A powerful telescope in Australia gives a glimpse of three million galaxies in record time.

A special force is probing the gruesome killing of four Christians in a remote Indonesian village.

The retort comes after Canberra demands an apology over a fake image of a soldier killing a child.

Thai authorities may be worried by the protests, but the country's food vendors smell opportunity.

France's Kevin Escoffier is "safe and sound" after his rescue by fellow Vendee Globe round-the-world competitor Jean Le Cam off the Cape of Good Hope.

The statue had become a landmark for hikers in Bavaria, but no-one really knew how it came to be there.

Pablo Matera is stripped of the Argentina captaincy and suspended along with two team-mates for "discriminatory and xenophobic" comments in historical social media posts.

Italian prosecutors believe Egyptian security agents killed PhD student Giulio Regeni in 2016.

In the 1960s, Farrukh Dhondy and Leila Hassan Howe became activists in Britain's Black Power movement.

With racial tensions running high, many black Britons looked to American movements for inspiration.

They spoke to the BBC’s Amanda Kirton about how it…

The digital currency has traded as high as $19,920.53, beating a record set in December 2017.

Huge protests have erupted in Poland as the government attempts to ban nearly all abortions.

We spent a night on the streets with the protesters as some were beaten and pepper-sprayed by police.

The Catholic country already has strict rules on abortion…

Swedish police arrest an elderly woman after her adult son is found injured and living in misery.

Certain K-pop stars will now have the chance to delay mandatory service until the age of 30.

The country, which has avoided some strict measures, is one of the last in Europe to introduce the rule.

A baby is among victims in Trier as officials say there is no sign the incident was politically motivated.

With a number of potential vaccines for Covid-19 now imminent, there are increasing concerns that misinformation online could turn some people against being ...

The robotic Chang'e-5 probe makes a picture-perfect soft landing on the lunar nearside.

The UN's refugee agency appeals for urgent access to the conflict-hit Tigray region.

The goals of the UN Paris climate agreement are getting "within reach", new analysis suggests.The Climate Action Tracker group looked at new climate promises...

A top member of a party hostile to LGBT rights is said to have attended a "gay sex party" in Brussels.

Thousands of Eritrean refugees in Ethiopia's conflict-hit northern region of Tigray have run out of food, the UN's refugee agency, UNHCR, has said.

It appealed for urgent access to the region to provide emergency assistance.

Communications and aid access…