- How Italy's far right is hoping to cause a political earthquake
Matteo Salvini is hoping to cause a political shock by winning a traditional stronghold of the left.
- 1 day ago 24 Jan 20, 12:08am - - Iguanas falling from trees in Florida
As temperatures drop in Florida more and more iguanas are plummeting to the ground.
- 1 day ago 23 Jan 20, 10:35pm - - Storm Gloria: Wind, rain, flooding and snow batter parts of Spain
Hundreds of thousands of people were left without power and at least 13 people were killed.
- 1 day ago 23 Jan 20, 3:13pm - - Jean-Paul Gaultier's last fashion show
The French designer has said goodbye to his 50-year runway career in Paris but says he will not stop working.
- 2 days ago 23 Jan 20, 12:35pm - - Coronavirus: Virus fears trigger Shanghai face mask shortage
Customers queue outside a pharmacy in Shanghai to buy face masks in bid to avoid new coronavirus.
- 2 days ago 23 Jan 20, 12:14pm - - Coronavirus: British passenger 'wasn't sure' he could get out of Wuhan
British passenger describes the journey from the virus-hit Chinese city of Wuhan after the spread of coronavirus.
- 2 days ago 23 Jan 20, 8:06am - - Lions and tigers escape circus for vast new home
Seventeen big cats rescued from Guatemalan circuses have moved to a South African wildlife sanctuary.
- 2 days ago 23 Jan 20, 12:36am - - Ivory Coast is using plastic waste to build schools
The West African country has partnered with UNICEF to transform landfill waste into bricks for schools.
- 2 days ago 23 Jan 20, 12:32am - - Three generations join Delhi women's citizenship sit-in
Thousands of women are camping out in a Delhi suburb in protest over a law they see as anti-Muslim.
- 2 days ago 23 Jan 20, 12:30am - - Yad Vashem: Why Poland won't be attending Holocaust memorial
Poland's president has snubbed an Israeli event to mark the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz.
- 2 days ago 23 Jan 20, 12:16am - - Lebanon protesters angry over new government
Demonstrators return to the streets saying Lebanon's new government does not meet their demands.
- 2 days ago 22 Jan 20, 9:10pm - - Schiff makes case against Trump before he opens impeachment trial
House impeachment manager Adam Schiff says he will lay out the timeline and facts behind the inquiry
- 2 days ago 22 Jan 20, 8:02pm - - Macron orders Israeli security to 'go outside' at Jerusalem church
French President Emmanuel Macron berates the security for not leaving a Jerusalem basilica.
- 2 days ago 22 Jan 20, 5:35pm - - Storm Gloria: Sea foam engulfs streets of Spanish town
Marine foam brought ashore by Storm Gloria floods streets in Tossa de Mar.
- 3 days ago 22 Jan 20, 12:19pm - - Trump impeachment: What happened on day one?
After nearly 13 hours of fierce debate, the US Senate adopts ground rules for the trial.
- 3 days ago 22 Jan 20, 10:46am - - The Sudanese women breaking taboos by playing football
Women in Sudan are taking on the patriarchy and challenging social norms.
- 3 days ago 22 Jan 20, 12:11am - - Australia fires: 'Incredible' signs of life return to burned bush
Australia's bushfire crisis has crippled habitats, but in some places life is starting to return.
- 3 days ago 22 Jan 20, 12:08am - - China coronavirus: What we know so far
The BBC's online health editor explains what we know about the coronavirus.
- 3 days ago 22 Jan 20, 12:02am - - Troops called in amid record Canada snowfall
The Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador was hit with more than 70cm of snow.
- 3 days ago 21 Jan 20, 9:19pm - - The challenge of photographing Taal volcano
Photographer Ezra Acayan describes the risky business of shooting a volcano as it erupts.
- 3 days ago 21 Jan 20, 9:09pm - - Davos: Greta Thunberg & Donald Trump clash on climate change
The Swedish climate activist and the US president gave very different speeches at Davos.
- 3 days ago 21 Jan 20, 8:41pm - - Unused emergency aid discovered in Puerto Rico
Pallets of diapers, heaters, water, and other unused emergency aid were found in a warehouse.
- 3 days ago 21 Jan 20, 7:22pm - - South African man breaks own barrel-sitting record
After no-one surpassed the record he set in 1997, Vernon Kruger set out to beat it himself.
- 3 days ago 21 Jan 20, 4:32pm - - Trump Davos speech: 'This is not a time for pessimism'
The US president called for the rejection of "the perennial prophets of doom" during his speech.
- 4 days ago 21 Jan 20, 11:59am - - Windrush scandal: 'A billion pounds can't buy back my happiness'
Chiplyn Burton was denied entry back into the UK after a trip to Jamaica in the 1970s.
- 4 days ago 21 Jan 20, 6:41am - - Trump impeachment trial: Five possible twists ahead
Many believe President Trump will be acquitted at the end of this process. But could it yet diverge from the script?
- 4 days ago 21 Jan 20, 12:28am - - Windrush: Reunited over 70 years later
The BBC has brought together two men in their nineties who came to Britain from Jamaica in 1948 on the Empire Windrush.
- 4 days ago 21 Jan 20, 12:22am - - Paternity leave: Why Japan is talking about Shinjiro Koizumi
This politician is going on leave to take care of his newborn son, and it's pretty controversial.
- 4 days ago 21 Jan 20, 12:22am - - Emiliano Sala: Claims footballer treated like a 'toy'
Footballer Emiliano Sala messaged a friend saying he felt forced out by his French club days before he died.
- 4 days ago 21 Jan 20, 12:11am - - Virginia gun rally: US gun-rights activists rally in their thousands
After new gun laws were proposed in the state of Virginia, protesters had their firearms on open display.
- 4 days ago 20 Jan 20, 9:11pm - - Plankton phenomenon lights up bay
Bioluminescent algae in Jervis Bay, Australia, glows in a captivating night time display.
- 5 days ago 20 Jan 20, 1:55pm - - Australia storms: Huge hail causes chaos in two cities
Melbourne and Canberra are pelted by golf-ball sized stones, causing widespread damage.
- 5 days ago 20 Jan 20, 4:18am - - The traditional dance where men perform as women
Rianto is a master of Lengger Lanang, a traditional Indonesia dance where men perform as women.
- 5 days ago 20 Jan 20, 12:18am - - China's struggle to move away from coal
China is a country caught in the middle of a global struggle: to develop but also be green.
- 5 days ago 20 Jan 20, 12:16am - - Trump impeachment: What's Ukraine got to do with it?
The reason US President Donald Trump is facing an impeachment trial lies thousands of miles away.
- 5 days ago 20 Jan 20, 12:04am - - Davos 2020: An overview of the WEF summit in numbers
BBC News looks at some of the numbers around the 50th World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
- 5 days ago 19 Jan 20, 11:57pm - - Canada snowstorms: State of emergency declared
As much as 30 inches (76cm) of snow has fallen in Newfoundland after severe snowstorms.
- 6 days ago 19 Jan 20, 12:46pm - - ICYMI: Freezing houses, frozen rituals and a seal far from home
Here's a look some of the stories you may have missed this week.
- 6 days ago 19 Jan 20, 12:04am - - Lebanon protests: Anti-government protesters clash with police
Nearly 400 were injured in the worst violence since anti-government protests broke out in October.
- 6 days ago 18 Jan 20, 7:24pm - - Rain brings bushfire relief to parts of Australia
Storms hit parts of Australia's east coast, dousing some fires and giving inhabitants some respite.
- 7 days ago 18 Jan 20, 1:25pm - - 'You can quit': Colombian cocaine farmers' message to UK user
Two Colombian producers tell a British cocaine user they wouldn't take it as they know what's in it.
- 7 days ago 18 Jan 20, 12:02am - - Global Hawk drones: A look at Nato's new spy tool
The Global Hawk, which is unmanned, can travel halfway around the world on one tank of fuel.
- 7 days ago 18 Jan 20, 12:01am - - Squash seeks recognition in famed NYC rail station
The location is meant to show new audiences this non-Olympic sport.
- 7 days ago 17 Jan 20, 10:44pm - - 'We can get along because that's America'
How a "big hairy Trump guy" and a "queer individual" bonded at a rally for the Democrats in New Hampshire.
- 7 days ago 17 Jan 20, 10:32pm - - Iran tensions: Khamenei's 'defiant message' at Friday prayers
Iran's supreme leader hit out at his "enemies" following recent turmoil in the region.
- 8 days ago 17 Jan 20, 12:09pm - - Australia drought: ‘Wall of dust’ envelops town
A dust cloud sweeps across a New South Wales town, turning it red in seconds.
- 8 days ago 17 Jan 20, 7:09am - - What's behind the fight for Libya?
The oil-rich North African country has been beset by a civil war for nearly a decade.
- 8 days ago 17 Jan 20, 12:04am - - What it means to be mixed race in the US
The number of multi-racial people in the US is on the rise. But the experience comes with struggles.
- 8 days ago 16 Jan 20, 10:49pm - - Putin's plans: What Russian president's surprise means
New PM, new government and plans to change the constitution - the BBC's Sarah Rainsford explains what's going on in Russia.
- 8 days ago 16 Jan 20, 8:43pm - - Building collapse misses pedestrians by seconds
Security footage captures two people in Washington DC narrowly avoid being crushed by falling debris.
- 8 days ago 16 Jan 20, 6:12pm -