International

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy has been granted early release from jail, three weeks into a five-year prison term for...

The daughter of former South African President Jacob Zuma has pleaded not guilty to terrorism-related charges at the start of...

At least 31 inmates have been found dead in a prison in southern Ecuador, including 27 who had been hanged,...

Katharine Da CostaSouth of EnglandMore than 120 British-born red kite chicks have been released in south-west SpainA British red kite...

A weakened Typhoon Fung-wong is now passing over the South China Sea and expected to head to Taiwan, after leaving...

A deal aimed at ending the US government shutdown has passed the Senate, paving the way for the record-breaking impasse...

Joe TidyCyber correspondent, ColoradoBBCVyacheslav Penchukov, aka "Tank", left thousands of victims across the worldAfter years of reading about "Tank" and...

Todah OpeyemiBBC Africa, LagosXThe protesters insulted the visitors who had come for a preview eventProtesters targeted a new multi-million dollar...

Parham GhobadiBBC PersianEPAIran - especially its capital, Tehran - is facing an unprecedented drought this autumn, with rainfall at record...

Yogita LimayeSouth Asia and Afghanistan correspondentFamily handoutHarshita Brella's body was discovered in the boot of a car in London on...