A nephew of Equatorial Guinea's President Teodoro Obiang Nguema, who was at the centre of a sex tape scandal last year, has been sentenced to eight years in prison...

Tessa WongBBC News, SingaporeGetty ImagesWhile Singapore was one of the first places in the world to ban vaping in 2018, the practice has persistedSingaporean authorities have announced tougher penalties...

Chris Graham & Ottilie MitchellBBC NewsAir raid sirens heard as deadly Russian strikes hit KyivThirteen people including three children have been killed and dozens more wounded in a heavy...

A 15-year-old boy has been sentenced to seven years in juvenile detention for shooting Colombian presidential hopeful Miguel Uribe Turbay at a rally in Bogotá in June. The conservative...

Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair has joined a White House meeting with US President Donald Trump to discuss plans for post-war Gaza, the BBC has confirmed.Middle East envoy...

Watch: How the Catholic school shooting unfolded in MinneapolisTwo children have been killed and 17 people injured after a shooting at a Catholic school in Minneapolis.The attack happened after...

A former Aussie Rules player has come out as the first openly gay or bisexual man in the Australian Football League's (AFL) 129-year history.Mitch Brown, who played 94 matches...

Lil Nas X has said he's OK after a "terrifying last four days" following his arrest in Los Angeles.The Grammy winner, known for his country-rap hit Old Town Road,...

Paul MellyWest Africa analystEPARussia has dangled the possibility of building a nuclear power plant in uranium-rich Niger - a vast, arid state on the edge of the Sahara desert...

Ottilie Mitchell and Tiffanie TurnbullBBC News, SydneyVictoria PoliceSenior Constable Vadim De Waart and Detective Neal Thompson have been named as the officers killedTwo police officers who were shot dead...

Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen has summoned the top US diplomat in Copenhagen, following a report that American citizens have been conducting "covert influence operations" in Greenland.Denmark's public...

Robles Casas & CamposAn Italian master painting stolen by the Nazis from a Jewish art dealer in Amsterdam has been spotted on the website of an estate agent selling...