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The US seizes a tanker off the coast of Venezuela
President Trump has said the US has seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela - an operation reported to have been led by the US Coastguard. Th…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Sperm with cancer-causing gene used to conceive almost 200 children
A sperm donor who unknowingly harboured a genetic mutation that dramatically raises the risk of cancer has fathered at least 197 children across Euro…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
President Trump lashes out at European allies
In a wide-ranging interview with the Politico news website, President Trump said "decaying" European countries had failed to control migration or tak…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Heavy fighting at the Thailand / Cambodia border
The Thai military said there were clashes in five border provinces, and three of its soldiers had been killed since hostilities resumed. Cambodia say…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
SPECIAL EPISODE: The Elizabeth Tsurkov interview
An Israeli-Russian woman held for two and half years by militants in Iraq has told the BBC how she was trussed and hung from the ceiling, whipped, se…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Syria celebrates a year since the fall of Assad
Syria celebrates a year since the fall of Assad, and an end to a brutal fifty-year dictatorship. But what sort of rule and what sort of future does S…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
One year since the fall of the Assad regime in Syria
Syrians are holding celebrations to mark the first anniversary since Bashar al-Assad was toppled from power after a lightning rebel offensive. Also o…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Syrians mark one year since the fall of Bashar al-Assad
UN human rights investigators have said that the cycles of vengeance and reprisal must be brought to an end in Syria, as the country commemorates the…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Low voter turnout at today's Hong Kong polls
Will the recent deadly fire at a housing complex in Hong Kong - and the angry response to it - have an impact on today's elections to the Legislative…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Fifa reveals 2026 World Cup match locations
It's the most widely viewed sporting event in the world. The 2026 World Cup will be played across Canada, Mexico and the United States. Today fans an…
4 months, 2 weeks ago