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There are more than a million buildings in New York City that weigh 762 million tonnes (1.68 trillion pounds). The massive cocktail ...

Police in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, have shot dead at least five people during huge protests against planned tax increases, ...

Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako of Japan are beginning a three-day state visit to the UK. A state banquet is being hosted ...

A BBC investigation into the fate of Ruja Ignatova, the flamboyant founder of fake cryptocurrency OneCoin...and the world's most ...

You are what you eat” is a well-known saying. But is it really true? That's what we explore in this episode of CrowdScience, thanks ...

CrowdScience listener Anthony from Cambodia asked us to find out why we lie and how conscious we are of the lies that we tell?

Many parts of the world are currently experiencing above-average temperatures, with meteorologists saying this is largely a result ...

After a years-long legal saga, Wikileaks says that founder Julian Assange has left the UK after reaching a deal with US authorities ...

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued an arrest warrant for Russia's former defence minister, Sergei Shoigu, and the ...

Conflict between Israel and the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah has prompted concerns from the US that it risks turning into a ...

More than 1000 people are now reported to have died due to extreme heat in Saudi Arabia, while taking part in the annual Hajj ...

The leaders of Vietnam and Russia, President To Lam and President Vladimir Putin, have said they want to boost ties as the pair ...

Protesters have taken to the streets in Nairobi, Kenya, to challenge the government over a series of unpopular tax proposals ...

Wildfires in the US state of New Mexico continue to burn out of control after destroying more than 1000 homes in the state.

Ukraine has said its energy facilities have come under a “massive” attack from Russia overnight, in the latest onslaught targeting ...

Hundreds of people are thought to have died during the Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia - most of them due to extreme heat as ...

Russia and North Korea have signed a deal to help each other in the event of aggression against either country. The pact was ...

Young Kenyans have taken to social media to organise and lead protests against a proposed finance bill from the government.

British teenager Jay Slater has been missing in Tenerife for three days now, after flying out to the island for a music festival.

Boeing's chief executive Dave Calhoun has faced US senators about the company's culture as he apologised to family members ...

Vladimir Putin has said Ukraine would need to withdraw troops from territories Russia claims to have annexed before a ceasefire ...

The White House has accused "right-wing critics" of selectively editing videos in a "misinformation" campaign to question ...

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has dissolved his six-member war cabinet, just over a week after the departure of ...

Italy's PM Giorgia Meloni has welcomed leaders of the world's seven richest nations at the G7 summit in Italy. The members ...

UK political party leaders faced challenging audience questions in a BBC Question Time Leaders' Special. Current Prime Minister ...

More than 90 countries and international organisations are attending the Ukraine peace summit in Switzerland, aimed at creating ...

In the Central African Republic, one of Africa's poorest countries, local sand diver Thomas Boa and Chinese construction manager ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in North Korea to a red-carpet welcome on Tuesday night at the start of his first visit to the ...

Warning: This video contains images of open-heart surgery. Gentle shockwaves could regenerate the heart tissue of patients after ...

In a dramatic escalation of the crisis in the middle east, Iran has launched a mass drone and missile attack on Israel.. Retaliation ...

The Israeli military says it will hold a daily "tactical pause of military activity" along a road in southern Gaza to enable more ...

Israel said the vast majority of more than 300 drones and missiles launched by Iran were intercepted overnight. The attacks ...

India continues to suffer from a brutal heatwave, with temperatures soaring above 40C in the north of the country - and some parts ...

Four hostages kidnapped by Hamas from the Nova music festival on 7th October have been rescued in a daylight raid in central ...

Across the Gaza Strip, mountains of rubbish are posing severe dangers to health and the environment. In eight months of war, ...