World News
Venezuela's ex-leader Nicolás Maduro charged with conspiracy to commit torture
The new accusations relate to the alleged torture of US citizens held in Venezuela while Maduro was in power.
'Bold and inventive' Canadian poet Anne Carson wins Nobel Literature Prize
Carson, 76, is celebrated for works that often cross boundaries between poetry, fiction and scholarship.
'Bold and inventive' Canadian poet Anne Carson wins Nobel Literature Prize
Carson, 76, is celebrated for works that often cross boundaries between poetry, fiction and scholarship.
Arizona congressional candidate says she was raped while repairing campaign sign
Bernadette Greene-Placentia says her memory of the attack is spotty and that she was knocked unconscious.
Italy approves elections overhaul as opposition accuse Meloni of 'scam'
Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni says the move will deliver more stable government, but opposition parties say her aim is to stay in power.
Italy overhauls electoral system after fiercely contested debate
Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni says the move will deliver more stable government, but opposition parties say her aim is to stay in power.
Tanker hit by multiple projectiles in Gulf off Qatar, maritime agency says
Casualties have been reported on the vessel, identified by a maritime intelligence firm as the oil and chemical tanker, Acers.
Teacher who sexually abused pupil back in Indonesia jail after BBC investigation
Mochamad Subchi Azal Tsani had been secretly released on parole in 2025, after serving less than half his sentence.
Teacher who sexually abused pupil back in Indonesia jail after BBC investigation
Mochamad Subchi Azal Tsani had been secretly released on parole in 2025, after serving less than half his sentence.
Watch: Why was the sign at the British consulate in East Jerusalem removed?
The consulate, first established in 1838, was set to be closed by the Israeli government in retaliation for UK sanctions.
Bear kills man in home attack near Mongolian capital
Police say the bear entered a traditional nomadic dwelling near Ulaanbaatar, killing a man and seriously injured a woman.
Residents airlifted to safety after flooding in central Chile
The Mapocho river has burst its banks after an unusually large amount of rain fell in recent days.
Residents airlifted to safety after flooding in central Chile
The Mapocho river has burst its banks after an unusually large amount of rain fell in recent days.
Russian strike on buses kills 33, say officials, as deadly attacks on Ukraine surge
Ukraine accused Russia of targeting the crowded bus in the frontline city to kill as many civilians as possible.
Tanker hit by multiple projectiles in Gulf off Qatar, maritime agency says
Casualties have been reported on the vessel, identified by a maritime intelligence firm as the oil and chemical tanker, Acers.
South Korea recalls Ukraine envoy over prisoner-of-war row
It is the latest in a diplomatic spat after Kyiv disclosed that two North Korean prisoners were transferred to Seoul.
Christa Pike now walking after US execution went wrong, lawyer tells BBC
A lawyer says the murderer of Colleen Slemmer is moving around her hospital room after surviving two lethal injections.
Spanish pensioner whose eviction sparked nationwide protests dies
Maricarmen Abascal, 87, was forcibly removed on a stretcher from her apartment of more than 70 years in September.
Most UK diplomats to leave East Jerusalem consulate, Israel says, as Miliband says 'vital services' to remain
Israel said in September it would act in response to UK sanctions on illegal Israeli settlements in the West Bank.
Margaret Hamilton, whose software helped land Apollo 11 on the Moon, dies at 90
Pioneering computer scientist led the development of the software for Nasa's Apollo mission and was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom.