The family of a young Afghan woman who was killed by a mob have told the BBC the authorities did not do enough to protect her. Farkhunda was accused of trying to burn the Koran - her father ...

The -- has seen evidence which suggests that Rio de Janeiro's polluted waters will not be clean enough for the 2016 Olympic Games

Benjamin Netanyahu is on course for a fourth term as Israel's prime minister after winning the general election. Mr Netanyahu will now seek to build a strong coalition government with small ...

US President Barack Obama has marked the 50th anniversary of the Selma civil rights march in Alabama by paying tribute to the "heroes" who took part. He delivered a speech commemorating "Bl ...

The families of the missing MH370 cabin crew members have held a remembrance event to mark a year since the plane's disappearance. The Malaysian airliner was on its way from Kuala Lumpur to ...

Tens of thousands have turned out for a memorial march in Moscow after the murder of prominent Russian opposition figure Boris Nemtsov. The former deputy prime minister and fierce critic ...

Icy weather conditions have been causing severe travel disruption to parts of the US in recent weeks. The ferries which cross the Hudson river from Manhattan to Staten Island in New York ...

In Liberia, new infections of the Ebola virus have dropped to one-tenth from levels seen when the virus was at its peak. The country recently reopened its border with Sierra Leone and lifte ...