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The Handmaid’s Tale and Big Little Lies win Emmy Awards 2017
Dystopian TV series The Handmaid's Tale has scooped the top drama honours at this year's Emmy Awards.
September 18, 2017: The show won five awards including...
One-quarter of the world’s population is now on Facebook
More than a quarter of the world's population now uses Facebook every month, the social network says.
June 29, 2017: "As of this morning, the...
Nepal election: The women who want to bring change
The first local elections in nearly 20 years are taking place in Nepal. Under the new constitution, local bodies have substantial clout - they...
Lionel Messi banned for ‘insulting’ assistant referee
Lionel Messi was banned for four international matches - just five and a half hours before Argentina's World Cup qualifier against Bolivia kicked off
March...
Bill Gates tops Forbes’ rich list but Trump’s wealth slips
Microsoft founder Bill Gates again tops Forbes' list of the world's richest people, in a year when the number of billionaires rose 13% to...
Denmark the ‘happiest country’ and Burundi ‘the least happy’
Denmark is the world's happiest country while Burundi is the least happy, according to a new survey.
The fourth World Happiness Report also found that...
Human stories inspire positive change
Stories of BBC Sajha Sawal and Open Jirga
Katy Williams asked political debate show presenters in Nepal and Afghanistan about the real-life changes their programmes...
Kim Jong-nam death: Two women to face murder charges
March 1, 2017: Two women implicated in the killing of the estranged brother of North Korea's leader will be charged with murder shortly, Malaysia's...
North Korean leader’s brother Kim Jong-nam killed at Malaysia airport
The half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, Kim Jong-nam, has been killed in an attack in the Malaysian capital, Kuala Lumpur.
February 15, 2017:...
India activist Kailash Satyarthi’s Nobel medal stolen from home
A replica of the Nobel medal awarded to Indian child rights campaigner Kailash Satyarthi has been stolen from his home in the capital, Delhi.
February...
Saroo Brierley: The real-life search behind the film Lion
He was the tiny boy from a poor family in India who fell asleep on a train and woke up 1,000 miles from home.
Sydney,...
India says it plans to measure whether quake shrank Everest
The Indian government has said it plans to measure the height of Mount Everest for a second time to assess whether it changed as...
Oscar nominations 2017: What to look out for
This year's Oscar nominations are due out later, with La La Land likely to land as the clear frontrunner.
The modern musical romance has swept...
Niagara Falls’ Colourful New
Niagara Falls, the three majestic waterfalls that straddle the Canadian-United States border, can now be seen at night like never before.
Inspired by a 2015...
The serious artist behind the children’s classic
Everyone knows the Moomins – but how many know of the brave life and challenging paintings of their creator, Tove Jansson? Cath Pound finds...
Going global with Facebook Live
Picture:Â Bidhya Chapagain presents a Sajha Sawal 'Facebook Live' featuring politicians, Shanta Chaudhary and Renu Chand
Hundreds of thousands of people across the world joined our...
The iPhone at 10: How the smartphone became so smart
On 9 January 2007, one of the most influential entrepreneurs on the planet announced something new - a product that was to become the...
The nation that hates to be late
The Swiss derive genuine joy from the fact that life unfolds on time and in a highly efficient manner
Although many countries are saddled with...
India’s Biryani Wars
Biryani, the centrepiece of countless Indian holidays and weddings – where it regularly upstages the cake – is at the centre of a contentious...
The runaway who travelled the world
Although he’s ranked the world’s #2 on The Best Traveled website, 62-year-old Barcelona native Jorge Sanchez insists that he is nothing like the other...
Where beauty knows no bounds
Photographer Noroc Mihaela has travelled the length and breadth of the world to discover the true meaning of beauty.
For photographer Mihaela Noroc, connecting with...
White Sun: The Nepalese film that holds a mirror to post-war...
A battle-hardened, world-weary but still young former Maoist guerrilla is summoned back to his native village after his father dies.
As he trudges homeward, a...
Why you should travel solo
Forget navigating the needs and wants of a group. Travelling solo means savouring unique experiences entirely on your own.
From family holidays to romantic getaways,...
Lady Gaga says she has post-traumatic stress disorder after being raped...
US pop star Lady Gaga has revealed she suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder since being raped at the age of 19.
"I suffer from a...
