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Rajasthan Onions, ironing and 'sex appeal': Who is Tony Abbott?
The gaffe-prone former prime minister is a polarising figure in Australia. from BBC News - World …
The gaffe-prone former prime minister is a polarising figure in Australia. from BBC News - World …
The families of 12 activists captured by China in August demand their swift return. from BBC News…
Both Trump and Biden want to take away the US law that protects platforms from being liable for wha…
The US president calls on the far-right group to "stand down" - a day after telling them …
Secretary General António Guterres says advanced countries will only protect their citizens by help…
People in the French capital are interrupted by a loud bang as a plane travels at supersonic speed.…
There's been a range of opinions on the major US cable news channels after Trump and Biden'…
Donald Trump and Joe Biden didn't hold back in an angry presidential debate that got personal a…
Scientists explain how the biggest deep-sea study of two marine parks led to exciting discoveries. …
How female Muslim Koran reciters are making their voices heard. from BBC News - World via IFTTT …
During the first presidential debate, Joe Biden and President Donald Trump clashed over the future …
Screenwriter and director Aaron Sorkin speaks to the BBC's Will Gompertz about his new project.…
Sophia Smith-Galer explains why President Trump shifted his position on banning new downloads of th…
The city's first Lord Mayor of Chinese heritage reveals the racism she and her family have face…
The scientists behind a microscopic "walking" robot hope their tech could one day be used…
Theresa is one of the first women from her community of tea pickers in Sri Lanka to go to universit…
Little White and Little Grey were in captivity in a park in China but now live in waters in Iceland…
The president denies claims in the New York Times that he paid just $750 income tax in 2016 and 201…
The story of Emmanuel "Onry" Henreid and the unexpected duet that went viral. from BBC …
Almost 200 health workers have died of Covid-19 in Venezuela since the pandemic began in March. f…
Heavy fighting erupts between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region. f…
Belarus police make mass arrests as tens of thousands of people again gathered for protests calling…
Brandon Smith is a former inmate firefighter and now helps former prisoners find jobs in the fire s…
US President Donald Trump nominates Amy Coney Barrett to be the new Supreme Court justice. from B…
Some of the stories you may have missed this week. from BBC News - World via IFTTT https://ift.…
Watch what happened when California Police tried to to pull over a speeding pick-up truck. from B…
Khalid Khan was trapped for 10 hours after a building collapsed in the Indian city of Mumbai. fro…
The pandemic didn't stop Grammy-nominated musician Nathalie Joachim and her class from making m…
A deputy went down the stairs head first trying to catch the defendant as he made a run for it. f…
Activist and businesswoman Yandy Smith-Harris shares her reaction to the Breonna Taylor case decisi…
Tamika Palmer reacts to the grand jury decision in the case, in a statement read by her sister. f…
The late Supreme Court justice's personal trainer pays his respects as she lies in state at the…
Mine-detecting rat, Magawa, has sniffed out dozens of landmines and unexploded munitions in Cambodi…
Ros Atkins looks at why vaccine nationalism is a growing concern in the global effort to tackle Cov…
Some people, including scientists, believe the hard lockdown measures can be confusing. from BBC …
Experts have been warning for years that it's not a matter of if, but when, hackers will kill s…
Breeding snakes and types of rat for food or medicine is a source of income for some of China's…
Pakistan and neighbouring Afghanistan are the only two countries in the world yet to eliminate wild…
The president is heckled while paying his respects to the late justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. from …
Demonstrations have continued in Belarus since the president declared victory in last month's e…
Large crowds demonstrated in Louisville over the decision not to prosecute police for Breonna Taylo…
Adopting a child can be a challenging experience, particularly for one African-American woman, Keia…
The US president spoke out after Prince Harry commented alongside his wife on the looming election.…
Nearly 400 whales have died in Australia's worst stranding. Jools Farrell told the BBC how resc…
Demonstrators gather after the news that one police officer is being charged, but not over her deat…
A plaintiff, a student and a politician speak about the late Supreme Court justice's powerful i…
Kentucky's attorney general says one police officer has been charged over the raid that led to …
Mourners are coming at the to pay their respects to the late justice, who died on Friday. from BB…
Stella Moris gave birth to the couple's two sons while he was in hiding in the Ecuadorian embas…
A glimpse behind the scenes of the challenges in reporting from the remote Yakutia region of Siberi…
Republicans are pushing to fill the vacancy left by Ruth Bader Ginsburg before November's elect…
Three funeral directors reflect on the human toll of the pandemic, as the US hits a milestone. fr…
Carlos Rodrigues is among the firefighters trying to save patches of Brazil's rainforest from b…
The BBC and human rights researchers examined a video of a killing in northern Mozambique. from B…
Ruth Bader Ginsburg's granddaughter says the jurist did not want to be replaced under President…
An investigation by BBC News Arabic has found that Russian oligarch, Roman Abramovich, controls com…
The ceremony went ahead despite the coronavirus pandemic, with all the nominees watching from home.…
At least 25 whales are thought to have already died as conservationists begin a huge rescue operati…
A law enforcement expert and a black runner analyse a police encounter that went wrong. from BBC …
An explosion in Lagos, Nigeria killed 23 people and destroyed a girls’ boarding school. But what ca…
Thousands of devices are being distributed to vulnerable groups such as the elderly. from BBC New…
The hurricane-like storm swept across Greece trapping hundreds of people. from BBC News - World …
The Supreme Court justice has died at the age of 87 after undergoing treatment for pancreatic cance…
Hundreds of people have been visiting the US Supreme Court to pay their respects to Ruth Bader Gins…
Two Jerusalem residents give their thoughts to the BBC from Israel, the first country to reimpo…
Matthew Shifrin took up the sport almost a year ago - with the help of a friend and a childhood toy…
Some of the stories you may have missed this week. from BBC News - World via IFTTT https://ift.…
The forest fires have had a devastating impact on the wildlife of the world's largest wetland. …
Women want to hold to account the masked people picking protesters off the street in Belarus. fro…
Scientists are warning about the consequences of vast swathes of ground thawing in Siberia. from …
The storm, now downgraded from a hurricane, leaves a trail of destruction in Alabama and Florida. …
Scientists say wildfires in Siberia, Russia, have been releasing record amounts of greenhouse gases…
Nujeen fled war in Syria, and crossed Europe in her wheelchair in 2015, but where is she now? fro…
The Centers for Disease Control director and US president give contrasting messages on coronavirus.…
The Ellis family in Australia make frequent trips on a small plane, fulfilling what they call "…
Last year was the worst on record since the charity, Global witness, started tracking deaths in 201…
Video shows flooded streets in the city of Pensacola in Florida. from BBC News - World via IFTTT…
French journalist Valentin Gendrot describes the two years he spent undercover as a French police o…
A look at the impact of wildfire smoke, as it increasingly becomes a source of air pollution. fro…
The UAE and Bahrain sign agreements fully normalising their relations with Israel at the White Hous…
Breonna Taylor's mother gives her reaction to Louisville officials agreeing to pay $12m over he…
With maritime travel down, a vulnerable dolphin species returns to the waters around Hong Kong. f…
The Microsoft co-founder says rich countries should do more and addresses conspiracy theories about…
During the coronavirus pandemic, life has turned to the internet. But not everyone has it. from B…
BBC Africa explains the facts behind 'protective badges' that some politicians have been we…
The perfume brand reshot a John Boyega advert he made for them with a Chinese actor for the Chinese…
BBC Panorama talks to a crime gang that organises 20-30 illegal operations a week. from BBC News …
Four million acres have gone up in flames across the West Coast. Hundreds of thousands of people ha…
Coastal erosion, rising sea levels and intense cyclones have forced people to abandon their homes i…
During the height of the pandemic in Yemen, there was only one functioning hospital in the city of …
How is the president of the United States actually elected? from BBC News - World via IFTTT htt…
Stephen McDonell explores 'the new normal’ in China's capital as it adapts to life with cor…
Tens of thousands of people have been marching in the capital Minsk and other cities. from BBC Ne…
Video of the incident shows a figure approach the officers' vehicle, before opening fire and ru…
Contact tracers battle long hours and awkward conversations as they try to get suspected carriers t…
More than 200 people are arrested as anti-government demonstrators clash with police in the French …
From diamonds to mammoth bones - some gems you may not have seen this week. from BBC News - World…
Thousands of migrants and refugees are demanding more permanent housing elsewhere. from BBC News …
After months of virtual learning, some schools have now reopened their doors to pupils. But with th…
Sir David Attenborough and the mountain gorillas that have won the fight against extinction. from…
Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin is seen leaving court after a pre-trial hearing. …
The US president and his political rival both visit the Flight 93 memorial, but at different times.…
Drone footage shows streets of houses destroyed by fires in the US state of Oregon. from BBC News…
There’s alarm in the Philippines over an escalation in shadowy killings during the pandemic in a su…
High temperatures caused the massive blast in a warehouse storing decommissioned mortar bombs. fr…
Melania Trump's former friend Stephanie Winston Wolkoff on the first lady and her husband. fr…
The 26-year-old's aunt says she is worried about a "cover-up" in the case of her kill…
Harvey Murphy's life changed when he was wrongly accused of stealing and later served time in j…
A blaze breaks out in Beirut's port area, just a month after an explosion there killed scores o…
The skies over San Francisco turn orange due to the smoke and dust created by nearby wildfires. f…
Video showed Javier Ordóñez being pinned to the ground by police after allegedly breaching social d…
The Hollywood star has written a book about how people can get involved in climate change activism.…
Over two million acres of land have burned in California, compared to 118,000 acres razed in 2019. …
The BBC's Jean Mackenzie responds to news the Moria camp in Greece has been destroyed by fire. …
Migrants fled with what they could carry as fire spread through the camp on the island of Lesbos. …
Activist Ivan Kravtsov says Maria Kolesnikova tore up her passport to avoid being expelled to Ukrai…
Singaporean mothers who lost children to suicide have formed a group to help other at-risk youths. …
It's estimated that nearly 80% of structures in Malden, Washington state, have been lost. fro…
Outrage in South Africa over the killing by police of a 16-year-old with Down's syndrome from…
Italian designer Stella Jean says more needs to be done to tackle racism in the industry. from BB…
Australian species roam over massive distances and help the land recover from fire, research finds.…
The girl's family said she went out to buy school supplies and panicked when confronted by poli…
Officials have blamed a gender reveal party for one of several wildfires raging in the US state of …
One family is coming to terms with the death of a brother, and the destruction of its family home. …
Yemen is already facing the world's worst humanitarian crisis and the pandemic has not stopped …
A new illustrated book tells the interconnected stories of a German lake house and the families tha…
Covid-19 is already the third-leading cause of death for African Americans this year. Why? from B…
An estimated 100,000 people have taken to the streets of Minsk to protest against the disputed elec…
A father in Shanghai dressed as a robot as his son and classmates returned to school after lockdown…
Austrian Josef Koeberl lasted over two hours in a box of ice, wearing only swimming trunks. from …
A hospital in Jerusalem is recruiting recovered Covid-19 patients to visit people who would otherwi…
In India, as schools closed during the Covid-19 lockdown, many villages turned to "barter clas…
Scientists who attached a strain of bacteria to the outside of the International Space Station have…
It is one month since a port explosion caused devastation in Lebanon's capital city. from BBC…
"I'm disappointed in myself", Tammy says of her 2016 vote. Many in her hometown remai…
A quadcopter was seen releasing small bags, believed to contain illegal drugs, over Tel Aviv, Israe…
The Japanese coastguard rescued one seaman in a dramatic search operation in stormy seas. from BB…
As street protests in Belarus continue well into their fourth week, a 73-year-old has turned into a…
One of a million migrants who came to Europe in 2015, Stephanie was heavily pregnant when she was s…
The emotional impact of the city's deadly port explosion has been felt as far away as Ethiopia …
David Blaine rose over 24,000 feet (7,600 metres) over the Arizona desert for his latest stunt. f…
The news presenter discovers more about her father-in-law, just one of the men who belonged to the …
The president appeared to suggest that people should test the system by voting both by postal ballo…
Body neutrality encourages people to appreciate their bodies for what it does, rather than how it l…
The BBC presenter revisits her grandfather’s experience of serving in the British Indian Army durin…
Engineers have performed a critical test on a rocket that will help the US reach the Moon in 2024. …
A protest movement reborn, colonial symbols destroyed and policing scrutinised. from BBC News - W…
Visiting Kenosha, Wisconsin, the US president says police officers are "under tremendous press…
When the statue of Edward Colston was pulled down in Bristol during the UK's Black Lives Matter…
University students in Minsk were protesting against Belarus's long-time leader, Alexander Luka…