International

President-elect Donald Trump has said he will look at pardons for those involved in the 2021 US Capitol riot on his first day back...

Women training as midwives and nurses in Afghanistan have told the BBC they were ordered not to return to classes in the morning -...

Africa's development narrative is undergoing a transformation, driven by bold leaders who are challenging conventional approaches and advocating for inclusive, sustainable growth.Among these visionaries...

A US woman has pleaded guilty to drink-driving charges over an incident in which she killed a newlywed bride who was travelling in a...

An estimated 350,000 African artefacts and manuscripts, as well as human remains, photographs and natural history specimens, have been found in a university's collections.Dr...

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s cabinet has reversed a martial law order in the country, just hours after he issued the surprise decree that...

In a landmark achievement, Nigerian songstress Yemi Alade has earned her first-ever solo Grammy nomination in the Best African Music Performance category for her...

US President Joe Biden has issued an official pardon for his son Hunter, who was facing sentencing for two criminal cases.In a statement, the...

Britain's MPs have voted in favour of a bill that would legalise assisted dying in England and Wales.A majority of MPs supported a Bill...

Australia will ban children under 16 from using social media, after its parliament approved the world's strictest laws. The ban, which will not take effect...

A recount of the votes cast in Sunday's first round of presidential elections in Romania has been ordered by the country's top court following...

Can a navigation app be held responsible if a user gets into an accident? That is the question being asked in India after three men...

At least 14 people have been killed in a landslide in eastern Uganda, but officials fear that the true number of deaths is much...

More than 1,000 people suspected of cybercrimes were arrested in 19 African countries between September and October, Interpol announced on Tuesday.Operation Serengeti — led...

Michael Sullivan spent more than 27 years in a Massachusetts prison for a murder he insisted for years he didn't do.He was released in...

Several of Donald Trump’s cabinet nominees and picks for his White House team have been targeted by bomb threats. The FBI said it was aware...

Sean "Diddy" Combs will remain behind bars until his May 2025 sex-trafficking trial. The defense's third attempt to free the 54-year-old music mogul was denied...

The field outside the royal palace in the Ghanaian city of Kumasi was filled with an exuberant crowd, celebrating the return 100 years ago...

Officials from Canada, Mexico and China have warned US President-elect Donald Trump's pledge to impose sweeping tariffs on America's three largest trading partners could...

French prosecutors have demanded a 20-year jail sentence for Dominique Pelicot, who is accused of drugging his former wife Gisèle for a decade and...

Ghana and Seychelles have signed a Bilateral Air Service Agreement (BASA) and a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen their bilateral relationship.The MOU is...

US universities have been emailing international students and staff advising them to return to campus before President-elect Donald Trump takes office in January, amid...

Egyptian authorities say 16 people are missing, including foreigners, and 28 have been rescued after a tourist boat sank in the Red Sea.Two of...

US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Gibson have announced the seizure of over 3,000 counterfeit electric guitars.The successful operation was announced to the public on...

Church services at the Potter's House of Dallas suddenly stopped on Sunday when Bishop T.D. Jakes suffered a health incident mid-sermon. Jakes, a celebrity pastor and motivational...

A far-right, pro-Russia candidate has taken a surprise lead in the first round of Romania's presidential election, with preliminary results putting his pro-Europe rival...

The family of a girl who died from inhaling aerosol deodorant say events held in her memory have spread awareness to thousands of people. Giorgia...

You can see thick plumes of smoke rise from the Agbogbloshie dumpsite from miles away. The air at the vast dump, in the west of...

The three Gardai - Irish police officers - walk down the rows of passengers on the bus, a few kilometres south of the border...

At least 24 people have died after two boats carrying mostly Somali nationals capsized off the coast of Madagascar, local authorities said.A statement from...

More than 80 people have been killed in renewed sectarian violence in north-west Pakistan, officials say.Another 156 people are said to have been wounded...

A New York judge again delayed Donald Trump's sentencing in his historical criminal case as he continues to push for the conviction to be...

Russian President Vladimir Putin has gifted North Korea's main zoo more than 70 animals, including a lion and two brown bears, in yet another...

Indian billionaire Gautam Adani has been charged with fraud in the US, which has accused him of orchestrating a $250m (£198m) bribery scheme and...

A woman in Thailand has been sentenced to death in the first of a string of cases in which she is accused of murdering...

Denmark has agreed on how to implement the world’s first tax on agricultural emissions, including flatulence by livestock. This comes after months of negotiations between...

Hip-hop mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs is currently in federal custody awaiting trial on charges of racketeering and sex trafficking. His arrest in New York came...

International students in Canada now have the opportunity to work more hours during the academic term.Effective November 8 2024, the Canadian government is increasing...

Kenya’s Catholic Church has rejected a donation of about $40,000 (£32,000) made by President William Ruto. He offered the money towards the building of a...

On February 24, 2022, at 5:30 a.m. Moscow time, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced what he termed a “special military operation,” initiating a full-scale...