A left-wing former history teacher, Yamandú Orsi, has won the presidential election in Uruguay. Orsi beat Álvaro Delgado, the candidate for the governing conservative coalition, by more than three percentage…

Egyptian authorities say rescuers have found survivors after a tourist boat with 45 people on board sank in the Red Sea. A distress signal was received at 05:30 local time…

Menendez brothers: Murder case that has divided America takes new turn After spending more than 30 years behind bars for killing their parents, Lyle and Erik Menendez have a shot…

Zaki Rehman Protesters reportedly torched vehicles and pelted stones at the police on Sunday Sambhal city in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh is on alert after three people…

One person has died and three others have been injured after a cargo plane crashed near Vilnius airport in Lithuania in the early hours of Monday. A search is currently…

BBC Angela Merkel sat down for a rare interview with the BBC’s Katya Adler The former German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, was once described as the world’s most powerful woman. Here…

BBC Encampment residents like Andrew Goodsell say Halifax’s skyrocketing rent has made housing unaffordable for many As cities across North America grapple with homelessness, one Canadian city has taken a…

Israel’s military says around 250 rockets have been fired by Hezbollah across the border from Lebanon, marking one of the heaviest bombardments of Israel since fighting intensified in September. Several…

Huge flames can be seen engulfing a closely-built shanty community in the port area of Manila, in drone footage released by the city’s disaster management office. Hundreds of residents have…

A far-right, pro-Russia candidate has taken a surprise lead in the first round of Romania’s presidential election, with preliminary results putting his pro-Europe rival in close second. With 96% of…