The Americas, Australasia, Asia, Europe and Africa have already been marking the arrival of the new year with fireworks and festivities.

Signed into law by President Dwight D Eisenhower, PL-480 allowed countries like India to buy US grain with local currency, ...

Watch on iPlayer and BBC One on Christmas Day from 11.55pm As Christmas Day draws to a close, Kate Garraway narrates the ...

Agriculture and wildlife officials have announced that they have eradicated the infamous "murder hornet" from the US, five ...

Once removed the nests are double bagged, and zip tied to prevent contamination during transit. All nests are placed in a ...

As a result, forests that were once stripped of vegetation are now green again. Watch all episodes of Asia on BBC iPlayer and ...

"It was quite wholesome - the love I felt from strangers was overwhelming." When Bal Tattla applied for the Mr England ...

Around the same time, South Korea rapidly grew rich, benefitting from an export boom in cars and electronics. And money from ...

A survivor of the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami has recalled the moment he was awoken by "screaming and shouting" – two decades on ...

"Slavery-like conditions", as defined by Brazilian law, include debt bondage and work that violates human dignity. The MPT ...

He said the message of the Christmas service was peace – and the importance of unity between cultures. "There is nothing ...

The new expanded Fifa Club World Cup will take place in the United States from 15 June to 13 July 2025. Previously an annual tournament contested by the top seven teams, the Club World Cup will now ...