September 2017

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption North Korea has claimed to have developed a hydrogen bomb China and Russia have joined a unanimous UN vote to impose new sanctions on North Korea after its sixth and largest nuclear test. The

Image caption Sabequr Nahar has lost both her legs The BBC has spoken to Rohingya Muslims who suffered crippling injuries after apparently stepping on army landmines as they fled violence in Myanmar.One of them, a 15-year-old boy being treated in

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Crimean Tatars make up an estimated 12% of the peninsula's population (file picture) A prominent opponent of Russia's annexation of Crimea has been given eight years in jail for stirring up protests.Akhtem Chiygoz, deputy

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionStrong winds and rain have been battering Florida About 6.5 million homes in Florida, two-thirds of the total, are without power after Hurricane Irma cut a deadly path through the state, officials

Image copyright AFP Tech giant Google has lodged an appeal against the 2.4bn euro fine (£2bn / $2.8bn) it was ordered to pay by the European Commission in June. The regulator had ruled that positioning its own shopping comparison service

Image copyright EPA Image caption Venezuelan Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza said the UN report was "riddled with lies" Venezuela's Foreign Minister has accused the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights of lying.Jorge Arreaza was responding to a

At least 18 policemen have been killed in an attack on a convoy in Egypt's Sinai peninsula claimed by so-called Islamic State, security sources say.Militants detonated a roadside bomb near the town of el-Arish, reportedly destroying three armoured vehicles and

Image copyright AFP Image caption The crowd held aloft a giant pro-independence "Yes" banner Thousands of Catalans are thronging the streets of Barcelona to mark their national day - the "Diada" - and show support for an independence referendum.Catalonia's pro-independence

A Spanish physiotherapist working at a Red Cross hospital in northern Afghanistan has been shot dead by a patient, the group says.Lorena Enebral Perez, 38, was killed at the aid group's rehabilitation centre in the city of Mazar-e Sharif.She was

Image copyright PAige burgess Image caption Paige surprised her bridesmaids by replacing their flowers with the baked bouquets Wedding flowers are seen by many brides as an integral part of the big day, but one woman from Australia went for