The Russia-bound passenger plane went down in Kazakhstan with the loss of 38 lives.

The clash took place with supporters of the ousted leader in Tartous, a stronghold of his Alawite sect.

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

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

A Palestinian TV channel says they were in a marked media van in the central Gaza Strip.

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

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

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

The motion comes less than two weeks after parliament voted to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol.

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

Ko, once a rising star in Taiwan politics, is accused of accepting half a million dollars in bribes.

It used to be considered treason in France - but now, alcohol-free wine is here to stay.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

A biodiversity hotspot has become the stomping ground of poachers.