BBC News (World)
@BBCWorld
25.2K
subscribers
1.46K
photos
83.3K
links
News, features and analysis from the World's newsroom.
Disclaimer: broadcasting from
bbc.co.uk
and; not an official channel.
Paid promote:
-
@fLyerobot
Download Telegram
Join
BBC News (World)
25.2K subscribers
BBC News (World)
A girl's murder in Peking and a literary feud
➖
@bbcworld
➖
BBC News
A girl's murder in Peking and a literary feud
The grisly murder of Pamela Werner sent shockwaves through 1930s Beijing and remains unsolved to this day.
BBC News (World)
Gabon coup: Is Africa seeing fewer military takeover attempts?
➖
@bbcworld
➖
BBC News
Gabon coup: The latest in a series of military takeovers on the continent
Democratic governments in West and Central Africa are being increasingly challenged by the military.
BBC News (World)
How Vancouver is helping opioid addicts
➖
@bbcworld
➖
BBC News
How Vancouver is helping opioid addicts
Vancouver's unusual approach offers users injection sites, antidotes and even heroin on prescription.
BBC News (World)
Can a Leona Lewis story really help you sleep at night?
➖
@bbcworld
➖
BBC News
Can a Leona Lewis story really help you sleep at night?
Self-care apps aim to reduce anxiety and stress and improve our sleep patterns. But do they work?
BBC News (World)
Why more female penguins are washing up dead in South America
➖
@bbcworld
➖
BBC News
Why more female penguins are washing up dead
Female Magellanic penguins are more likely to become stranded in South America because they travel further.
BBC News (World)
Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez: 'No question Trump is a racist'
➖
@bbcworld
➖
BBC News
Ocasio-Cortez: 'No question Trump is a racist'
New Democratic congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez based her claim on "words that he uses".
BBC News (World)
Kevin Spacey appears in court on groping charge
➖
@bbcworld
➖
BBC News
Spacey arrives in court on groping charge
The actor denies a charge of indecent assault and battery stemming from a groping allegation in 2016.
BBC News (World)
Cyntoia Brown: Tennessee governor grants clemency in 2004 murder
➖
@bbcworld
➖
BBC News
Cyntoia Brown: Tennessee governor grants clemency in 2004 murder
Cyntoia Brown said she was a child sex-trafficking victim who killed a Nashville man in self-defence.
BBC News (World)
Why a Saudi woman can be arrested for disobeying her father
➖
@bbcworld
➖
BBC News
Saudi Arabia's enduring guardianship system
Saudi women must obtain a male relative's approval to travel abroad, get married - or leave prison.
BBC News (World)
CES 2019: Samsung adds rival Apple's iTunes to smart TVs
➖
@bbcworld
➖
BBC News
Samsung adds rival Apple's iTunes to TVs
The South Korean TV maker has embedded the US firm's film and TV store in its new smart TVs.
BBC News (World)
US tax refunds 'to be issued despite government shutdown'
➖
@bbcworld
➖
BBC News
US tax refunds 'safe from shutdown'
The decision comes as Mr Trump considers declaring a national emergency over border wall funding.
BBC News (World)
Crash-testing the air bag for cyclists
➖
@bbcworld
➖
BBC News
Crash-testing the air bag for cyclists
An air bag vest for cyclists is being demoed at the CES tech show.
BBC News (World)
CES 2019: Hands on with Mui, the smart plank of wood
➖
@bbcworld
➖
BBC News
Hands on with the smart plank of wood
What looks like an ordinary piece of wood lights up and becomes a smart assistant when touched.
BBC News (World)
'I can't change my height but I won't be defined by it'
➖
@bbcworld
➖
BBC News
'I won't be defined by my height'
Fatima Timbo, who has dwarfism, has a growing fan base on Instagram after working as a model.
BBC News (World)
Cristiano Ronaldo, Sunil Chhetri and Lionel Messi head goalscoring charts
➖
@bbcworld
➖
BBC Sport
Cristiano Ronaldo, Sunil Chhetri and Lionel Messi head goalscoring charts
India's Sunil Chhetri overtakes Lionel Messi in table for international goals scored by active players to move behind Cristiano Ronaldo, but who is he?
BBC News (World)
'There's always ways to make the impossible possible'
➖
@bbcworld
➖
BBC News
'There's always ways to make the impossible possible'
Ronald Akili, founder of Potato Head, explains what it was like starting a hospitality business with little experience in the industry.
BBC News (World)
UK MPs urge police action over 'Nazi' jibes
➖
@bbcworld
➖
BBC News
Police under pressure over MP harassment
The Commons Speaker calls the abuse of MPs "a type of fascism" and urges tougher police action.
BBC News (World)
Carlos Ghosn makes his first court appearance since arrest
➖
@bbcworld
➖
BBC News
Carlos Ghosn likely to spend six more months in jail, says lawyer
Nissan's ex-boss spent two months in jail accused of misconduct, but a trial could be months away.
BBC News (World)
Guatemala expels UN-backed anti-corruption commission
➖
@bbcworld
➖
BBC News
Guatemala expels UN-backed anti-corruption commission
The body, which has been investigating President Jimmy Morales, is given 24 hours to leave.
BBC News (World)
Uber shootings: Driver pleads guilty to six murders
➖
@bbcworld
➖
BBC News
Uber shootings: Driver pleads guilty to six murders
Jason Dalton changes his plea on the eve of trial after blaming the app for the murders in 2016.
BBC News (World)
CES 2019: Could Lovot the pet robot make you fall in love?
➖
@bbcworld
➖
BBC News
Could you fall in love with a pet robot?
A penguin-like robot with few practical skills is one of the early hits of 2019's CES tech show.