Members of the World Health Organization (WHO) have agreed the text of a legally binding treaty designed to better tackle future pandemics.The pact is meant to avoid the disorganisation ...

Seven-time winner Ronnie O'Sullivan says he will overcome "stage fright" to take on Ali Carter in the first round of the World Snooker Championship. O'Sullivan, 49, who only confirmed ...

Samar Abu Elouf for the New York TimesThis image of a young Gazan boy won World Press Photo of the Year A haunting image of a young Gazan boy ...

Getty ImagesA full-scale trade war with China and the US is in prospect after President Donald Trump imposed tariffs of more than 100% on Chinese goods imports. China has ...

The UN's secretary-general says "aid has dried up the floodgates of horror have re-opened" in the Gaza Strip, where Israel has blocked the entry of all goods and ...

Scotland will face Switzerland in the final of the men's World Curling Championship on Sunday - live on the BBC - after beating hosts Canada in a tense semi-final.Bruce ...

Tom GerkenTechnology reporterBBCAfter months of speculation, Nintendo has confirmed the successor to its wildly popular Switch console will be released on 5 June, when it will cost £395.99 to ...

Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson won Great Britain's first figure skating World Championship medal in more than 40 years with ice dance bronze in Boston.Not since 1984, when Jayne ...

Navin Singh KhadkaEnvironment Correspondent - BBC World ServiceReutersNew SUV vehicles cross a bridge from Canada into the United StatesAcross the globe more and more Sports Utility Vehicles (SUVs) are ...

The raucous atmosphere was at odds with the regal 5,272-capacity auditorium, which has hosted British boxing since 1918 and was about 80% full. The crowd, split quite equally between ...

Andrew Rogers and Tom RichardsonBBC NewsbeatCapcomIt's a big one - almost a million people have played Monster Hunter Wilds on PC within hours of its launchThe latest release in ...

The Governor of the Bank of England has urged continued US support for two major global economic institutions.Andrew Bailey told the BBC he was "following extremely closely" whether the ...