Italy and Malta are refusing to allow two ships carrying 49 migrants in the Mediterranean to land.

President Sisi inaugurated the massive Coptic cathedral, a day after a bomb blast near a church.

After she had to give birth without any help, one Himalayan woman decided to train to become the first midwife in her area.

Mr Trump's proposed border wall is at the heart of his row with Democrats over government spending.

Photographer Joe Pettet-Smith's pictures of the remaining sound mirrors that were designed to detect approaching enemy aircraft.

Therese Tucker, the founder of technology firm BlackLine, wasn't going to let any sexism hold her back.

India's construction boom is fuelled by workers who risk injury and death for a meagre wage.

Sandra Oh, Idris Elba and Jameela Jamil were among the stars stepping out before the awards in LA.

Residents of the Kurdish-held northern town brace for upheaval as US forces prepare to withdraw.

Rahaf al-Qunun, 18, leaves a Thai hotel where she took refuge, in the care of the UN refugee agency.

Since President Trump took power aerial attacks on al-Shabab have increased, writes the BBC's Tomi Oladipo.

Supreme Court judge Christian Zerpa says he fled to protest against President Nicolás Maduro's rule.

It is the first formal meeting since the US and China agreed to a 90-day truce in their trade battle.

The beachgoers receive treatment after large populations of bluebottle creatures are pushed ashore in Queensland.

Bohemian Rhapsody and its star Rami Malek are surprise winners as the Oscars race hots up.

Fashion mogul Yusaku Maezawa knocks a US teen seeking chicken nuggets off the most-tweeted spot.

Nearly 90 lorries left a disused airport near Ramsgate to follow a route in convoy to Dover.

Speakers at a major conference have been criticised for making irrational claims based on Hindu mythology.

Watch how lifelong Oldham fan Pete Wild masterminded one of the biggest shocks of the FA Cup third round.

Ahead of the vote on 15 January, 209 MPs sign a letter urging the PM to rule out a no-deal Brexit.

All five rebels who claimed to have seized power have been arrested, the government says.