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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.

President-Elect Biden says closing the border would be "just not right".

Tiny Bhutan is feeling the squeeze as its giant neighbours China and India vie for territory.

After being labelled "patient zero", a small-town physician in Canada was shunned.

Some ethnic Tigrayans complain of harassment and discrimination - an allegation the government denies.

Jordan Klepper has become known for his Trump supporter interviews on The Daily Show with Trevor Noah.

The railways in the UK, Australia and India getting power from the sun in different ways.

Built on coal, Colstrip has been under threat for years. It may not matter who sits in the Oval Office.

Work could begin early next year to prevent the vessel breaking apart and spilling crude.

The justice minister says it was a "misunderstanding" because of a "technical error" in field testing.

Moscow says a US Navy destroyer entered its territorial waters on Tuesday.

Beijing says remarks by the Pope about the persecution of China's Muslim Uighurs are "groundless".

The president-elect describes the Trump administration's help with the transition as not "begrudging".

Officials are also trying to extend Mr Benbrika's time in prison for terrorism offences.

Scotland has become the first country in the world to make period products free for all.

MSPs unanimously approved the Period Products (Free Provision) (Scotland) Bill on Tuesday.

There is now a legal duty on local authorities to ensure that free items…

The family of Loujain al-Hathloul, who is on hunger strike, had hoped she would be released.

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed says it is an internal matter amid growing international concern.

"I knew, as I clutched my firstborn child, that I was losing my second," Meghan writes in an article.