15 hours agoBy Lucy Clarke-Billings, BBC NewsDCCEEWA collection of 3,404 eggs have been seized in Australia after a European operation into the illegal bird trade.Investigators discovered the haul - believed to...

Donald Trump officially became the Republican nominee for president earlier this week at the party’s convention.Some of his most ardent supporters spoke to the BBC's Kayla Epstein about what...

A selection of the week's best photos from across the African continent:MICHAEL TRAN/AFPSouth African actress Thuso Mbedu attends the Charlize Theron Africa Outreach Project party on Saturday in Hollywood,...

Technology stocks around the world have slumped on fears about the global computer chip industry.The sell-off came after a report that the Biden administration could be set to further...

An Italian journalist has been ordered to pay Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni damages of €5,000 (£4,210) over social media posts making fun of her height. A judge ruled that...

Argentina won the Copa America, but lost the respect of many with the manner of their celebration.Midfielder Enzo Fernandez faces disciplinary proceedings at Chelsea after posting a video on...

The US military has ended its mission to operate a temporary floating pier to deliver more aid to the Gaza Strip, after it was beset by weather, technical and...

2 hours agoBy Sam Cabral, BBC News, WashingtonGetty ImagesThe UFC chief describes Trump as 'the ultimate American badass'A combat sports executive and one of Donald Trump's most outspoken supporters outside of...

Getty ImagesA spitting cobra's incredibly potent venom can quickly destroy skin, muscle and bone around the site of a biteA drug commonly prescribed to thin blood can be repurposed...

Joe Biden has tested positive for Covid-19 and is suffering mild symptoms, the White House has said.Karine Jean-Pierre, his press secretary, said the US president is vaccinated and boosted....

1 hour agoBy Farouk Chothia, BBC NewsGetty ImagesIn a sign of the seismic political changes in South Africa, John Hlophe, a once-celebrated judge whose career ended ignominiously with his impeachment just...

3 hours agoBy Firuz Rahimi and Peter Ball, BBC World Service in Aigle, SwitzerlandBBCYulduz (left) and Fariba Hashimi both came late to cyclingSpeeding along a road in the foothills of the...