Rushdi Abu Alouf was speaking to the BBC News Channel when a loud explosion was heard.

Sarah Sunny made history after she became India's first deaf lawyer in the Supreme Court.

West Texas Intermediate and Brent crude prices jumped by 4% in Asian trading.

Kenyan Kelvin Kiptum shatters the men's marathon world record in Chicago as he beats compatriot Eliud Kipchoge's previous mark by more than 30 seconds.

A BBC reporter in Gaza says there is almost no power and hospitals are overrun after Israeli air strikes.

The workers were killed in an attack by Hamas militants, who took others hostage.

Rescue efforts are hampered by flooding, forcing locals to pull out bodies with their bare hands.

American Claudia Goldin is only the third woman to receive the prestigious economics prize.