Sushi restaurateurs in Tokyo say they have paid 207m yen ($1.3m; £1m) for a bluefin tuna which is about the size and weight of a motorbike.The sale is the...

Ukraine has launched a fresh offensive in Russia's Kursk region, the Russian defence ministry says.In a statement, the military said efforts to destroy the Ukrainian attack groups were ongoing....

A contingent of 150 Guatemalan soldiers has arrived in Haiti, tasked with helping to restore order amid the chaos wrought by armed gangs.A first group of 75 soldiers arrived...

BBCSupporters of an 18-year-old Briton jailed for having sex with a 17-year-old British girl in Dubai have staged a protest in central London.Marcus Fakana from Tottenham is serving a...

Tens of millions of Americans are bracing for a huge winter storm that could bring the heaviest snowfall and coldest temperatures in over a decade.The storm, which started in...

The US Department of State has notified Congress of a planned $8bn (£6.4bn) arms sale to Israel, an American official has confirmed to the BBC.The weapons consignment, which needs...

Getty ImagesDanielle Deadwyler plays Queen Yodit - a character she describes as regal, cunning and sensualPlaywright Banna Desta has brought to life an often-overlooked ancient African civilisation in her...

BBCNimisha Priya is currently lodged in the central jail of Yemen's capital SanaaFamily members of an Indian nurse who is on death row in war-torn Yemen say they are...

The names of around 425,000 people suspected of collaborating with the Nazis during the German occupation of the Netherlands have been published online for the first time.The names represent...

A former city councillor in Brazil has returned a toilet and two sinks she had removed from her office after losing a bid for re-election.Footage of one of Janaína...

ReutersThere have been calls for protests ahead of the start of the new term on SundayThere is concern growing in Syria that the new Islamist-led authorities have already decided...

A judge has ordered that Donald Trump will be sentenced on 10 January in his hush-money case in New York - less than two weeks before he is set...