The measure would have made businesses financially and legally liable for human rights violations.

Former Senegal midfielder Papa Bouba Diop, who played for Fulham, Portsmouth, West Ham and Birmingham, dies aged 42.

The British government has warned that a third wave of coronavirus is possible in the new year — if restrictions are relaxed too far.

It comes as Prime Minister Boris Johnson faces a rebellion by some of his own Conservative MPs, who believe some of the…

Prosecutors in Argentina are investigating Diego Maradona's doctor -- following allegations of negligence prior to the footballing legend's death four days ago.

Police in Buenos Aires have searched the house and private clinic of Leopoldo Luque as they try…

The founders of the Black Lives Matter movement tell the BBC's 100 Women season they are optimistic.

The conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan is over, but some are still waiting for news of missing relatives.

Five challenges of distributing a Covid-19 vaccine to billions of people.

Machine learning is helping firms across many industries more quickly solve difficult challenges.

Collector William Fagan finds 70-year-old photographs in a camera.

The campaign to save a 100-year-old tree shows cultural fears can make politicians listen in Kenya.

The toxic fumes from stubble burning affects hundreds of millions - but curbs to stop it keep failing.

Calabria was not hit by the first wave of the pandemic but its fragile health system is buckling now.

Millions of people are returning home following the Thanksgiving holiday in the United States.

Some 22 people died when the volcano suddenly erupted last December with tourists on it.

Joe Biden has pledged to shape one of the most diverse US presidential cabinets ever.

Pandemic-related unrest has been growing in Sri Lanka's prisons as the number of virus cases surge.

A fake image posted by a Chinese government official depicts an Australian soldier murdering a child.

Authorities have warned people of "poisonous gas" after Indonesia's Ile Lewotolok volcano erupted.

Princess Mako had postponed her marriage to Kei Komuro after reports of his mother's money troubles.

The president-elect will probably have to wear a medical boot for several weeks, his doctor says.

A climate activist has won a prestigious prize for leading the battle to block it being built in Ghana.