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A punishing heat wave in parts of the US has claimed the lives of at least a dozen people. fro…
A punishing heat wave in parts of the US has claimed the lives of at least a dozen people. fro…
Police say the suspect featured thrice on America's Most Wanted and used 13 aliases to evade…
Survivors of the Greece boat disaster say an attempt by the Greek coastguard to tow the boat mad…
A local police commander fears people may be trapped underneath the toppled-over vehicle. from…
Approved psychiatrists can now prescribe MDMA and magic mushrooms for disorders like depression.…
Forty thousand police officers have been deployed as violent protests spread beyond Paris to maj…
Millions of dollars are going into community violence prevention. Will it work? from BBC News …
Scot Peterson is found not guilty of 11 charges including child neglect and culpable negligence.…
The 90-minute mission had paying passengers - from the Italian Air Force - for the first time. …
Violent protests entered a second night in Paris, after a teenager was shot by police during a t…
A trial of a police officer for failing to protect Parkland students raises legal and moral ques…
Anger is boiling over after police shot dead a 17-year-old who refused a traffic stop. from BB…
Inspired by seeing a bagpipe player in his youth, Chukwu Oba Kalu wanted more Nigerians to play.…
Garbriel Fortin will spend up to 22 years in prison for the murder of three employment managers.…
Parts of the tourist sub that imploded on a dive to the Titanic have been lifted out of the wate…
Seoul scraps a centuries-old age-counting system in favour of international standards. from BB…
At least two people have been killed and 22 injured after a missile strike on Ukraine's city…
What we know about the Russian equipment and troops lost during the recent uprising. from BBC …
At least three people are killed and 22 injured in the strike on Kramatorsk, the governor says. …
A Louisiana congressional map provoked a legal challenge arguing black voting power was being di…
Residents are evacuated after a fire rips through a high-rise residential building in Ajman. f…
Evidence shows members of the president's family and armed forces are involved in the Captag…
John Goodenough won the Nobel Prize in chemistry at the age of 97 for his revolutionary work. …
A night of violence sees at least 20 people murdered in attacks said to be linked to drug-traffi…
Joseph O'Connor, 24, targeted some of the most popular accounts as part of a Bitcoin scam. …
Biased jurors must be weeded out in a state where Mr Trump receives both strong support and disd…
Wine recommendation apps are now using AI to help better match people with a bottle they will li…
Vladimir Putin's mixed messages on the Wagner mutiny have been raising eyebrows and changing…
Nearly 40 million people now suffer from drug-related disorders, says a report on the illegal tr…
The BBC’s Analysis Editor Ros Atkins looks at what the consequences are of the failed Wagner mut…
George Orwell's satirical novel has such resonance it has been translated into the local Sho…
Wagner's mercenary boss threatened an armed rebellion but pulled back from marching on Mosco…
Australia take control of the one-off Ashes Test at Trent Bridge despite Tammy Beaumont's re…
After suffering vocal problems, the Scottish star suggests he might have to take an extended bre…
After a Supreme Court ruling, many states banned abortion - but now more Americans want it kept …
A declassified report finds no direct evidence the virus came from a lab, but adds it can't …
The ex-vice-president calls on Republicans to support a 15-week ban as a "minimum nationwid…
Rival forces have a stronger presence in the capital, despite the fact that the army is much big…
A survivor of two boat sinkings tells his story in the deadliest year for migrants in the Americ…
The president and diplomats have called for calm amid a rise in violent incidents in the vote…
Festival-goers party in the sun as Foo Fighters, Texas and more fill Worthy Farm with Friday fun…
Yevgeny Prigozhin claimed a "huge number" of his fighters had been killed in the strik…
Officials are said to have ignored an offer to send a plane to monitor the boat that later sank.…
The US Coast Guard are said to have used the information to narrow the search area. from BBC N…
After days searching for the missing OceanGate submersible, officials announced a tragic discove…
Ian 'H' Watkins says a clause in the contract said there was to be no mention of sexuali…
The US Coast Guard says a debris field it found in the North Atlantic suggests the vessel implod…
Underwater search expert David Mearns reflects on the loss of five people aboard the Titan subme…
The US Coast Guard says condolences have been sent to the families of the passengers. from BBC…
The BBC's Jonathan Amos evaluates reports that parts of the Titan submersible have been foun…
Following the destruction of the Kakhovka dam, BBC analysis reveals the changes in the surroundi…
Manipur faces the darkest chapter in its modern history and could be engulfed by ethnic violence…
Kristin Hawkins has relentlessly pursued one goal - to make abortion unthinkable and unavailable…
A judge overturns a state law that blocked transgender minors from hormonal or surgical treatmen…
A former employee warned of potential safety problems with the OceanGate vessel in 2018. from …
Police say a number of people are in a critical condition after the incident in the French capit…
The rampage in the occupied West Bank comes a day after Palestinian gunmen shot dead four Israel…
A massive international search effort is under way for the missing vessel as time starts running…
The move raises pressure on the e-commerce giant over its treatment of workers. from BBC News …
It's believed the submersible has just 40 hours of breathable air left. from BBC News - Wo…
The collapse of the terraUSD stablecoin and the associated Luna token rocked cryptocurrency mark…
A top priest is in hiding following at a secret deal for part of the Old City's Armenian Qua…
CBS journalist David Pogue says it will be challenging for rescuers to find the vessel in time. …
A student tells the BBC he survived an attack by suspected Islamist rebels by pretending to be d…
A group of Indian academics want their names to be removed from textbooks they helped write - wh…
CBS Correspondent David Pogue travelled aboard the submersible to see the shipwreck last year. …
Quentin Sommerville joins troops pushing eastward from a recaptured village in Donetsk. from B…
Wyndham Clark produces a nerveless display as he holds off Rory McIlroy to win the US Open at th…
A new law will require less dependence on imported oil and gas and more use of renewable sources…
Indians are the second-largest migrant group in Australia, and their numbers are continuing to r…
Young Burmese who once hoped for a freer country have now fled their homes in fear. from BBC N…
Red Bull's Max Verstappen equals Ayrton Senna's career total of 41 victories with a domi…
Mourners of those killed by Islamist militants describe their shock about the raid's brutali…
The US secretary of state is the first American diplomat to visit China in almost five years. …
The city's mayor attended the event and spoke about his hopes for a more diverse Poland. f…
Same-sex relationships are not legally recognised in Poland and gay couples cannot adopt childre…
Spain has witnessed its hottest spring since 1961, with high temperatures likely to continue for…
Cyril Ramaphosa and other African leaders met the Ukrainian and Russian presidents in their peac…
Leela Row Dayal, an artist and athlete, led an extraordinary life - yet little is known about he…
Filipinos tell the BBC what it's like being routinely displaced for weeks or months on end. …
The committee will no longer be able to ban people from public office, following EU and US criti…
His 1971 leak exposed lies about the Vietnam War and saw him dubbed "the most dangerous man…
The BBC has spent months talking to three North Koreans about their lives behind the sealed bord…
A selection of the best photos from across Africa and beyond this week. from BBC News - World …
Thousands of villagers are protesting plans for the world's largest refinery in Maharashtra.…
The firm, which makes over half of the world’s Apple products, seeks its next big growth driver.…
The crash was between a semi-trailer truck and a Handi-Transit vehicle, according to local repor…
Relatives are desperately searching for those believed to have been on a migrant boat that sank …
It looks like a character from an animated film but this is a real snailfish deep in the Pacific…
Who is Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, the outgoing chief of Indian wrestling, who has athletes up in…
Belarus's opposition leader says the West is silent over the transfer of weapons to Alexande…
He is sentenced to six years in jail for money laundering, in a case seen as an attack on free p…
One twister has already touched down in Alabama and yet more severe hailstorms are forecast. f…
Storms swept the Denver metro area and Boulder over the past few days from BBC News - World ht…
Ukrainian officials paint a different picture - of pushing forward in the east and south-west. …
As a man on his honeymoon received life support in Hawaii, thieves stole his car and belongings.…
BBC Arabic's new radio programme has been hearing about the suffering caused by the conflict…
People attending the woman's wake were shocked to discover she was still alive. from BBC N…
Donald Trump is in court today in Miami to face charges of mishandling classified documents. f…
As most conservatives denounce a "political prosecution", some rivals choose their wor…
The BBC explores key issues in a vote that will test how far Zimbabwe has come since Robert Muga…
Test your knowledge of the news these last few days - 10 questions, 10 seconds each. Go! from …
The 100th anniversary of the first edition of the Le Mans 24 Hour race tapped into the event'…
Wildlife officials were in for a surprise when they received a call from a homeowner. from BBC…
A journalist suspected of giving stories a pro-Russian slant has been placed on leave. from BB…
Donald Trump is scheduled to arrive at a federal courthouse in Miami amid tight security on Tues…
Cyclone Biparjoy is likely to hit parts of India's Gujarat state on 15 June, the weather off…
The children's mother survived for four days after the plane crashed in the jungle. from B…
The 125-year-old institution is teaching a new generation of Belgians a different history. fro…
Rina Gonoi was sexually assaulted when serving in Japan's army. She refused to stay silent. …
The villages in the Donetsk region would represent the first major gains of Kyiv's new advan…
Some of those key to boosting agricultural output in Africa's most-populous nation have give…
The crew members are receiving medical treatment after the accident while filming in Morocco. …
Fires in Quebec that blanketed cities in hazardous smoke have tested seasoned firefighters. fr…
A short story from 1919 becomes a code word for discontent among jobless graduates. from BBC N…
Dragos Tigau made a racist comment at a meeting in April but has only now been disciplined. fr…
Demand for rubber in India is soaring but local producers are giving up their money-losing plant…
A selection of the best photos from across Africa and beyond this week. from BBC News - World …
Russia reports Ukrainian tanks in the Zaporizhzhia region, while Kyiv says the "enemy is in…
The former president says he has been summoned to appear in court in Miami on Tuesday. from BB…
Twelve climbers have died and five remain missing, amid worries about overcrowding and climate c…
Authorities are relentlessly plugging the "cracks" in China's Great Firewall to qu…
Timelapse video of the city's skyline shows the air quality worsen in a matter of a few hour…
Drones are dropping supplies to those trapped by floodwaters in Russian-controlled areas of the …
The volcano has erupted spewing massive flows of lava around the crater floor. from BBC News -…
Satellite images reveal the full extent of the devastation caused by the collapse of the Kakhovk…
CCTV footage captured the moment a would-be thief was stopped in his tracks at an Australian liq…
Air quality advisories have been issued across Canada and the US as wildfire smoke travels south…
Black women in the North African country are looked down on and made to feel that they do not be…
A 90-year-old Indian villager has been sentenced for life for the murder of 10 Dalits in 1981. …
Opponents say the training centre will destroy a vital forest and lead to militarisation of poli…
The former New Jersey governor enters the Republican race for the White House in 2024. from BB…
The BBC’s analysis editor Ros Atkins looks at what we know about the Ukraine dam collapse at Nov…
Saibal Das survived a harrowing crash in Bihar and captured the first pictures of the tragedy. …
The UK is sending missiles to Ukraine – but how could Storm Shadows change its fight against Rus…
The recruitment of nurses by high-income countries is "out of control", a nursing body…
Investigators say the "highly fragmented" wreckage is strewn in a mountainous region o…
The policeman shot dead three soldiers near the border in what Israel says was a terrorist attac…
The former vice-president was his boss's ambassador to the Christian right - he needs them t…
Rescue efforts have concluded at the site of the country's worst train crash in over two dec…
Yoshikazu Higashitani, aka GaaSyy, returns to Japan months after Tokyo police issued his arrest …
Defence Minister Li Shangfu says Beijing is open to dialogue in his first major speech in the ro…
Pro-democracy activists have been detained in a crackdown on marking the 1989 massacre in Beijin…
The actor revealed a few spoilers when he spoke to Laura Kuenssberg about the show's ending.…
The children from Uganda tell the BBC about reaching the final of hit UK TV show Britain's G…
A top-flight match in Argentina is abandoned after a fan falls to their death from a stand at th…
Five of those hurt are children, of whom three are in a serious condition, a Ukrainian official …
A collision between three trains in Odisha state left at least 288 people dead and over 800 inju…
More than 230 people are known to have died in the train collision in the Indian state of Odisha…
The move, ahead of the 2024 elections, is a reversal of its policy put in place after the 2020 v…
Rival protesters trade insults and then blows as a quiet LA suburb becomes a culture war battleg…
The ban followed a parental complaint that the book has content unsuitable for children. from …
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Saariaho, who was suffering from brain cancer, was seen as a leading light of contemporary class…
The Vatican had temporarily relieved Franco Mulakkal of his duties when he was arrested in 2018 …
Dev Shah defeats Charlotte Walsh after she fails to correctly spell "daviely" in an ea…
The talks attended by Russia in South Africa are clouded by allegations of war crimes in Ukraine…
Children as young as 16 are working at TV channels in occupied Ukraine, spouting Russian propaga…
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The controversial social media influencer denies accusations of rape, human trafficking and expl…
The Jerusalem event was the first since the election of a hardline government with homophobic mi…