Two people are reported to have been killed during growing unrest in Iran on the fifth day of protests over the soaring cost of living.Both the semi-official Fars news...

Democratic politician Zohran Mamdani has been sworn in as the first Muslim Mayor of New York City. New York Attorney General Letitia James oversaw his inauguration at midnight, as...

Hafsa KhalilandHarry Sekulich,SydneyGetty ImagesThousands turned out to see the New Year's Eve fireworks in Sydney Sydney has welcomed the New Year with a message of peace following the Bondi...

A worker at Walt Disney World is "recovering" after being injured by a 400-lb (180kg) runaway fake boulder prop in an incident that was caught on video, the Florida...

Mali and Burkina Faso say they will bar US citizens from entering their countries in response to a similar move by the Trump administration.The two West African states were...

Osmond Chia,Business reporterandYan Chen,BBC News ChineseGetty ImagesChinese people will pay a 13% sales tax on contraceptives from 1 January, while childcare services will be exempt, as the world's second-largest...

From meteor showers to supermoons, many stunning celestial events have been captured on camera over the past year. Here are some of the moments that wowed stargazers around the...

Rozina SiniandTom BennettReutersA train driver was killed and at least 40 others were injured in the crash on TuesdayA passenger has described "chaos" after two trains collided head-on near...

Protesters in Iran have tried to break into a local government building in the southern province of Fars, on a fourth day of demonstrations sparked by a currency collapse.Officials...

Max Matza,Kayla EpsteinandSakshi VenkatramanWatch: Jack Smith says Trump charges stem from his actionsThe US Congress has released the transcript of testimony by former Special Counsel Jack Smith, in which...

Passengers aboard a cruise ship that ran aground in Papua New Guinea (PNG) on Saturday will be flown back to Australia, after efforts to refloat the vessel failed.The Australian-flagged...

EPAThe UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC) seeks independence for southern YemenThe United Arab Emirates has said it will withdraw its remaining forces from Yemen, after Saudi Arabia backed a...