Australian scientists have solved a mystery which has gripped Sydney: what were the sticky dark blobs which washed up on some of the city's famed beaches last month?Initially believed...

Getty ImagesDonald Trump swept to victory on Tuesday by chipping away at groups of voters which Democrats once believed would help them win the White House for a generation.After...

Buz Stop BoyzKnown as Buz Stop Boys, a group of mostly young professionals and tradespeople are driving a new wave of civic responsibility in Ghana, picking up brooms and...

ReutersA thick blanket of smog has derailed normal activity for most people Smog starts slow.At first, you cannot see it but you can smell it. It smells like something...

A general election in the Republic of Ireland has officially been called for Friday 29 November. Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister) Simon Harris made the announcement outside government buildings in...

Officials in Cuba have begun restoring power after the country suffered a nationwide blackout on Wednesday caused by Hurricane Rafael, the country's president says.Hurricane Rafael brought strong winds of...

Getty ImagesUS secretary of state Antony Blinken pictured on a recent visit to QatarQatar has suspended its work as a mediator in ceasefire and hostage release talks between Israel...

Getty ImagesDonald Trump is projected to have won Arizona in the US presidential election, giving him a clean sweep of all seven battleground states. Securing the south-western state, which...

BBC/Simon AtkinsonA protest was held outside the Northern Territory's parliament in Darwin as MPs debated lowering the age of criminal responsibility to 10'Thomas' - not his real name -...

Former US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi has said Democrats might have fared better in Tuesday's election if President Joe Biden had exited the race sooner.Pelosi - one...

Billy HenriArnaud Poulay never wanted to leave the tiny Indian Ocean island of Agalega, but this year he packed his bag and took off, broken-hearted by what he regards...

Authorities say at least 25 people have been killed after a bomb exploded at a railway station in Pakistan's Balochistan province. Dozens of others were injured in the blast,...