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BBC News - World

Trump impeachment: Legal team says charges 'brazen and unlawful'

The response to the trial summons gives the first glimpse of what will form the White House's defence.

(Sat, 18 Jan 2020 19:58:41 -0500)

Australia fires: Victoria braces for severe storms

Heavy rains have dampened many of Australia's blazes, while bringing flooding to some areas.

(Sun, 19 Jan 2020 00:17:19 -0500)

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(Sat, 18 Jan 2020 10:52:06 -0500)

Lebanon protests: Anti-government protesters clash with police

More than 160 people have had to be treated for injuries in the latest violence.

(Sat, 18 Jan 2020 14:24:13 -0500)

National Archives sorry for censoring 2017 Women's March signs

The US agency says it was wrong to blur out signs critical of the president at the 2017 Women's March.

(Sat, 18 Jan 2020 19:17:53 -0500)

New Chinese virus 'will have infected hundreds'

The virus emerged in December, two people have died and it has been detected in three countries.

(Sat, 18 Jan 2020 07:46:46 -0500)

Mexico violence: Indigenous musicians killed in ambush in Guerrero

The men were returning from a party when they were shot dead and burned, allegedly by a drug cartel.

(Sat, 18 Jan 2020 10:45:27 -0500)

Nepal avalanche: Snow hampers search for missing South Korean trekkers

Helicopters are sent to Annapurna region amid poor weather conditions and plunging temperatures.

(Sun, 19 Jan 2020 02:00:24 -0500)

Orthodox Christians brave an icy dip to mark Epiphany

Many worshippers are commemorating the baptism of Jesus by submerging themselves in icy water holes.

(Sat, 18 Jan 2020 15:38:38 -0500)

Disney culls 'Fox' from 20th Century Fox in rebrand

The company wants to distance its film studio from Rupert Murdoch's news company, US media report.

(Sat, 18 Jan 2020 05:51:37 -0500)

Delta Air Lines sued by California teachers over fuel dump

The Delta Air Lines plane jettisoned fuel over Los Angeles schools as it made an emergency landing.

(Sat, 18 Jan 2020 09:07:38 -0500)

Jack Reacher author Lee Child passes writing baton to brother

Lee Child had considered killing off title character before getting his younger sibling to take over.

(Sat, 18 Jan 2020 12:08:03 -0500)

The 'tiny' recipe to YouTube success

This Indian couple's miniature cooking videos have earned them hundreds of thousands of subscribers.

(Sat, 18 Jan 2020 19:32:33 -0500)

When sexual abuse was called seduction: France confronts its past

Vanessa Springora has given an account of the traumatic effects of her relationship with a writer.

(Sat, 18 Jan 2020 19:37:06 -0500)

Acclaimed scientist gets brain surgery for alcohol addiction

Microbiologist Frank Plummer say he's found relief from alcohol abuse disorder after the procedure.

(Sat, 18 Jan 2020 19:42:03 -0500)

The rescue worker who refuses to leave a bombed-out town

Few now remain in Saraqeb, a town in Syria's last opposition-held province, Idlib. Laith al-Abdullah is one.

(Sat, 18 Jan 2020 19:45:02 -0500)

Davos 2020: What is the World Economic Forum and is it elitist?

The rich and powerful will gather in Davos this week, but claims of elitism still dog the event.

(Fri, 17 Jan 2020 17:40:09 -0500)

Australia fires: Have gum trees made the bushfires worse?

Eucalyptus trees tend to be highly flammable, but they also have the ability to recover from fires.

(Sat, 18 Jan 2020 20:03:47 -0500)

'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.

(Fri, 17 Jan 2020 19:02:41 -0500)

Rain brings bushfire relief to parts of Australia

Storms hit parts of Australia's east coast, dousing some fires and giving inhabitants some respite.

(Sat, 18 Jan 2020 08:25:28 -0500)

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.

(Fri, 17 Jan 2020 19:01:13 -0500)

Iran tensions: Khamenei's 'defiant message' at Friday prayers

Iran's supreme leader hit out at his "enemies" following recent turmoil in the region.

(Fri, 17 Jan 2020 07:09:34 -0500)

'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.

(Fri, 17 Jan 2020 17:32:48 -0500)

What's behind the fight for Libya?

The oil-rich North African country has been beset by a civil war for nearly a decade.

(Thu, 16 Jan 2020 19:04:27 -0500)

'I was sexually abused by a shaman at an ayahuasca retreat'

Ayahuasca's psychedelic powers are attracting more and more tourists. But the scene appears to have a dark side.

(Wed, 15 Jan 2020 20:05:51 -0500)

How having a son with Down's syndrome changed rocker's music

The rock singer Cormac Neeson says having a child with Down's syndrome changed his life for the better.

(Sun, 12 Jan 2020 20:36:47 -0500)

Naked artists in Serbia breathing life into damaged art scene

Marina Abramovic styles herself as the "grandmother of performance art" and Belgrade is where she began.

(Sun, 12 Jan 2020 19:26:48 -0500)

Prohibition: US activists fight for temperance 100 years on

US Prohibition was launched on 17 January 1920. A hundred years later, some activists won't give up.

(Thu, 16 Jan 2020 16:52:30 -0500)

Why are Chinese fishermen finding so many 'submarine spies'?

Fisherman are catching foreign "spy drones" ? giving us a rare insight into covert sea surveillance.

(Thu, 16 Jan 2020 01:55:28 -0500)