Jordanian army says it killed 27 drug smugglers from Syria
The army says the smugglers tried to cross into the kingdom under the cover of heavy snow.
Instagram: Iran arrests 17 pranksters over social media videos
The videos showed faked murders and cake being thrown at members of the public in Tehran.
Ukraine crisis: Nord Stream 2 pipeline could be axed
Germany and the US threaten the future of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline if Russia invades Ukraine.
Ukraine crisis: BBC tries to track down official bomb shelters in Kyiv
Ukrainian authorities have mapped out Kyiv’s bomb shelters, but can the BBC’s Sarah Rainsford find them?
Tennessee school board bans teaching of Holocaust graphic novel Maus
The board in Tennessee objected to swear words and depictions of nude mice in the graphic novel Maus.
Ukraine: What sanctions could be imposed on Russia?
Western diplomats are refusing to be explicit about specific penalties to keep the Kremlin guessing.
Ukraine: Conscript shoots five at military factory
Five people were killed after a National Guard conscript opened fire at an aerospace plant in Dnipro.
Fukushima youth sue after developing cancer
The plaintiffs, aged between six and 16 at the time of the disaster, argue they got cancer from radiation.
Lithuania-China row: EU escalates trade dispute with Beijing
Brussels says China is acting illegally in a dispute with Lithuania, one of the EU’s smallest states.
Australia scientists find 'spooky' spinning object in Milky Way
Australian scientists say the spinning object is unlike anything astronomers have seen before.
Biden expected to nominate first black woman to Supreme Court
The announcement comes amid news that Justice Stephen Breyer is expected to retire in June.
Catalonia pardons women executed for witchcraft
The regional parliament pardons hundreds of women executed during the 15th to 18th centuries.
Burkina Faso coup: Return of the military strongmen to West Africa
Burkina Faso is the latest country to experience a coup in a region where democracy had seemed entrenched.
What is the quantum apocalypse and should we be scared?
Security experts say a quantum computing leap could crack open all our secrets – so should we worry?
Life under the Taliban: Yalda Hakim's journey back to Afghanistan
With access to the new Taliban government, Yalda Hakim travels back to Afghanistan to find out what the country is…
US Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer to retire
President Biden would pick a replacement, and he has previously pledged to nominate a black woman.
Ukraine crisis: US rejects Russian demand to bar Ukraine from Nato
The US offers no concessions to Russian demands on resolving the Ukraine crisis.
Prince Andrew: Lawyers demand US jury trial in Virginia Giuffre case
Lawyers for the Duke of York, who denies allegations of sexual assault, write to a New York judge.
JAC ofrece a Qatar ampliar acuerdo de tráfico aéreo con el país
El presidente de la Junta de Aviación Civil (JAC), José Marte Piantini, dijo este miércoles que la institución está en…
Interior y Policía pone en marcha programa “Mi País Seguro” en Barahona y Pedernales
El ministro de Interior y Policía, Jesús Vásquez Martínez, encabezó este miércoles el acto de lanzamiento de la Estrategia Integral…