In Madagascar, severe drought and acute hunger are worsening as farming communities face the threat of an impending El Nino. Grace Kuria Kanja reports.
At least one person dead and vehicles submerged as heavy rains flood Tripoli
Heavy rains flooded Libya’s capital, Tripoli, on October 13, submerging vehicles and killing a bank employee who was electrocuted while entering his workplace. Fast rising flood waters forced motorists to scramble from...
Houthis target Riyadh and Aramco site in fresh Saudi attacks
Saudi Arabia has reported more Houthi attacks on the capital Riyadh and an Aramco centre in Dhahran, just hours after the Saudi-led coalition said air strikes on Sanaa had destroyed the group’s ability to threaten...
Stolen: Chasing Britain’s car thieves | BBC News
Join police on the hunt for hi-tech thieves behind a wave of UK car crime. See the latest weapons gangs are using in action, including electronic skeleton keys and military grade signal-jammers, and hear how to keep...
Kabila’s rebel alliance: What it means for the DRC | DW News
Former Democratic Republic of Congo president Joseph Kabila is taking an openly declared leadership role in the country’s insurgency. He will head a new political and military alliance that includes M23 rebels, who...
World’s richest man Elon Musk spends big to stop Donald Trump becoming lame-duck president | DW News
He spent hundreds of millions helping return Donald Trump to the White House. Now Elon Musk is making another high-stakes political gamble, pouring money into critical midterm races that could decide the future of...
Paid companionship grows as loneliness rises in China | BBC News
A growing "loneliness industry" has emerged in China to try to fill the companionship and support gaps in people’s lives. There is still a shortage of solid data on the size of this sector – which...