Caroline Davies,Pakistan correspondent, Islamabad and Dearbail JordanPakistan: Suicide attack outside Islamabad court kills 12A suicide attack outside a court in Pakistan's capital Islamabad has killed 12 people and injured...

The scandal initially hit the headlines on 27 October, when TFF president Ibrahim Haciosmanoglu said hundreds of referees were linked to betting accounts.Haciosmanoglu claimed that out of 571 referees...

At least 31 inmates have been found dead in a prison in southern Ecuador, including 27 who had been hanged, officials say. Four prisoners were killed and more than...

Watch: 'If you didn't have a rough past, you wouldn't have a chance', says Trump on al-SharaaSyria will join the international coalition to combat the Islamic State group, marking...

Watch: The moment US Senate approves bill that could end shutdownThe US Senate has passed a crucial funding bill that could bring the longest government shutdown in history to...

John Laws, the veteran Australian talkback radio host dubbed the "Golden Tonsils" for his trademark voice, has died aged 90.Laws, whose career spanned more than 70 years, was -...

Doug Faulkner and Vikas Pandey,India editor, DelhiWatch: Verified video shows aftermath of car explosion in DelhiAt least eight people have been killed and more injured after a car exploded...

Todah OpeyemiBBC Africa, LagosXThe protesters insulted the visitors who had gone for a preview eventProtesters have targeted a new multi-million dollar museum in Nigeria and forced organisers to postpone...

At least seven people have died after a boat carrying undocumented migrants sank near the border between Thailand and Malaysia.Thirteen people have been rescued but dozens are missing. Malaysian...

In the three weeks since the Louvre museum heist, as investigators sought to find out who was behind it and why the French crown jewels had been so easy...

Steffan MessengerWales environment correspondentGetty ImagesThe golden lion tamarin is an endangered species that is native to the Amazon rainforests of BrazilTree-felling in the Amazon rainforest is partly to blame...

Parham GhobadiBBC PersianEPAIran - especially its capital, Tehran - is facing an unprecedented drought this autumn, with rainfall at record lows and reservoirs nearly empty. Officials are pleading with...