Party backed by generals set for landslide as 'sham' Myanmar election ends
BBCAround half of Myanmar was not expected to votePolls in Myanmar have closed after a third and final stage of...
A decade of Star Trek-themed fart jokes: The Greatest Generation podcast turns 10
A decade is a long time for a TV series; no single iteration of Star Trek has made it that...
Five ways weight-loss jabs are changing spending habits
BBCThey're the injections helping some people shed pounds, but weight-loss drugs are also transforming the way people spend.About 1.6 million...
Climber Alex Honnold scales 101-floor skyscraper without safety gear
Watch: Climber Alex Honnold scales 101-floor skyscraper without safety gearAmerican climber Alex Honnold has successfully scaled a Taiwan skyscraper without...
'British FBI' to take over terror and fraud probes in reforms to police
Getty ImagesThe new body will buy technology such as facial recognition on behalf of all police forcesA new National Police...
'We knew the truth': How parents uncovered Scottish hospital's infected water scandal
BBCKaren Stirrat and Charmaine Lacock have fought for years to learn the truth about hospital-acquired infections at Glasgow's flagship hospitalFor...
As the world inches back to a pre-WW2 order, the 'middle powers' face a grave new challenge
BBCI had been asked to give a key-note speech at a conference at Columbia University's Journalism School. It was January...
Italy protests and recalls ambassador to Switzerland after New Year’s bar fire suspect released
Italy formally protested on Saturday the release on bail of the owner of a Swiss bar engulfed in a deadly...
Trump threatens Canada with 100% tariffs if it 'makes a deal with China'
Getty ImagesTrump and Carney pictured in June at the Group of Seven (G7) Summit in Canada.US President Donald Trump has...
What we know about man shot dead by federal agents in Minneapolis
ReutersFederal agents and community members faced off after the shootingA US border patrol officer has shot and killed a man...