Tag: BBC

Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos has defended his government's response to the Mocoa landslide, saying rescue agencies were brought together ...

President Donald Trump has promised sweeping reforms to "horrendous" US banking regulations that were introduced after the financial crisis. "We're ...

Last June, Ed Sheeran made a trip to Ghana and recorded a trove of secret material that fans haven’t heard ...

The White House says it is "confident" Bashar al-Assad's government was behind an apparent chemical attack that killed at least ...

South Africa's powerful trades union federation Cosatu has called for President Jacob Zuma to step down. Its Secretary General Bheki ...

South Africa’s powerful trades union federation Cosatu has called for President Jacob Zuma to step down. Its Secretary General Bheki ...

A rare diamond known as the Pink Star has been sold in Hong Kong for more than $71m (£57m), setting ...

At least 58 people have been killed and dozens wounded in a suspected chemical attack on a rebel-held town in ...

Double gold medallist Nicola Adams wants to emulate Muhammad Ali's route from Olympic glory to world titles as she prepares ...

Scotland's first purpose-built film and TV studio is to be created outside Edinburgh after the Scottish government approved the plans ...

British Prime Minister Theresa May heads to Saudi Arabia on Tuesday hoping to tap the oil-rich kingdom's "immense potential" as ...

At least 58 people have been killed and dozens wounded in a suspected chemical attack on a rebel-held town in ...

The US has withdrawn funding for the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), an agency that promotes family planning in more ...

At least 58 people have been killed and dozens wounded in a suspected chemical attack on a rebel-held town in ...

The US has withdrawn funding for the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), an agency that promotes family planning in more ...

The speaker of Nigeria’s northern state of Kano has said that the public will be consulted on a bill that ...

Google on Monday said it will apply machine smarts and outside eyes to help ensure brands don't find ads paired ...

After a quarter of a century, The Undertaker seems to have retired from WWE. The wrestling legend dropped his gloves, ...

A UK-based team of researchers has created a graphene-based sieve capable of removing salt from seawater. The sought-after development could ...

An industrial-scale experiment in a Staffordshire forest will help fill gaps in knowledge about climate change. The project has created ...