Australia's tropical rainforests have become the first in the world to release more carbon than they absorb, in a trend linked to climate change, a study has found. Rainforests...

Ian Aikman andRachel HaganReutersA manhunt is under way for a gang of thieves who carried out a broad daylight raid on Paris's Louvre Museum and stole jewels described as...

BBCOperation Dudula has transformed from an anti-migrant pressure group into a political partyA community clinic just north of Johannesburg has become the frontline of a battle in South Africa...

Bloomsbury PublishingFor South Koreans, tteokbokki is more than a snack. It's soul food. This sweet and spicy dish made with chewy rice cakes is a staple of Korea's street...

The Spanish town of Terrassa in north-eastern Catalonia has temporarily banned the adoption of black cats from animal shelters to prevent potentially sinister "rituals" during Halloween.All requests for the...

Bernd Debusmann Jrat the White HouseWatch: US "looking at land now" - Trump confirms CIA authorisation in Venezuela after boat strikesUS President Donald Trump has authorised the CIA to...

The daughter of the latest dead hostage to be returned to Israel from Gaza and identified has said her father is "finally home."Israel's military has confirmed that one of...

Colombian President Gustavo Petro has accused the US of committing "murder" following a strike carried out on a boat in Colombian territorial waters in September. In a social media...

Australian police have called off a search for a four-year-old boy who has been missing in the outback for almost three weeks, after fresh efforts failed to find any...

BBCA large crowd gathered for the players' funeral on SaturdayAfghanistan will no longer take part in an upcoming cricket series after three players in a local tournament were killed...

Roncliffe OditBBC Africa, KisumuReutersHuge crowds of people gathered at the Jomo Kenyatta Stadium to pay their respects to OdingaTens of thousands of people mourning the death of former Kenyan...

Chen Ning Yang, Nobel laureate and one of the world's most influential physicists, has died at the age of 103, according to Chinese state media.An obituary released by CCTV...