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Oslo — Three 1,200-year-old Viking ships that have stood the test of time are embarking on their final and possibly riskiest journey to their new forever home in Norway. The first to make the move is...

Seven Chinese nationals who smuggled Malawians to South Africa and subjected them to forced labour have been handed 20-year prison terms each.The four men and three women were found guilty of human trafficking and kidnapping earlier this year by...

El Salvador seized packages containing 1.4 tons of cocaine floating in the Pacific Ocean, President Nayib Bukele said Tuesday, calling it a strike "against international drug trafficking."The shipment was found approximately 1,000 miles southwest of El Cordoncillo...

BBCThe South African government introduced higher taxes on sugary drinks in 2018. But it hasn't stopped the growing obesity rate in children - 22% of children under five are overweight or obese in South Africa, up from 13% in...

Tessa WongAsia Digital ReporterAFP via Getty ImagesIt proposed a registration system for same-sex couples who were married or had civil unions overseas, and that these couples would have some rights - including the right to hospital visits and to...

The BBC's Charlotte Scarr reports from Kathmandu where thousands of demonstrators took to the streets to protest against corruption and nepotism.Unrest began when the government banned 26 social media platforms, including WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook - but then turned...

The UK ambassador to the United States - Lord Mandelson - has said he regrets his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein.Mandelson admitted he had continued his association for "far too long" - but denied ever seeing any wrongdoing or evidence...

Kenya has been left in shock after the killing of a senior lawyer in a drive-by shooting on a busy street in the capital Nairobi.Mathew Kyalo Mbobu, a respected lawyer and former head of a political parties' dispute tribunal,...

Gavin Butlerin Singapore andPhanindra DayalBBC Nepali in KathmanduGetty ImagesOn Tuesday afternoon, in a self-proclaimed bid to pave the way for a constitutional solution, Prime Minister Oli stepped down."In view of the adverse situation in the country, I have...

Poland said Wednesday it had downed drones that entered its airspace during Russian aerial attacks on Ukraine.Prime Minister Donald Tusk said in a post on X that he had "received a report from the Operational...