Gabon election: President Ali Bongo aims for third term
The incumbent President Ali Bongo hopes to extend his family's five-decade grip on power.
1970-01-01 08:00
Zanzibar boxing: Sixty-year ban to end with first bout
Outlawed in the 1960s for being "inhumane" the current president wants to bring it back.
1970-01-01 08:00
Alexander Kielland relatives seek answers 43 years on
Six men from Cumbria were among 135 killed when a floating platform capsized off Norway in 1980.
1970-01-01 08:00
Dutch Grand Prix 2023: Zandvoort imposes car ban on travelling F1 fans
The event in Zandvoort aspires to be the most sustainable race on the F1 calendar.
1970-01-01 08:00
The science behind the Fukushima waste water release
The BBC takes a look at the science behind the controversial water release.
1970-01-01 08:00
Wagner in Africa: Precarious future after Prigozhin's reported death
Its leader followed a long line of mercenaries in Africa, but his group faces an uncertain future.
1970-01-01 08:00
Pakistan cable car: From panic to relief, survivors recall harrowing ordeal
"It felt like we were standing right at the edge of our own graves," one survivor tells the BBC.
1970-01-01 08:00
France to spend €200m destroying wine as demand falls
A cocktail of problems hit the industry, including demand for wine falling as more people drink craft beer.
1970-01-01 08:00
Four people killed in County Tipperary crash
The victims were a man in his 20s, who was the driver, and three teenage girls.
1970-01-01 08:00
No DeSantis debate bounce, but some Republicans more open to him -Reuters/Ipsos
By Jason Lange WASHINGTON Donald Trump leads Ron DeSantis by nearly 40 percentage points in the race for
1970-01-01 08:00
Georgia renames square after first black Civil War nurse
Susie King Taylor's name replaces pro-slavery former US vice-president John C Calhoun.
1970-01-01 08:00
Madagascar stadium crush leaves 12 dead
Another 80 people are hurt in Antananarivo at the opening ceremony of the Indian Ocean Island Games.
1970-01-01 08:00