A BBC reporter looks back to the day in 2004 when the tsunami hit while she was on the Andaman and Nicobar islands.

Interior ministry forces clashed with supporters of ousted President Bashar al-Assad on Wednesday.

A biodiversity hotspot has become the stomping ground of poachers.

The animals - including a Bengal tiger, cougars and bobcats - have died of the virus over the past several weeks.

The prisoners took advantage of ongoing political unrest triggered by disputed poll results, police say.

The bird has been a national emblem in the US for years, but it never had an official status in the country's 248-year history.

The pontiff also called for a ceasefire in Gaza and the freeing of hostages held by Hamas.

Russia has launched a major missile and drone attack on Ukraine's energy infrastructure.

They received hefty sentences after 72 people were killed when the building fell in the 2023 quake.

It also said that soldiers did not know the hostages were there when they began their operation.

Astronauts on the International Space Station send a festive message from orbit, some 250 miles (400km) above Earth.

Kazakh authorities say almost half the people on board the aircraft survived the deadly incident.

For the second year running, tourists are staying away and public festivities have been cancelled.

Trump's promises to use America's strength to its advantage helped propel him twice to the White House.

Ukraine's war stamps, some with swear words, boost morale at home and promote its image abroad.

Two journalists and a police officer are reported to have been killed, with others injured in the attack.

Over the centuries, painters in India have depicted Jesus's birth from a uniquely local perspective.

Lorries containing pesticides and sulphuric acid plunged into the Tocantins river in the north of the country.

The actress' explosive legal case claims to lift the lid on tactics used to destroy stars' reputations.

More than 30 million Catholic pilgrims are expected to head to Rome for the jubilee, which takes place once every 25 years.