Norway police say body on shore is Kurdish-Iranian boy

Fifteen-month-old Artin had been missing since the boat his family were travelling in sank last year.

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Chinese birth-control policy could cut millions of Uyghur births, report finds

Chinese birth-control policy could cut millions of Uyghur births over the next 20 years, report finds

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Jeff Bezos and brother to fly to space in Blue Origin flight

The Amazon founder will take the first human flight launched by his space company, Blue Origin.

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Klarna insists buy-now-pay-later is better than costly credit cards

The buy-now-pay-later company claims its products stop people getting into steep debt.

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Afghan policewomen abuse: US and EU urge inquiry

The US condemns "shocking" claims of rape and harassment, following a BBC investigation.

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Aiden Leos: Two arrested after shooting of Californian boy, aged 6

Aiden Leos was killed in an alleged road rage incident while his mother was driving him to school.

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House prices jump 9.5% as buyers seek larger homes, Halifax says

Halifax said prices were boosted by the government's stamp duty holiday, which ends this month.

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The Rolling Stones and Tom Jones call for streaming reforms

More than 230 artists write to the Prime Minister calling for fairer payments on streaming services.

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Unlocking: India states start reopening amid dip in Covid cases

Delhi and Mumbai are among the major cities that are easing weeks-long restrictions.

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Egerton Ryerson statue toppled at Canada indigenous school protest

The depiction of Egerton Ryerson is toppled after a protest at his namesake university in Toronto.

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Pakistan train cash: Footage shows collision aftermath

Two passenger trains have collided in southern Pakistan, killing at least 30 people and injuring dozens more.

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Peru election: Fujimori edges ahead but lead is narrow

Keiko Fujimori has edged ahead of her left-wing rival Pedro Castillo as the official count continues.

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IWG: Flexible office firm warns of sharp profits drop

IWG said income will be 'well below' the previous year as new Covid variants hit demand.

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Qantas 'disturbed' by claims of gang infiltration

The airline responds to reports some staff may have been involved in organised crime.

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Stay-at-home holidaymakers warned of summer essentials shortage

UK importers say they are still waiting on goods stuck on container ships in other parts of the world.

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Why Kim Jong-un is waging war on slang, jeans and foreign films

A sweeping new law makes the smuggling of foreign news, films or drama punishable by death.

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Greece's islands aim to go 'Covid-free' to welcome back tourists

All residents and workers on the island of Milos are getting vaccinated so it can reopen to visitors.

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David Dushman, last surviving Auschwitz liberator, dies aged 98

As a 21-year-old Red Army soldier, David Dushman used his tank to mow down the camp's electric fence.

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Thandiwe Muriu: Standing out in camouflage

Kenyan photographer Thandiwe Muriu creates striking images that celebrate and challenge her culture.

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Daniel Ellsberg: The 90-year-old whistleblower tempting prosecution

Fifty years after he leaked the Pentagon Papers, Daniel Ellsberg says he's made another disclosure.

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'My foggy glasses solution helped me through Covid'

Alex Wickens explains how a business idea during the pandemic restored his hopes for the future.

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'Clothes are torn, worn out - I can't find work gloves'

How supply chains can be strengthened to protect against shocks and shortages in the future.

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The couple rescuing the house they bought by accident

Cal Hunter and Claire Segeren wanted a flat in Glasgow but accidentally ended up with a crumbling eyesore 35 miles away.

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'Clothes are torn, worn out - I can't find work gloves'

How supply chains can be strengthened to protect against shocks and shortages in the future.

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Street markets: Can councils get redevelopment right?

How the contribution markets make to communities risks being ignored in urban regeneration schemes.

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Abubakar Shekau: Boko Haram leader is dead, say rival militant group

An audio recording suggests Abubakar Shekau killed himself during a gunfight with a rival group.

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Ukraine conflict: The couple that's survived seven years of war

Svetlana and Anatoly were determined to stay in their front-line village. This is what happened next.

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Rezo Gabriadze: Legendary Georgian puppeteer dies at 84

Rezo Gabriadze will also be remembered for scripting some of Soviet cinema's most popular films.

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Colombia unrest: President Duque pledges police reform after protests

The modernisation plan comes after weeks of anti-government protests and dozens of deaths.

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Israel arrests Palestinian activist Muna el-Kurd in East Jerusalem

Muna el-Kurd, a voice of protest against moves to evict Palestinians, was questioned and released.

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Merkel's party wins final state vote by big margin - exit poll

Germany's centre-right CDU defy opinion polls with a resounding regional win over the far right.

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Xiaohongshu account blocked after post on Tiananmen anniversary

A social media account for an e-commerce site disappears after a post on the highly sensitive date.

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British Normandy Memorial unveiled on 77th anniversary

The memorial in Ver-Sur-Mer, France, records the names of 22,442 service men and women who died.

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TB Joshua: Influential Nigerian preacher dies at 57

TB Joshua was one of Africa's most prominent evangelists, with top politicians among his followers.

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How to protect birds and bats from wind turbines

As wind farm numbers explode researchers are coming up with more ways to keep wildlife safe.

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Covid: Twitter suspends Naomi Wolf after tweeting anti-vaccine misinformation

The American author tweeted a wide-range of unfounded theories about vaccines.

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G7 tax deal doesn't go far enough, campaigners say

G7 finance ministers have agreed to work together to create a "level playing field" on global taxation.

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Venice residents in environmental protest against first post-Covid cruise ship.

Venice residents protest against first post-Covid cruise ship, after ban on large vessels in city centre.

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Turkey president Erdogan vows to solve 'sea snot' outbreak

A thick, slimy layer of mucus-like matter is spreading along Turkey's southern coast.

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Peru election: Country on edge ahead of unpredictable run-off

A left-wing teacher faces the conservative heir of the powerful Fujimori family in a divisive election.

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11 people died in police bombing of activists' house

11 people died, including five children, when a Philadelphia police helicopter dropped explosives on a house belonging to black activists.

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French Open 2021: Roger Federer through at Roland Garros

Roger Federer finds a way to beat Germany's Dominik Koepfer in the French Open, despite being far from his best in a scrappy third-round match.

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Freddie Figgers: The millionaire tech inventor who was 'thrown away' as a baby

Entrepreneur Freddie Figgers says life has taught him that the important thing is people, not profits.

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Why Sicilians still turn to Mafia to settle scores

Italy has reduced the Sicilian Mafia's violence, but it still wields power in crime and business.

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Letter from Africa: How Zimbabwe is still haunted by Robert Mugabe

Long-serving ruler Robert Mugabe, who died in 2019, seems to be causing trouble from beyond the grave.

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Three police killings in the US: Is there a better way?

We asked experts to walk us through three different instances of police shootings in the US.

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Black fungus: Is diabetes behind India's high number of cases?

India has seen rising cases of the serious fungal infection, mostly in Covid patients.

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Budapest protest against China's Fudan University campus

Opponents say a Chinese university in the Hungarian capital could increase Beijing's influence.

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Canada's residential schools: 'There's no reconciliation without truth'

Geraldine Lee Shingoose was sent to a Canadian residential school as a child. Here's her story.

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US to stop seizing reporters' records in leak investigations

President Biden rejects a long-held practise of secretly obtaining journalists' phone and email records.

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