The United Nations is warning that 13 million people in Yemen are facing starvation. It’s calling on the military coalition, led by Saudi Arabia, to halt air strikes which are killing civilians, and contributing to what the UN says could become “the worst famine in the world in 100 years”. Yemen’s civil war began three […]
In September 2018, homosexuality was made legal in India. Before that, Section 377 of the Indian penal code was in place, a law imposed on Indian citizens during British occupation. It penalised intercourse “against the order of nature” with a sentence of life imprisonment. British Asians tell BBC News how the repeal of the legislation […]
The United Nations is warning that 13 million people in Yemen are facing starvation. It’s calling on the military coalition, led by Saudi Arabia, to halt air strikes which are killing civilians, and contributing to what the UN says could become “the worst famine in the world in 100 years”. Yemen’s civil war began three […]
In September 2018, homosexuality was made legal in India. Before that, Section 377 of the Indian penal code was in place, a law imposed on Indian citizens during British occupation. It penalised intercourse “against the order of nature” with a sentence of life imprisonment. British Asians tell BBC News how the repeal of the legislation […]
There are more tourists and fewer residents in the historic city of Venice. The city known as the “Queen of the Adriatic” has lost more than half its population in the past 50 years. The Venetians who remain are trying to find ways to reclaim their city. Video journalist: Bruno Boelpaep The Venetians trying to […]
Many members of Chola Naika, the last surviving forest hunter tribe of Kerala, have been moved to relief camps in the aftermath of floods. But the head of the tribe, Cheriya Velutha, refuses to leave his ancestral home. Kerala floods: Tribal chief who refuses to leave the forest
Puffins are now an endangered species, and important populations in Iceland are disappearing. To make matters worse, on one island off the south coast, fledgling birds – known as pufflings – land in the local town by mistake and are at risk of being killed. But some young volunteers are coming to their rescue. Video […]
Puffins are now an endangered species, and important populations in Iceland are disappearing. To make matters worse, on one island off the south coast, fledgling birds – known as pufflings – land in the local town by mistake and are at risk of being killed. But some young volunteers are coming to their rescue. Video […]
It is exactly a year since one of the deadliest terror attacks in Somalia’s history. More than 500 people were killed after a truck packed with explosives was detonated in the capital, Mogadishu. Mother of six Fowsiya Salah Osman describes how she and her children are coping after her husband died in the attack. Video […]
Puffins are now an endangered species, and important populations in Iceland are disappearing. To make matters worse, on one island off the south coast, fledgling birds – known as pufflings – land in the local town by mistake and are at risk of being killed. But some young volunteers are coming to their rescue. Video […]
