indian classical music icon died of a lung disease at a hospital in San Francisco….Read more.

Bali Nine drug smugglers ‘relieved’ to be back in Australia The five remaining members of the drug ring men have spent almost 20 years in Indonesian prisons….Read more.

‘I thought I would die’ – freed captive tells BBC of life in West African jihadist base BBC Africa speaks exclusively to a man from Ghana who was held …

‘We just need peace’: BBC speaks to Syrians watching Israel’s incursion As Israel unveils plans to expand its Golan Heights settlements, Syrians living nearby say they want an end …

Several hundred feared dead after Mayotte cyclone A local official warns the full extent of the damage is still being assessed, with entire communities devastated. …Read more.

Watch: Video appears to show Russian tanker sinking At least one crew member was reportedly killed and footage showed an oil spill amid a heavy storm…Read more.

Israel plans to expand Golan settlements after fall of Assad Israel says the move is necessary following the takeover of neighbouring Syria by an Islamist-led rebel alliance….Read more.

Brazil’s Lula says he’s well after brain bleed surgery The 79-year-old says he is “I am here, alive, whole” after emergency surgery this week….Read more.

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….Read more.

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