Gemma HandyReporter, St John's, AntiguaCourtesy of Patricia JosephHyacinth Gage, 74, disappeared six years agoThe worst part is the mental torture, Patricia Joseph says. The "gut-wrenching" flashes of wondering what...

Israel has conducted the first air strike on Beirut's southern suburbs, where Hezbollah is based, since a ceasefire with the group came into force in November.The Israeli military said...

US law enforcement and wildlife officials have raided a marine park in Florida following allegations of "animal abuse" at the site.Four dolphins have died at the Gulf World Marine...

A former police officer has been spared a jail sentence over his fatal decision to Taser a 95-year-old woman with dementia symptoms at an Australia aged care home.Kristian White...

Anne Soy & Lucy FlemingBBC News, Nairobi & LondonUkrainian HelicoptersCaptain Serhiy Muzyka, who started his career in the Soviet army, never dreamt that his final deployment before heading into...

South Africa's former ambassador to the US has told the BBC it is “self-evident” that there is racism within the Trump administration.Ebrahim Rasool, 62, was ordered to leave the...

Rachel Hagan and Mallory MoenchBBC NewsGetty ImagesA rescuer in the Burmese city of Mandalay has told the BBC he is digging through rubble with his bare hands, trying to...

Vladimir Putin has suggested that Ukraine should temporarily be placed under UN control to elect what he called a more "competent" government. It is the latest attempt by the...

Former Barcelona and Brazil defender Dani Alves has had a rape conviction overturned on appeal by a Spanish court.The appeals division of Catalonia's High Court of Justice unanimously upheld...

Prominent figures, including several Jewish leaders, have stayed away from an international conference on antisemitism held in Jerusalem, in protest at the inclusion of politicians from across Europe associated...

US President Donald Trump says he had an "extremely productive" first call with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, amid an ongoing trade war between the two neighbours.In a Truth...

Katy WatsonAustralia correspondentGetty ImagesAlbanese's term has been marked by an agenda on climate change, cost of living and Indigenous issuesWhen Cyclone Alfred barrelled over Australia's east coast earlier this...