A meeting of MPs in Jordan, discussing constitutional reforms, descended into a fistfight which was live-streamed to local television. The…
Russia's Supreme Court has ordered the closure of Memorial, the country's most prominent human rights group, which chronicled Stalin-era purges…
Children in Kabul are having to work to help support their families, amidst an economic collapse in Afghanistan. Even before…
South Africa is holding a week of events to mark the passing of the anti-apartheid leader Archbishop Desmond Tutu, who…
After weeks of heavy rain overwhelming already swollen rivers, two dams in Brazil's Bahia state burst and flooded surrounding towns.…
Archbishop Desmond Tutu, the Nobel Peace prize laureate who helped end apartheid in South Africa, has died aged 90. South…
Around the US, an estimated three million oil wells have been abandoned. Many of the wells are emitting harmful methane…
Hundreds of millions of people don’t have access to electricity. But all over the world, people are joining forces to…
Archbishop Desmond Tutu, the Nobel Peace prize laureate who helped end apartheid in South Africa, has died aged 90. BBC…
The BBC’s science editor Rebecca Morelle on how the observatory hopes to capture the history of our Universe. The $10bn…