BBC News:
| Alleged sexual assault by local official and businessman sparks outrage in China | Wed 19th Aug 2026 08:21 BST |
Both men are arrested after the alleged assault on a woman at a karaoke bar during a business event. | |
| Iranian academic writes of US detention 'hell' over link to 1979 hostage crisis | Wed 19th Aug 2026 04:12 BST |
The immigration status of Maryam Tahmasebi was revoked because her husband is the son of a prominent figure in Iran. | |
| Brazil's President Lula hails oil discovery near Amazon river | Tue 18th Aug 2026 14:13 BST |
Environmentalists have heavily criticised the exploratory drilling in the sea off the mouth of the Amazon. | |
| Five Australian rules footy players suspended amid police investigation | Wed 19th Aug 2026 04:36 BST |
The suspensions, for drinking and inviting women to a hotel, come as police investigate an alleged sexual assault. | |
| ZZ Top drummer Frank Beard dies aged 77 | Tue 18th Aug 2026 23:25 BST |
A statement on the blues-rock band's website said he died on Monday in hospice | |
| Families' agonising search for answers as thousands still missing in Gaza | Wed 19th Aug 2026 06:04 BST |
Ten months after a ceasefire was declared, thousands of Palestinians in Gaza are still reported missing. | |


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