October 2017

Image caption Ernesto Guevera shares his father's love motorbikes and cigars On 9 October 1967, guerrilla leader Ernesto "Che" Guevara was executed in Bolivia. Fifty years on, the BBC's Will Grant takes a motorbike tour of Cuba with the leader's

Photo Credit: Andrew Dunn(BBC) — A female-only Cambridge University college will now accept applications from transgender students. Murray Edwards, whose alumni include broadcasters Claudia Winkleman and Sue Perkins, had only admitted women since its creation in 1954. It will now

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The People's Liberation Army has seen profound changes Of the many noteworthy developments that have characterised Chinese President Xi Jinping's first five-year term, none stands out as much as military reform, and this reveals

Image copyright Reuters Harvey Weinstein, the film producer accused of sexually harassing female employees for nearly three decades, has been fired by the board of his company.The Weinstein Company directors said that "in light of new information about misconduct", they

Image copyright Ashish V Image caption At the age of 17, Urmila Yadav became one of the youngest certified cases of silicosis in India On a recent summer morning, Urmila Yadav set off for the main temple in the village

Image copyright @VP/Twitter Image caption Mike Pence said he abandoned the game because kneeling during the anthem "disrespects our soldiers" US Vice-President Mike Pence has walked out of a National Football League (NFL) game after several players refused to stand

Image copyright Reuters Image caption Mr Corker announced his retirement last week US President Donald Trump has had an ill-tempered exchange with a leading Republican senator, aggravating already poor relations between the two men.Foreign Relations Committee head Bob Corker was

Image copyright Twitter Image caption McDonalds sent the out-of production sauce to the show's creators before announcing its return A McDonald's PR stunt to bring back a rare dipping sauce left thousands of fans disappointed and police called to some

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The pro-unity rally comes days before Catalan leaders could declare independence from Spain At least 350,000 people gathered in Barcelona, capital of Catalonia, for a rally against independence from Spain.They waved Spanish and Catalan

Image copyright EPA Image caption Reduced majority: Merkel faces tough talks on a new coalition Immigration is expected to feature as German Chancellor Angela Merkel holds talks on forming a coalition after her party's disappointing performance in September's election. Talks