Nicole KolsterReporting for BBC News Mundo from CaracasNicole Kolster/BBCEdith Perales joined the militia years ago When Edith Perales was younger, he enlisted in the National Bolivarian Militia, a civilian...

Greta Thunberg has pushed back on criticism that a Gaza-bound flotilla she is a part of is a publicity stunt, saying no one would imperil themselves purely for attention.The...

A US citizen held by the Taliban in Afghanistan for nine months has been released following negotiations led by Qatari mediators, officials say.The man, identified as Amir Amiry, is...

Swiss voters have narrowly approved a plan to introduce electronic identity cards in the country. With all votes counted, 50.4% of those who voted said yes to the proposal,...

Zimbabwe is Africa's biggest producer of tobacco but some farmers believe the country's long-term future could lie in a very different crop - blueberries.Thanks to a breakthrough in trade...

At least 39 people have died, including children, in a crush at a political rally in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, officials say.Tens of thousands of people...

James WaterhouseKyiv correspondent, andRachel Muller HeyndykResidential area of Kyiv hit by latest Russian barrage across UkraineA Russian aerial bombardment that lasted more than 12 hours has killed at least...

Watch: Thousands march in Argentina over murder of girl and two young womenThousands of people have taken part in an anti-femicide protest in Buenos Aires, demanding justice for a...

More than 35 people have been killed in Israeli strikes and gunfire since the early hours of Saturday morning, hospital sources in Gaza say.A strike on a house in...

Watch: Oregon governor says Trump does not have authority to deploy troops to PortlandDonald Trump has ordered the deployment of troops to Portland, Oregon, authorising use of "full force"...

A 61-year-old man has pleaded guilty to multiple sexual assaults on women in Sydney during the early 1990s after police made a breakthrough in a three-decade-old cold case.Glenn Gary...

Drones have been seen near military facilities including Denmark's largest, following a series of incidents that caused air disruption earlier this week.The devices were observed above Karup airbase, among...