An Australian woman who cooked a toxic mushroom meal has told her murder trial she has long been a mushroom lover, but more recently developed a taste for wild...

Disney says it is laying off several hundred more people around the world, with workers in its film, television and finance departments impacted.The entertainment giant has been under pressure...

Makuochi OkaforBBC Africa health correspondent, LagosGetty ImagesAt the age of 24, Nafisa Salahu was in danger of becoming just another statistic in Nigeria, where a woman dies giving birth...

Getty ImagesLuvsannamsrain Oyun-Erdene is under fire over his family's alleged lavish lifestyleMongolian prime minister Luvsannamsrain Oyun-Erdene has resigned after losing a confidence vote in parliament.The vote followed days of...

A second round of direct peace talks between Russia and Ukraine have ended without a major breakthrough, and only a deal to swap more prisoners of war.Ukrainian negotiators said...

The trial of Diego Maradona's medical staff has collapsed in Argentina after it was found that a judge involved in the case had taken part in a documentary about...

The BBC has again accused Iran of escalating a campaign of intimidation against its Persian journalists and increasingly targeting the relatives of staff inside the country.The British broadcaster said...

A man accused of throwing Molotov cocktails at demonstrators attending a march for Israeli hostages in Colorado on Sunday planned the attack for a year, investigators say.Mohammed Sabry Soliman,...

The Australian woman accused of killing three relatives and gravely injuring another with a toxic mushroom meal has taken to the witness stand at her trial.Erin Patterson has pleaded...

Multiple people were injured after a man shouting "free Palestine" tossed Molotov cocktails at a gathering in support of Israeli hostages in Colorado, authorities said.Police said eight people -...

Getty ImagesMany South Africans are deeply attached to their landSouth Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa is at the centre of a political firestorm after he approved a law that gives...

Jean MackenzieSeoul correspondentWatch: Lee Jae-myung speaks behind bulletproof glass at a campaign rallyThe striking feature of this election has been the leading opposition candidate, Lee Jae-myung, campaigning in a...