Police in Laos have detained the manager and seven other members of staff at a backpacker hostel following the deaths of six tourists from suspected methanol poisoning.The tourists -...

Russian defence ministryA ballistic missile on a nuclear base in RussiaOn the day of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Anton says the nuclear weapons base he...

A left-wing former history teacher, Yamandú Orsi, has won the presidential election in Uruguay. Orsi beat Álvaro Delgado, the candidate for the governing conservative coalition, by more than three...

The Israeli security cabinet will meet to discuss approval of a ceasefire to temporarily end hostilities with the Lebanese militia Hezbollah.The proposed truce would be for an initial period...

Donald Trump says he will hit China, Mexico and Canada with new tariffs on day one of his presidency, in an effort to force them to crack down on...

Australia's most decorated Olympian, swimmer Emma McKeon, has retired from the sportThe 30-year-old won six gold medals in a haul of 14 won across three Olympic Games."I am officially...

At least one person has died and three others have been injured after a cargo plane crashed near Vilnius airport in Lithuania in the early hours of Monday.The Boeing...

BBCChioma is adamant that baby Hope is her sonChioma is adamant that Hope, the baby boy she is holding in her arms, is her son.  After eight years of...

Huge flames can be seen engulfing a closely-built shanty community in the port area of Manila, in drone footage released by the city’s disaster management office.Hundreds of residents have...

A far-right, pro-Russia candidate has taken a surprise lead in the first round of Romania's presidential election.With more than 99% of votes counted, ultranationalist Calin Georgescu was on 23%,...

BBCBiologist Shanika Spencer was delighted when a test using sargassum to fuel a car was successfulWhen large swathes of invasive seaweed started washing up on Caribbean beaches in 2011,...

Egyptian authorities say rescuers have found survivors after a tourist boat with 45 people on board sank in the Red Sea.A distress signal was received at 05:30 local time...