Dettol apologises after ad to clean up 'toxic men' backfires in China
The ad sparked accusations of sexism in China, after featuring a man looking for a partner who is "not tainted by other men".
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Inquiry ordered after building fire kills 15 in north India city
Witnesses described people jumping from windows to escape, while rescue teams broke through a wall to save lives.
Why was JD Vance in a luxury Swiss resort for talks with Iran?
BBC correspondent Jessica Parker explains some key points of the direct talks between the US vice-president and Iran.
Ransom note claims Nancy Guthrie died after abduction
The note from the possible kidnappers reportedly stated that they did not mean for her to die and included an apology to the family.
How 100 hospitals switched to pen and paper to defeat a national cyber-attack
For four days, dozens of Romanian hospitals went offline, as cyber-experts sought to defeat the hackers.
A brutal gang rape in India revives painful memories of 2012 Delhi assault
The case from Begusarai in Bihar comes close in brutality to that inflicted on a woman during a sexual assault in 2012.
Who is Andy Burnham, U.K.’s ‘King of the North’ and likely next prime minister?
The runaway favorite to succeed Prime Minister Keir Starmer is a longtime mayor equally comfortable in the corridors of Westminster and in working-class northern England.
Clive Davis, music mogul behind Whitney Houston and Bruce Springsteen, dies aged 94
The record company executive also worked with Billy Joel, Pink Floyd, Alicia Keys and Aerosmith.
Kenya minister found in contempt of court over US-backed Ebola centre
Aden Duale defied a High Court order to stop building work on a controversial US-funded facility.
Twins marry twins in joyous Nigerian joint wedding
Brothers Taiwo and Kehinde Oguntoye speak to the BBC after getting hitched to twin sisters.
WhatsApp to be led by Indian start-up founder as Will Cathcart steps back
WhatsApp's leadership shake-up comes as Meta looks to strengthen its app's already booming presence in India.
Myanmar army killed over 700 civilians in six months, UN says
The new UN report says the 702 civilian deaths over six months last year included 153 children.
At least 13 killed and dozens injured after Qatar gas explosion
The city's main liquified natural gas (LNG) processing site suffered a "technical accident" in the Ras Laffan industrial zone.
Iran says no new commitments on nuclear sites after Vance says inspectors to be invited back
Iran's foreign ministry says it made "no new commitments" on nuclear inspections after talks in Switzerland.
Guinea bans exports of raw gold to boost local refining
The prohibition is intended to boost the country's economy by refining gold domestically.
U.K. will get its seventh prime minister in 10 years. Here’s how they fell.
Looking back over the past decade, it’s hard not to wonder whether Larry the Cat has been the most stabilizing presence in British politics.
Alan Greenspan, architect of the modern American economy, dies aged 100
As chairman of the Federal Reserve, Alan Greenspan became the world's most high-profile banker.
Former Kenyan justice minister blocked from entering Uganda, lawyers' body says
Martha Karua is a lawyer representing detained Ugandan opposition leader Kizza Besigye who is on trial for treason.
Late singer Oliver Tree's body returned to US after helicopter crash
The 32-year-old California native died whilst on his world tour, ahead of a date in Brazil.
'I witnessed Maradona's Hand of God' - a goal still talked about 40 years on
One BBC journalist's first football game had one of the sport's most controversial moments and also one of the most celebrated.
Read Keir Starmer’s resignation speech
Here is the text of the British prime minister's resignation speech outside 10 Downing Street on Monday. It set the stage for a new Labour Party leader to become government leader by September.
Three dead in Philippines high school shooting over bullying 'grudge'
Police say they believe the attack was motivated by a "grudge" over bullying.
