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Spanish police announced on Monday their largest-ever seizure of cocaine at sea after impounding a Europe-bound container ship in the Atlantic Ocean carrying almost 10 tons of the drug.Officers last week raided the Cameroon-flagged vessel,...

Iran's theocratic rulers are under the most intense pressure they've felt in years, as President Trump leaves the option of a U.S. military intervention on the table in the face of a fast-mounting death toll...

Adam EastonBBC News Warsaw correspondentReutersHungary has granted political asylum to Poland's former Justice Minister Zbigniew Ziobro who is facing charges of embezzlement.Ziobro is facing 26 charges related to embezzling money from a fund meant to be spent on crime...

Norberto ParedesBBC Mundo, CaracasBBCOutside El Helicoide in western Caracas, the atmosphere is tense, with relatives keeping vigil.Carmen Farfán's son, José Gregorio Reyes, was detained along with his wife and a friend, while he was in hospital in western Venezuela....

Bathers found five decapitated heads displayed on a beach in Ecuador in what appears to be a warning to gang members who have been threatening local fishermen.The gruesome discovery was made on Sunday on the beachfront in Puerto López,...

A referee and a student are among hundreds of people reportedly killed during massive anti-government protests in Iran.Coach Amir Mohammad Koohkan, 26, was hit by live ammunition on 3 January during protests in the town of Neyriz, his friend...

A gas cylinder explosion early Sunday after a wedding reception at a home in Pakistan's capital killed at least eight people, including the bride and...

Nigerian artists secured a string of victories at the 9th All Africa Music Awards (Afrima), which concluded in Lagos on Sunday night.Global superstar Burna Boy claimed the prestigious Album of the Year award for his latest work No Sign...

Footage recorded by Spanish skier Ares Masip shows the moment she was caught up in an avalanche on Pic de l'Hortell, a mountain in the Andorra.The skier was out with her dog Cim when she was surprised by the...

AFP via Getty ImagesUgandans under the age of 40 - and that is more than three-quarters of the population - have only known one president.Yoweri Museveni seized the top job in 1986 following an armed uprising and at the...