The deaths of six tourists sent shock waves through the backpacker scene in Vang Vieng.
Published: 2024-11-24 20:58:55
Fraught debate revealed the divide between rich and poor as the UN conference sealed a climate finance deal.
Published: 2024-11-24 14:13:37
The Israeli-Moldovan national went missing on Thursday, sparking a joint Mossad and Emirates investigation.
Published: 2024-11-24 17:51:51
Gisèle Pelicot, 71, is the woman at the centre of this trial, but no-one has emerged unscathed in her family.
Published: 2024-11-24 00:32:28
More than 80 die in a tribal area of Pakistan riven by tensions between Shia and Sunni communities.
Published: 2024-11-24 17:03:15
The 26-year-old man began deliberately gaining weight before a physical examination, a judge ruled.
Published: 2024-11-24 10:54:25
The anti-apartheid critic spent seven years in prison for opposing the white minority regime.
Published: 2024-11-24 22:31:14
The anti-apartheid critic spent seven years in prison for opposing the white minority regime.
Published: 2024-11-24 22:31:14
People around the world are extracting valuable materials from e-waste despite huge health risks.
Published: 2024-11-24 10:42:15
The United States Air Force says it is unclear if the "small unmanned aerial systems" were hostile.
Published: 2024-11-23 21:24:33
Kennedy's plans to ban dyes in cereals and fluoride in water could get major pushback from the food industry.
Published: 2024-11-24 05:12:18
David Crisp told undercover agent he had ignored "government edicts" to sell £1.7m of his luxury Boadicea the Victorious product.
Published: 2024-11-24 11:45:46
The death toll from the strike on a multi-storey building in central Beirut's Basta district is expected to rise.
Published: 2024-11-23 20:40:12
Medics made the "life or death" decision with the tourist after multiple attempts to free him from rapids failed.
Published: 2024-11-23 13:49:21
The southern African state has been a shaken by a wave of protests and killings since disputed elections.
Published: 2024-11-23 02:30:56
The party and its allies are however looking at a defeat in the mining state of Jharkhand.
Published: 2024-11-23 09:24:36
Sudan is disintegrating after more than 18 months of civil war, aid chief Jan Egeland warns
Published: 2024-11-24 12:20:03
A jury found that the Irish mixed martial arts fighter assaulted Nikita Hand in a Dublin hotel in 2018.
Published: 2024-11-22 22:22:55
Police say they tested the gnome after finding it among suspected narcotics.
Published: 2024-11-22 19:30:19
Ukraine's President Zelensky has urged a "serious response" to Moscow's use of its Oreshnik ballistic missile.
Published: 2024-11-23 12:35:47
Downing Street refuses to comment on the case but says the government will fulfil its "legal obligations".
Published: 2024-11-22 21:03:43
Lwiro hospital was overrun when the BBC visited two months ago, now nurses say infections are easing.
Published: 2024-11-22 22:27:40
The smugglers offered the migrants bronze, silver, gold and platinum packages, depending on risk.
Published: 2024-11-22 13:54:53
Brooke Rollins - head of a pro-Trump right-wing think tank - is his pick for agriculture secretary.
Published: 2024-11-24 11:43:46
Trump's latest picks include a former NFL player, a House legislator, and Wall Street financer to lead housing, labour, and the treasury.
Published: 2024-11-24 16:57:47
The US president-elect has emphasised the scale of his win – but data shows that most voters picked someone else.
Published: 2024-11-23 07:22:00
He also announces nominees for labour secretary, housing secretary and surgeon general.
Published: 2024-11-23 08:14:24
The nomination stunned Washington, triggering a political rollercoaster that turned into a bumpy ride for Trump's transition team.
Published: 2024-11-22 12:56:29
Migrants from Central America are making their way to the US to avoid new immigration controls.
Published: 2024-11-21 18:13:18
Bondi, 59, is a former Florida attorney general and long-time ally of Trump.
Published: 2024-11-22 11:18:39
New York prosecutors have vowed to oppose President-elect Donald Trump’s effort to overturn his criminal conviction, however.
Published: 2024-11-20 16:07:59
Linda McMahon is the US president-elect's choice for education secretary, and Mehmet Oz is lined up for a healthcare job.
Published: 2024-11-20 11:08:17
Pressure has been mounting on the ethics committee to release a report on Donald Trump's nominee for attorney general.
Published: 2024-11-20 23:23:41
The president-elect's picks for defence secretary, attorney general and health secretary are under heavy scrutiny.
Published: 2024-11-16 03:43:28
This week has revealed much about Trump's ambition but also hinted at tests and headaches that may lie ahead.
Published: 2024-11-16 00:17:12
He has made his early priorities clear - and stunned some in Washington and around the world while doing so.
Published: 2024-11-15 00:43:18
The new deal offers $300bn (about £240) a year to developing nations by 2035.
Published: 2024-11-23 23:13:22
The Samoan chairman of the Alliance of Small Island States explains why some of developing nations left the talks in Baku.
Published: 2024-11-23 21:40:48
An eight-storey building in Lebanon's capital was destroyed when it was struck without warning, the BBC's Hugo Bachega says.
Published: 2024-11-23 11:12:38
The weather event has multiplied damages from the 'bomb cyclone' seen in the US north-west earlier this week.
Published: 2024-11-23 00:27:24
Forty years on, the Band Aid song continues to generate debate about the way it presents Africa.
Published: 2024-11-24 01:34:02
Nila Ibrahimi won the International Children's Peace Prize for her work giving Afghan girls a voice.
Published: 2024-11-24 02:06:21
Abida Sultaan defied stereotypes around women in general and Muslim women in particular.
Published: 2024-11-24 01:27:10
Six foreign tourists have died after apparently drinking contaminated alcohol in a remote Laos party town.
Published: 2024-11-23 00:08:12
Russia made its loudest threat yet of nuclear war, as Western powers bolstered Ukraine's arsenal.
Published: 2024-11-23 07:08:59
These caves were unexplored for thousands of years, protected by swirling mists and terrifying tales.
Published: 2024-11-23 01:22:23
How future talks will play out if another superpower comes to the fore, just as the US steps back
Published: 2024-11-22 12:07:36
The video went viral after one of India's top designers Sabyasachi Mukherjee shared it.
Published: 2024-11-23 01:49:21
A selection of news photographs from around the world.
Published: 2024-11-23 00:11:02