President Donald Trump has called for US defence spending to be increased to $1.5tn (£1.1tn) in 2027 for what he called "these very troubled and dangerous times".That would be...

A pair of twin mountain gorillas has been born in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo - a rare occurrence for the endangered primates, conservationists at Virunga National Park...

Geeta PandeyBBC Correspondent, Delhi120 Bahadur teamThe film stars Bollywood actor Farhan Akhtar in the lead role of Major Shaitan SinghA recent Bollywood film has put the spotlight on a...

'We need Greenland from the standpoint of national security,' Trump saysThe White House says Donald Trump and his close advisers are discussing options for taking over Greenland, as the...

Vanessa BuschschlüterLatin America online editorREDIJavier Marcano Tábata was the commander of the presidential honour guardThe general in command of Venezuela's presidential honour guard, Javier Marcano Tábata, has been sacked...

Getty ImagesThousands of residents fled the Ashrafieh neighbourhood of Aleppo on WednesdayAt least 12 people have reportedly been killed during two days of intense clashes between Syrian government and...

Reality television star Spencer Pratt has launched a campaign for mayor of Los Angeles, vowing to "expose the system".His longshot bid for city hall comes on the anniversary of...

Australian teen sensation Indra Brown announced herself as one of the potential stars of next month's Winter Olympics as she continued a remarkable start to her World Cup career...

Katya AdlerEurope editorBBCOn Tuesday, the so-called Coalition of the Willing, largely made up of European leaders, met in Paris with envoys of US President Donald Trump, to try to...

All times GMTSunday, 21 DecemberGroup A: Morocco 2-0 Comoros, Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, RabatMonday, 22 DecemberGroup A: Mali 1-1 Zambia, Stade Mohammed V, CasablancaGroup B: South Africa 2-1 Angola,...

Tomorrowland, the hugely popular European electronic dance music or EDM festival, will stage its first-ever full-fledged Asia edition in Thailand this December.Thailand was chosen for its "growing influence on...

Watch: What Trump and Vance have said about GreenlandUS President Donald Trump has been discussing "a range of options" to acquire Greenland, including use of the military, the White...