Watch: Cargo ship tips on its side in Turkey BBC News 24 December 2024 at 01:25 A cargo ship rolls on its side as it is being loaded at a port in Istanbul in the early hours of Monday morning.
Magdeburg attack offers far right fertile ground despite suspect's backing for AfD BBC News 23 December 2024 at 23:44 There is deep sadness in the city - and also anger directed at the government and migrants.
A dam ignited rare Tibetan protests. They ended in beatings and arrests, BBC finds BBC News 23 December 2024 at 16:46 Through sources and footage, the BBC pieces together how China cracked down on the protests.
The crocodile from Crocodile Dundee dies in Australia BBC News 23 December 2024 at 19:32 Burt, who had lived at Crocosaurus Cove since 2008, was thought to be over 90 when he died.
Greenland again tells Trump it is not for sale BBC News 24 December 2024 at 01:13 It comes after the US president-elect repeated comments he made in 2019 that he would like to purchase the territory.
Magdeburg attack offers far right fertile ground despite suspect's backing for AfD BBC News 23 December 2024 at 23:44 There is deep sadness in the city - and also anger directed at the government and migrants.
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.
Mauritius hints Chagos talks stuck over money BBC News 23 December 2024 at 23:54 The deputy PM said the UK was "quibbling" over the sum to be handed over to Mauritius.
Luigi Mangione pleads not guilty to murdering healthcare CEO BBC News 23 December 2024 at 23:11 The 26-year-old suspect is facing separate federal charges that could lead to a death sentence.
Man arrested over death of woman set on fire on New York subway BBC News 23 December 2024 at 22:52 The woman fatally set alight on a Brooklyn train was attacked by a man she is not believed to have known.
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.