October 2017

Image copyright David Rehmar Image caption Passengers could see the damaged engine from windows mid-flight Debris from an Air France jet engine that failed on a transatlantic flight last week has been located on a remote part of Greenland, investigators

Image caption It would be "shocking" to make Ms Uzbeki return, the court said A 106-year-old Afghan woman has told the BBC she is "happy" a Swedish court has overturned a decision to deport her.Khalbibi Uzbeki, who is bedridden and

At least 13 people have been killed and 20 injured in a suicide attack on a Sufi Muslim shrine in Pakistan's south-western province of Baluchistan. Crowds of devotees had gathered for a three-day religious ceremony when the blast happened. The

Image copyright EPA Image caption Pro-independence demonstrations have continued, following Sunday's referendum Spain's Constitutional Court has suspended next Monday's session of Catalan parliament, in a bid to pre-empt a possible push for independence.The court said such a move would be

Image copyright AFP/Getty Images Image caption While recovering from an inflammation in his left arm, Lang Lang has been forced to cancel months of concerts One of the world's best known pianists has found an innovative solution to avoid missing

Image copyright Getty Images British writer Kazuo Ishiguro has won the 2017 Nobel Prize for Literature. The novelist was praised by the Swedish Academy as a writer "who, in novels of great emotional force, has uncovered the abyss beneath our

Image copyright City of St John's Image caption Smart, solar-powered, but seemingly easy prey for petty thieves A quarter of the parking meters in the Canadian city of St John's have been stolen, it's been reported.The city, in the Atlantic

Image copyright AFP Image caption Protesters wave Spanish flags at a demonstration defending unity on Wednesday Spain's government has said it will not accept "blackmail" after the Catalan leader indicated that independence could be declared next week.Carles Puigdemont must return

Image copyright AFP Image caption A long offensive has seen the Iraqi army drive out IS from most of the country Iraqi forces say they have recaptured Hawija, one of the last enclaves of so-called Islamic State (IS).On Wednesday they

Image copyright AFP/Getty Images A giant python in Indonesia met an unfortunate end when it was eaten after it lost a battle with a local man.Security guard Robert Nababan encountered the snake on a palm oil plantation road in Sumatra's