Why Iranians look dimly on first chance to vote since unrest
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brakingnews February 29, 2024The Los Angeles Dodgers star surprised millions of fans on social media with his post.
brakingnews February 29, 2024The 15-year-old took two of his father's rifles and opened fire at a Perth school last May.
brakingnews February 29, 2024Construction pictures suggest the cladding used on the building may be of a type now banned in the UK.
brakingnews February 28, 2024Mamadou Oury Bah, who is due to set up a new government, says he will work to alleviate hardships.
brakingnews February 28, 2024Flames tower above the road as thick smoke rises, in footage filmed by a local fire department.
brakingnews February 28, 2024Students broke into cheers and tears as a former professor at a New York college announced a $1bn donation.
brakingnews February 27, 2024The Gaganyaan mission aims to send astronauts to an orbit of 400km and bring them back after three days.
brakingnews February 27, 2024The BBC is hearing first-hand accounts of what daily life is like for people living in Gaza.
brakingnews February 27, 2024Their families have appealed to the Indian government for help getting them back home.
brakingnews February 26, 2024Claudia Sheinbaum, a close ally of President López Obrador, has had her phone number leaked online.
brakingnews February 25, 2024The festival marks the end of Lunar New Year festivities - this year is Year of the Dragon.
brakingnews February 25, 2024It comes as police break up protests in Tel Aviv calling for the prime minister's resignation.
brakingnews February 25, 2024Workers first walked out on Monday in a dispute over the way the tower was managed.
brakingnews February 25, 2024Paul Adams examines why agencies are unable to get desperately needed aid into the Gaza Strip.
brakingnews February 24, 2024Officials suggested the blaze started on the building's first floor, where electric bikes were stored.
brakingnews February 24, 2024There were celebrations in the control room as Nasa confirmed the Odysseus Moon landing.
brakingnews February 23, 2024At least nine people were injured in the incident, which Chinese state media said involved over 100 cars.
brakingnews February 23, 2024Eight others were wounded when three gunmen opened fire on several vehicles, Israeli police say.
brakingnews February 22, 2024Moscow responds to Joe Biden's remarks about the Russian president at a California fundraiser.
brakingnews February 22, 2024This historic move will see John Hlophe removed as the leading judge in Western Cape province.
brakingnews February 22, 2024A court in Spain has sentenced Alves, who played for Barcelona and Brazil, to four and a half years.
brakingnews February 22, 2024A woman who shot to fame giving parenting advice has been jailed for at least four years for child abuse.
brakingnews February 21, 2024Israel's military has not commented on the reported attack on a building in the Syrian capital.
brakingnews February 21, 2024The stench from a vessel loaded with cattle which engulfed Cape Town has drawn attention to a wider issue.
brakingnews February 21, 2024Astronomers report an object that shines with a brightness equivalent to 500 trillion suns.
brakingnews February 20, 2024This comes a day after Beijing said it would step up patrols following the death of two fishermen last week.
brakingnews February 20, 2024The veterinarian technologist had been taking care of the university's lions for nine years.
brakingnews February 20, 2024The Yemeni group says its missiles damaged a British-registered cargo ship in the Gulf of Aden.
brakingnews February 19, 2024A lengthy standoff at a family home leaves three first responders dead - as well as the attacker.
brakingnews February 19, 2024Animal welfare charities welcome the African Union decision to ban the donkey skin trade across the continent.
brakingnews February 19, 2024The Russian opposition leader's mother was trying to enter a morgue near the remote Arctic prison where he died, a …
brakingnews February 19, 2024Former workers at X's Africa base say they have got their severance pay after a year-long campaign.
brakingnews February 18, 2024Ukraine's army was forced to withdraw from a key battle due to supply shortages, the US says.
brakingnews February 18, 2024Seven people died when a construction site suddenly collapsed, swallowing pedestrians and vehicles.
brakingnews February 18, 2024British south Asian artists have historically been overlooked but now they are becoming mainstream.
brakingnews February 17, 2024A scathing judgment limits the former president's ability to do business in the city where he made his name.
brakingnews February 17, 2024The Beach Boys star will "remain at home" and "continue to work" at his discretion, the family says…
brakingnews February 16, 2024Fani Willis could be barred from the election interference case over a relationship with a lawyer she hired.
brakingnews February 16, 2024An hour later, the party said that income tax officials had unfrozen its accounts.
brakingnews February 16, 2024The US ex-leader may make a last-minute bid to get the case dismissed before it goes to trial in March.
brakingnews February 15, 2024The Supreme Court has struck down a scheme which allowed anonymous donations to political parties.
brakingnews February 15, 2024The Duke and Duchess of Sussex visited the training camp for the 2025 Invictus Games on Wednesday.
brakingnews February 15, 2024The driver was killed and five others injured when a vehicle collided into an emergency ward in Texas.
brakingnews February 14, 2024The video released by the Ukraine's military intelligence agency appears to be filmed by cameras onboard the drones…
brakingnews February 14, 2024The landing ship Caesar Kunikov is hit in the Black Sea, according to Ukraine's armed forces.
brakingnews February 14, 2024Kelvin Kangethe escaped custody in Kenya, and is wanted by US police in connection with a murder.
brakingnews February 14, 2024Margot Robbie was among 179 nominees who gathered for the annual Academy Awards luncheon in Los Angeles.
brakingnews February 13, 2024The Taylor Swift effect is thought to be a contributing factor as 123.4 million tuned in on Sunday.
brakingnews February 13, 2024Dariush Mehjuri and his wife, Vahideh Mohammadifar, were stabbed to death in their home in October.
brakingnews February 12, 2024The pop icon flew in from Japan to watch her boyfriend play in Las Vegas at the 2024 championship game.
brakingnews February 12, 2024Imams and protesters unite in anger at a poll delay rocking Senegal's democratic credentials.
brakingnews February 12, 2024Days after the vote, Pakistanis still don't know who will form their next government.
brakingnews February 12, 2024The head of Nigeria's largest bank has been killed when a helicopter he was flying in crashed in California desert.…
brakingnews February 11, 2024Young people will have to serve at least two years in the army - which is struggling to contain insurgencies.
brakingnews February 11, 2024Almost two years on from Russia’s invasion, the BBC’s analysis editor examines why the front line has barely moved in 1…
brakingnews February 10, 2024India batter Virat Kohli will miss the rest of the Test series against England for personal reasons.
brakingnews February 10, 2024Forced to move time and time again, Palestinians insist fleeing to Egypt is not an option.
brakingnews February 09, 2024The adventurous marsupial was captured after it was spotted hopping around near an apartment complex.
brakingnews February 09, 2024The Russian leader was given the opportunity to expound familiar grievances unchallenged.
brakingnews February 09, 2024Kelvin Kangethe allegedly killed his girlfriend in the US last October before flying to Kenya.
brakingnews February 08, 2024For the third time in recent weeks, Iceland's Reykjanes peninsula witnesses a spectacular eruption.
brakingnews February 08, 2024India's parliament has passed a new federal law imposing heavy fines and long prison term for cheaters.
brakingnews February 08, 2024Donald Trump was not on the ballot but Nikki Haley still lost out as Republican leaders urged a protest vote.
brakingnews February 07, 2024The pod of about a dozen killer whales were first spotted stranded on Monday north of Hokkaido.
brakingnews February 07, 2024The conviction of a Michigan mother for her son's school shooting could have far-reaching implications.
brakingnews February 07, 2024Toby Keith, one of country music's biggest stars, dies aged 62 - he had previously revealed he had stomach cancer
brakingnews February 06, 2024Super Bowl conspiracy theories involving Taylor Swift are "nonsense", says NFL commissioner Roger Goodell.
brakingnews February 06, 2024The man entered the water to save his dog after it was swept away. The dog managed to swim to safety.
brakingnews February 06, 2024The rapper was booked on a misdemeanour charge following an "altercation", police told US media.
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brakingnews February 05, 2024People in some areas are told to evacuate ahead of "one of the most dramatic weather days in recent memory".
brakingnews February 04, 2024Officials have warned the death toll is likely to rise as rescue teams reach the hardest hit areas.
brakingnews February 04, 2024Rising cases of femicide reveal entrenched sexist attitudes in the East African nation.
brakingnews February 04, 2024BBC's Paul Adams asks whether US strikes on Iraq and Syria made a regional conflagration more likely.
brakingnews February 03, 2024The court voids Khan's marriage with a faith healer, in the latest case against the Pakistani ex-PM.
brakingnews February 03, 2024The gunman says he helped a defeated Republican target the homes of Democrats in New Mexico.
brakingnews February 03, 2024One suspect is arrested following the attack at Gare de Lyon, which wounded three people.
brakingnews February 03, 2024Gunmen stormed the palace of traditional ruler Segun Aremu amid concern about a wave of abductions.
brakingnews February 02, 2024More than 800 officials in the US and Europe have penned a letter calling for more pressure on Israel.
brakingnews February 02, 2024Najib's Razak's incarceration for the 1MDB scandal was seen as a rare triumph in the courts.
brakingnews February 02, 2024Military intelligence says the Ivanovets, a small warship, was destroyed in a special operation off Crimea.
brakingnews February 01, 2024The agreement came earlier than expected, overcoming previous opposition from Hungary's Viktor Orban.
brakingnews February 01, 2024The former US president's lawsuit over salacious claims linking him to Moscow prostitutes fails in London.
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