EPAPresident Michael D Higgins voted this morningVoters in the Republic of Ireland are heading to the polls to elect a new president of Ireland.The winning candidate will become the...

US forces have struck a second vessel alleged to be carrying drugs in the Pacific Ocean, amid an escalating US campaign against seaborne drug smuggling.Three people were killed and...

The BBC's Nick Robinson spoke to Head of the UN's Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) Tom Fletcher about his recent visit to Gaza. Fletcher recounted scenes...

Watch: FBI director announces alleged schemes involving NBA players and MafiaAn NBA player and coach are among dozens of people arrested as part of a sweeping FBI investigation into...

A British man has drowned after his surfboard snapped during wild weather in the Australian state of Victoria while the friend who tried to save him also died.Police were...

Ghana's former First Lady Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings has died at the age of 76.She was the widow of Ghana's longest-serving leader, Jerry John Rawlings, who died five years ago.He...

Mayeni JonesBBC Africa, in Cape TownBBCIain Wares was granted bail when he appeared in court in Cape TownA former teacher accused of historical sex abuse charges in Scotland has...

Stephen McDonell,China correspondent and Joel GuintoReutersZhang Shengmin heads anti-corruption efforts in the army and is seen as a trusted loyalist of President XiThe Chinese Communist Party has named a...

An explosion at a Russian munitions factory in the Urals has left at least 10 people dead, the region's governor has said.Alexei Teksler said at least 19 people had...

José Carlos CuetoBBC News Mundo Colombia correspondentGetty ImagesClashes between presidents Trump and Petro have been frequent since the US leader returned to the White House in January For decades...

ReutersThe International Court of Justice (ICJ) has said Israel has a legal obligation to facilitate the delivery of humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip by the UN and its...

Bernd Debusmann Jr,at the White House, Max Matza and Ian Aikman'It was time', says Trump on increase in Russia sanctionsThe US has announced new sanctions targeting Russia's two largest...