The president-elect says the US is "ready to lead the world", as his transition gathers pace.

Ethiopia's human rights Commission says at least 600 civilians were killed in a massacre in the northern Tigray state earlier this month.

United Nations aid workers have warned that emergency relief supplies are running out in the Ethiopian region of Tigray…

Authorities open a new criminal case against the religious group, banned in Russia since 2017.

Christophe Dominici was best known for helping France knock New Zealand out of the 1999 Rugby World Cup.

The UN condemns "aggressive rhetoric" that could risk lives in the conflict-torn Tigray region.

Afghanistan is becoming a significant producer of the dangerously addictive and illegal drug methamphetamine, also known as crystal meth, a new report has warned.

The country is already the source of the majority of the world’s heroin. Now the European…

Wanda still invites Jamal to dinner four years after a mistaken text - but this year there was an empty seat.

In recent days, three different vaccines against coronavirus infection have been unveiled — each appearing to show huge promise.

The latest, a vaccine developed by Astra Zeneca and scientists at Oxford University, is expected to be relatively cheap and…

Several leading student activists are summoned to face charges under the country's lèse-majesté law.

US President-elect Joe Biden formally introduces his first choices for top cabinet positions.

Officers in Ohio smashed a window to pull out the driver before the vehicle became fully submerged.

The US president officially pardons "Corn" in the annual White House tradition.

Non-essential shops will reopen this weekend but bars and restaurants will stay closed into January.

Afghanistan is becoming a significant producer of the dangerously addictive and illegal drug methamphetamine, also known as crystal meth, a new report has warned.

The country is already the source of the majority of the world’s heroin. Now the European…

Pranksters posing as the climate activist told the Canadian PM to "drop your weapons, pick flowers".

The tech billionaire overtakes Bill Gates after Tesla shares soar on S&P acceptance

Families will be able to spend Christmas together after a plan for the whole of the UK was agreed.

Restrictions will be relaxed for just 5 days - from 23rd to 27th December.

Up to three households will be able to mix in each others homes - but not go to…

More than one in 5 secondary school pupils in England is out of school due to coronavirus - the highest number since September.Keeping children in the classr...

Zahara, a platinum-selling singer in South Africa, talks to the BBC about surviving a violent attack.

Maria and her children were driven from their home in Nagorno-Karabakh due to the ongoing conflict.

A 28-year-old woman is arrested after allegedly stabbing and trying to choke two other women.