A selection of the week's best photos from across the African continent and beyond:From the BBC in Africa this week: ...

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday issued a waiver that allows the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief and ...

Friends Shipping, which has offices in Turkey and Dubai, has a pattern of abandonment linked to its fleet. Nineteen of the 22 ...

In the Constituent Assembly session on 14 August 1947, after Nehru’s historic “tryst with destiny” speech at the stroke of midnight, it was Mehta who presented the national flag on behalf of the women ...

South Africans awoke this morning to disturbing footage of South African National Defence Force (SANDF) soldiers raising a makeshift white flag to the M23 Rebels.

A host of pubs across Lancashire are offering punters a free pint this weekend to mark the Six Nations, and all you need to do is say a ...

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We chatted with Diana Flores, the quarterback and captain of the Mexican national team, on why the sport is gaining ...

Lebanon said Monday it would extend a ceasefire deal with Israel until mid-February, even though the Israeli military failed ...

There’s also holding on a Bills’ defender during the play, so if it’s called a catch the penalty adds onto it and the Chiefs ...

From celebrations large and small, to the thousands who became new citizens and tens of thousands of others who rallied for ...