Kremlin denies reports Assad's wife has filed for divorce BBC News 23 December 2024 at 22:15 Following reports in Turkish media, a Kremlin spokesman denies Asma al-Assad wants to divorce her husband and leave Russia.
Hollywood stars support Blake Lively over legal complaint BBC News 23 December 2024 at 18:08 Lively's co-stars from 2005 film The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants say they "stand with her".
A man's suicide leads to clamour around India's dowry law BBC News 23 December 2024 at 08:52 Atul Subhash's death has galvanised men's rights activists and started a debate around India's dowry law.
Ex-Israeli agents reveal how pager attacks were carried out BBC News 23 December 2024 at 21:12 Devices rigged with explosives killed and wounded thousands of people in Lebanon.
Slovak PM meets Putin in unannounced Moscow visit BBC News 23 December 2024 at 18:35 Robert Fico is only the third EU leader to visit Moscow and believes Putin has been demonised by the West.
Ethics report into Matt Gaetz expected to be released BBC News 23 December 2024 at 21:04 A draft details evidence of alleged drug use and payments for sex - which the former US congressman denies.
Biden commutes most federal death sentences BBC News 23 December 2024 at 20:35 The president condemns the murderers but says the death penalty at federal level "must stop".
Cook Islands wants its own passport. New Zealand says no BBC News 23 December 2024 at 13:39 Cook Islanders are citizens of New Zealand, which oversees the island's foreign affairs and defence.
A man's suicide leads to clamour around India's dowry law BBC News 23 December 2024 at 08:52 Atul Subhash's death has galvanised men's rights activists and started a debate around India's dowry law.
Private plane crash in Brazil kills pilot and his family BBC News 23 December 2024 at 06:30 The plane fell minutes after take-off, hitting an urban area in Rio Grande do Sul and injuring 17 people.
Guatemala police clash with Jewish sect over 160 at-risk children BBC News 23 December 2024 at 18:56 Authorities in Guatemala resist efforts by a Jewish sect to recapture 160 children rescued from its premises.
Watch: Abseiling Santa descends from Guatemala bridge to deliver toys BBC News 23 December 2024 at 18:05 A firefighter dressed as Santa abseils down a bridge in Guatemala City to give gifts to children.
Watch: BBC reporter returns to childhood home destroyed in Syria civil war BBC News 23 December 2024 at 14:25 Feras Killani grew up in Yarmouk in Damascus, which saw brutal fighting between rebel and government forces.
Watch: 90-year-old with Parkinson's enters weightlifting contest BBC News 23 December 2024 at 14:35 The woman lifted 45kg with family cheering her on, at a contest organised for the elderly in Taipei.
'I was raped by Assad's thugs – but I'm no longer afraid to show my face' BBC News 23 December 2024 at 14:00 Fergal Keane speaks to two Syrian refugees he met at the height of the migrant crisis in 2015.
Rome to regulate Trevi Fountain crowds after restoration BBC News 23 December 2024 at 07:56 The landmark has been given a spruce-up ahead of the Roman Catholic Church's jubilee, which begins on Tuesday.
Watch: BBC reporter returns to childhood home destroyed in Syria civil war BBC News 23 December 2024 at 14:25 Feras Killani grew up in Yarmouk in Damascus, which saw brutal fighting between rebel and government forces.
'I was raped by Assad's thugs – but I'm no longer afraid to show my face' BBC News 23 December 2024 at 14:00 Fergal Keane speaks to two Syrian refugees he met at the height of the migrant crisis in 2015.
'It's pure beauty' - Italy's largest medieval mosaics restored BBC News 23 December 2024 at 14:01 The mosaics in Monreale cathedral, in Sicily, span over 6,400 sq m and contain 2.2 kilos of solid gold.
Cook Islands wants its own passport. New Zealand says no BBC News 23 December 2024 at 13:39 Cook Islanders are citizens of New Zealand, which oversees the island's foreign affairs and defence.
Trump threatens to try to regain control of Panama Canal BBC News 23 December 2024 at 04:54 It prompts a sharp rebuke from Panama's president, who says "every square metre" of the canal belongs to his country.
France holds day of mourning for Mayotte cyclone dead BBC News 23 December 2024 at 20:40 Flags are flown at half-mast after President Emmanuel Macron declared a national day of mourning.
Cyclone Chido kills 94 people in Mozambique BBC News 22 December 2024 at 22:57 The storm also devastated Mayotte, where one week on, many residents still lack basic necessities.
Woman dies after being set on fire on New York subway BBC News 23 December 2024 at 18:07 An arrest is made after a woman is set alight on a Brooklyn train by a man she was not thought to know.
Frank Gardner: Saudi warnings about Magdeburg suspect were ignored BBC News 22 December 2024 at 23:43 Saudi authorities said they warned German agencies about the Magdeburg car market attack suspect.
Rome to regulate Trevi Fountain crowds after restoration BBC News 23 December 2024 at 07:56 The landmark has been given a spruce-up ahead of the Roman Catholic Church's jubilee, which begins on Tuesday.
Syria's minorities seek security as country charts new future BBC News 22 December 2024 at 14:16 After the fall of Assad, many are apprehensive about how Syria will next be ruled.
Private plane crash in Brazil kills pilot and his family BBC News 23 December 2024 at 06:30 The plane fell minutes after take-off, hitting an urban area in Rio Grande do Sul and injuring 17 people.
Children among dozens killed in Israeli strikes, Gaza officials say BBC News 23 December 2024 at 02:03 A school sheltering displaced families was hit, according to Gaza's civil defence agency.