Ghana's e-levy adds 1.5% tax to electronic payments
A new e-levy of 1.5% on all electronic payments comes into force despite widespread opposition. …
A new e-levy of 1.5% on all electronic payments comes into force despite widespread opposition. …
An underground network armed with Facebook and Telegram accounts is helping those who want to le…
While Ukrainians are being welcomed in their thousands, the government is trying to reduce the n…
Paul Rusesabagina's family accuse the Rwandan government of abduction and torture. from BB…
Women's boxing was banned in England for 116 years. This weekend, Katie Taylor will headline…
Despite an order from Vladimir Putin to completely seal off the area, 20 civilians escape Azovst…
Prices rise 40% as an economic crisis bites, leaving some Sri Lankans cutting short treatments. …
None of the affected children in the UK had been vaccinated because they were too young to be el…
A selection of powerful images from all over the globe, taken in the past seven days. from BBC…
Some Muslims have been struggling to afford food to break their fasts amid the soaring cost of l…
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The grief is universal, but the care women receive during pregnancy loss can depend on where the…
The city of Mykolaiv is being shelled almost daily. But the attacks themselves aren’t the only t…
Dexter Jackson knew he had "a one in a million chance" of being pardoned - but "n…
As he plots his political future, two criminal probes and multiple lawsuits could spell trouble.…
A year after losing her father to Covid, Indian journalist Barkha Dutt writes on coping with los…
Environmental campaigners are taking Norway to court over drilling in the Arctic. from BBC New…
Eleven-year-old Angelina is one of many children who were forced to flee hundreds of miles from …
António Guterres criticises his organisation's Security Council, saying it failed to prevent…
Blasts hit Kyiv while the UN chief is in the city, and there's a dispute over who is buying …
Pre-trial detention under China's security law aims to break the will of those accused, crit…
As caste discrimination gains visibility in the US, Indian-Americans grapple with their privileg…
Singapore is set to lift a ban on egg freezing, but only married couples will be able to access …
Maher Mezahi reflects on moving between his two "home countries" - Algeria and Canada.…
Driven by demand from their staff a growing number of companies are introducing transparency on …
People headed to the front line, and their supporters, are having the country's war with Rus…
Pictures show 62 people allegedly being held captive after an attack on a high-speed rail link. …
Ukrainian players from Dynamo Kyiv and Borussia Dortmund speak about being away from loved ones.…
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres is in Moscow for mediation talks with the Russian presiden…
Two decades since the conflict began, deadly raids by Arab militia are becoming more frequent. …
Ros Atkins looks why Nato’s border with Russia looks likely to expand significantly, as both Fin…
Polish state gas firm PGNiG says it has been told by Gazprom supplies will be halted from Wednes…
Politicians and scientists say they were duped by an organisation making false claims about glob…
How the pandemic may have jolted an old-fashioned banking industry to make changes. from BBC N…
Mr Depp defends messages sent to fellow actor Paul Bettany saying he would burn his then-girlfri…
Mr Musk, who made the shock bid just over a week ago, said he would "unlock" the socia…
Ukrainian forces have been holding the line in Donbas since 2014, but what was sporadic fighting…
Those who have fled the Ukrainian city say people are being held in cramped, unclean, camps. f…
Misleading videos have been viewed by millions as it struggles to deal with so much false materi…
An experiment to find out has just finished on the International Space Station. from BBC News …
When Tom Justice failed to make the Olympics he decided to use his cycling skills to rob banks i…
In the historic Ethiopian town of Lalibela, civil war and Covid-19 have left many without liveli…
He triumphs over his far-right rival and becomes the first president to win re-election in 20 ye…
After becoming the first French president re-elected in 20 years, Emmanuel Macron told supporter…
After a divisive campaign, Marine Le Pen faces an uphill battle to defeat sitting President Macr…
David Nott worked in conflict zones around the world - now he's sharing his expertise in Ukr…
The woman caught in a Chernihiv school blast had her story on Instagram targeted by pro-Kremlin …
The love story of a couple is being used to reconcile Rwandans 28 years after the genocide. fr…
The social media platform has become a battleground as candidates reach out to young voters. f…
Set in one of the coldest and windiest small towns in Australia, Cooma prison holds a dark secre…
A prison in India's Puducherry is using dance therapy to help convicts deal with stress. f…
In occupied areas of Ukraine, journalists have been assaulted and only pro-Russian news is avail…
Footage has emerged of more than 20 civilians lying dead along a main road in the city of Mariup…
As the Wessexes cancel their trip, there are demands for an apology from the royals for past abu…
Ukraine showcases its culture at the prestigious arts festival, while protesting against the Rus…
Nepal's "icefall doctors" are readying routes - but will conflict in Europe mean f…
Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen make bitter attacks on each other ahead of Sunday's electi…
The former car boss says he wants to clear his name after France issued an international warrant…
The attack reportedly happened near a beach in the capital, Mogadishu. from BBC News - World h…
Georgia Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene is on trial for allegedly violating a Civil War era la…
The nation that has seen economic trauma is open to the possibility of alternative money like Bi…
Has Marine Le Pen's strong views on immigration, the EU and Nato shifted since the last elec…
Russia's president says the Azovstal steel plant must be sealed off, and satellite images su…
Former President Juan Orlando Hernández is accused of involvement in a drug trafficking ring. …
The satellite images suggest more than 200 bodies could be there, as Ukraine accuses Russian tro…
A derogatory remark during a live broadcast reveals how racism still permeates all sections of s…
The recent theatrical success of movies like KGF 2 and RRR has revived a debate on the "pan…
One community faces relocation to quarantine facilities more than 100 miles (160km) away. from…
The actor testified about his volatile marriage to Amber Heard ahead of cross examination by her…
The woman reportedly died in a basement more than 80 years after surviving the city's Nazi o…
A bout of winter weather in the US north-east has brought outages and over a foot of snow. fro…
Emmanuel Macron was dismissed as an outsider five years ago. Now, he faces a new challenge: his …
Marine Le Pen has taken France's National Rally to within touching distance of the presidenc…
The new government has proposed getting rid of the country's age systems, but experts are di…
The business show featured 67 ideas on which investors spent more than 400m rupees. from BBC N…
Leaders pledge to send more artillery and other weapons as Russia launches a fresh offensive in …
Missile strikes were reported in Luhansk and Donetsk as Russia reorients its attack to the Donba…
A Marine Le Pen victory in France would send shockwaves across the European Union, writes Jessic…
India's PM is an alpha male who leads a patriarchal party - so what's the appeal? from…
Alternatives to gas and oil heating are becoming more popular but are still expensive. from BB…
Australia has hundreds of Indigenous groups - and Wayne Quilliam is hoping to photograph them al…
The Easter egg roll made its return to the White House's South Lawn on a rainy Monday. fro…
Employees must get signatures from 30% of staff at New York's Grand Central Station for a un…
Berlin now has some hard decisions to make following years of dialogue and co-operation with Mos…
Soldiers have a shoot-to-kill policy to stop millions of Captagon pills being smuggled from Syri…
Doctors warn of catastrophe in Sri Lanka where medical supplies are running out in the financial…
Dmytro Kuleba told CBS’s Face the Nation Russian troops have “decided to raze the city to the gr…
Mariupol defenders ignore Russian calls to surrender, as Kharkiv and other cities face more shel…
PM Denys Shmyhal says the city has not fallen to Russian forces because of the determined defenc…
Scammers are using emotionally charged tricks in a bid to steal online donations. from BBC New…
Vineyards are moving further north, but new winemakers say they struggle to be taken seriously. …
Hassana Adamu speaks to the BBC about feeling neglected on the eighth anniversary of the kidnapp…
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have not been on this side of the Atlantic together since 2020. …
There are "serious ethical questions" over sending migrants to east Africa, the Archbi…
After playing in the Australian Open, could Kenyan Angella Okutoyi emulate her hero Serena Willi…
A few residents clear up after Russia's occupation, as Boris Johnson becomes persona non gra…
Russia's defence ministry releases a video purportedly showing the crew of the Moskva in Sev…
A dozen sanctioned Russians are linked to an estimated £800m worth of property in the UK, BBC an…
The Ukrainian city of Chernihiv was under constant attack until suddenly Russian forces withdrew…
Patron, a Jack Russell, has so far helped to remove hundreds of explosive devices. from BBC Ne…
Russia attacks Kyiv factory and warns of consequences if US keeps arming Ukraine. from BBC New…
Police say photos of the frozen dogs, lizards, snakes and other animals are too graphic to relea…
The so-called "poison pill" measure is in response to Elon Musk's $43bn cash buyou…
A Ukrainian air defence officer tells the BBC: "Whoever dominates the air wins the war.&quo…
Videos of caimans and other wild animals in streets and houses are frequently surfacing in the c…
Videos appearing to show people suffering in Shanghai's lockdown have gone viral, stretching…
A psychotherapist tells the court of a volatile dynamic between the couple during therapy sessio…
Russia's flagship Black Sea missile cruiser has sunk, while President Zelensky sits down wit…
The warship is said to have sunk under tow a day after it was reported damaged by fire or a Ukra…
President Bolsonaro says the invasion of Ukraine presents an opportunity to mine Amazon territor…
How we verify social media posts from the war in Ukraine from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/…
Volunteers in Durban are searching for trapped locals after the worst floods the coast has seen …
It's 85 miles wide, which is larger than the US state of Rhode Island. And it's coming t…
A massive manhunt had been launched following a shooting in a Brooklyn subway on Tuesday morning…
McMillan's is the third death of well-known bodybuilders in the US in the past year. from …
A controversial facial recognition platform has been used more than 1,000 times by Ukrainian off…
Scientists say we should be on alert for variants which could start another major outbreak. fr…
A growing number of leading British public schools are opening campuses in the region. from BB…
Critics worry about increased surveillance by law enforcement agencies under its expanded scope.…
They once dressed "the blue men of the desert", but modern tastes and insecurity could…
27-year-old Ludmyla Chyrkova struggled with her decision since leaving on the second day of the …
US President Joe Biden accuses Russia's Vladimir Putin of genocide in Ukraine. from BBC Ne…
Shanghai is under strict lockdown, in contrast to the relatively relaxed approach it previously …
Anna Horodetska fled to India from Kyiv, with just a couple of T-shirts and a coffee machine. …
The singer, 40, also says she has previously suffered perinatal depression. from BBC News - Wo…
Russia warns two Nordic nations against Nato membership, and the Austrian chancellor meets Putin…
Marine Le Pen will go head-to-head with President Macron in an election run off in a fortnight. …
The Tesla boss was due to join the social media platform's board after buying a 9.2% stake i…
Emmanuel Macron will face a run-off against Marine Le Pen, in what is far from a done deal. fr…
Argentina's president has said he will keep fighting for control of the islands, also known …
Emmanuel Macron wins the first round but the run-off against Marine Le Pen is set to be far clos…
Emmanuel Macron says he will unite "all the different convictions and beliefs" if re-e…
The Guardia Civil found more than 1,000 specimens including extinct and endangered species. fr…
How exactly could this conflict escalate into a wider pan-European conflict that drags in Nato? …
After a brazen jihadist siege a year ago, Mozambique's fledgling gas industry remains on hol…
The unprecedented mid-term referendum was called not by the opposition but the president himself…
Saniya Mistri's powerful rap songs call out the glaring inequalities in her city, Mumbai. …
The people of Krematorsk are coming to terms with a strike on a train station that killed more t…
The former cricket star loses a no-confidence vote 13 hours after his party tried to delay it. …
The UK prime minister held talks in Kyiv with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky. from…
A group of young musicians from Kharkiv and Odesa have found new homes in Denmark. from BBC Ne…
The Chinese leader's comments come as infections rise and residents complain of food shortag…
Newly confirmed US Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson on her remarkable journey. from…
In a CBS interview, Ukraine's President Zelensky speaks about the war and what he saw in Buc…
Jurors acquitted two of the defendants and failed to reach a verdict on two others. from BBC N…
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov called the Russian casualty rate a "huge tragedy" for …
Emmanuel Macron is now looking over his shoulder before the first round of the presidential race…
Sudden and sharp frosts in France this week are threatening this year's vintage. from BBC …
India’s varied and complex cuisine celebrates meat just as much as vegetables. from BBC News -…
Queer Parivaar explores love, sexuality and gender identity among South Asian families. from B…
The historic vote means Judge Jackson will be the first black female justice to serve on the cou…
Scientists find a sub-atomic particle's mass is at odds with one a theory underpinning moder…
Western nations have imposed severe sanctions on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine. from BBC…
Hit titles go up against games made by four people during the pandemic "because they were b…
Helmut Sonneberg is a Holocaust survivor who for years did not speak of its horrors. His footbal…
The Grammy-award winner speaks to the BBC about the joy of his win and desire to never be pigeon…
Wealthy Russians sanctioned by the US, EU and UK are having to find places they can keep their a…
Kalush Orchestra are the bookies’ favourites to win the competition in Turin next month. from …
The singer says pop stars are easy targets in what has become a "really damaging" cult…
Growing numbers of South Koreans suffer from sleep deprivation, with many turning to sleeping pi…
Teenager's account adds to growing evidence of atrocities allegedly committed by Russian sol…
An ex-student of Asghar Farhadi claims he stole the idea for his film, A Hero, from her document…
Emotions ran high as the family of an aid worker killed by IS cell testify at a federal US trial…
A judge has ordered Latasha Kebe, known as Tasha K, to to delete and never repost defamatory vid…
The ex-president's daughter will testify days after her husband and fellow aide also spoke t…
Most waiters at one Kenyan café are deaf, so customers use sign language, mimes or gestures. f…
Joe Biden calls for Vladimir Putin to be tried for war crimes for atrocities in Ukraine. from …
The BBC sees further evidence of alleged atrocities in areas recently occupied by Russia. from…
Police are still searching for other suspects in the worst US mass shooting of 2022 so far. fr…
The camera in Great Falls, Montana, captured the moment the bird peeked into its lens. from BB…
Four women who shared viral videos of Ukraine before the war speak to the BBC about those memori…
Across Africa, extreme Christianity is threatening the faith of many. from BBC News - World ht…
The social media-friendly Ukrainian governor Vitaliy Kim overslept while his office was destroye…
The airline cancels scores of flights as UK airports also struggle with high levels of staff sic…
The resignations come as protesters faced off with police over rising living costs. from BBC N…
Protesters were mostly students, angry with their government's handling of the country's…
Everything you need to know about the ceremony - from who's playing to who's going to wi…
The father of 31-year-old Maksim Iovenko describes how his son and family ended up on a deadly s…
British-Zimbabwean student Korrine Sky documented her escape from Ukraine on her mobile phone. …
Nadiia Chaichenko and her family fled their home in Kharkiv at the start of the war. from BBC …
What happened when US astronauts met USSR cosmonauts in space from BBC News - World https://if…
The BBC's Jeremy Bowen reports signs of civilian killings in Bucha, near Kyiv. His report co…
Pakistan's prime minister remains a political force despite a likely defeat in a no-confiden…
A reporter entering Bucha, near Kyiv, counts at least 20 bodies of men, one with his hands tied.…
Liberian Emmanuel Tuloe decided not to keep the bundle of cash he found at the side of the road.…
The 14-year-old of Indian origin has received rave reviews for his Bollywood debut. from BBC N…
Why are so many people still living with long Covid after two years and are there any hopes for …
The actor, who slapped comic Chris Rock, called his own actions "shocking, painful, and ine…
Masyanya is a YouTube cartoon star in Russia, but her episode on the Ukraine war has been banned…
A US judge upholds Ghislaine Maxwell's sex trafficking conviction, denying her bid for a new…
Protestors are angry because of food, fuel and power shortages across the nation. from BBC New…