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Indonesia football crush: How the disaster unfolded

Indonesians are demanding answers after a football match between two rival clubs turned into one of the worst disasters in the sport's history. ...

Black, Korean and searching for the American dream

An outcast from birth, Milton Washington is the child of a Korean woman and a black US soldier, who became a "slickyboy", or child thief, and dreamed of making it to America. At the age of eight, he seized his chance. ...

Ukraine war: Putin raises stakes in speech full of anti-Western bile

This week, one Russian newspaper, Moskovsky Komsomolets, concluded: "Vladimir Putin has nowhere to retreat. So, he'll continue to attack." ...

What is Ebola and why is Uganda's outbreak so serious?

An outbreak of Ebola in Uganda is proving more difficult to deal with than more recent epidemics, but the president has rejected calls for a lockdown. ...

Lula: Can Brazil's 'most popular president' win again?

In the second of two profiles of the leading candidates in the race to become Brazil's new president, Katy Watson asks if Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is the same person who took the world by storm 20 years ago. ...

Iran protester: 'They said if we didn't keep quiet, they would rape us'

"They put me on the ground, and an officer put his boot on my back. He kicked me in my stomach, tied my hands, picked me from my arms, and then pushed me into a van." ...

Ukraine war: The referendums shunned by Kyiv and the West

Tuesday is the final day of a ballot for Russian-held regions of Ukraine which the government in Kyiv and its Western allies dismiss as a sham. ...

Giorgia Meloni: Far-right leader poised to run Italy

For 40 years, Anna Maria Tortora has sold her ripe tomatoes and fresh cucumbers to loyal customers at her market stall in Rome. Little did she realise that the young girl who used to queue up holding the hand of her grandfather would now be on course to be Italy's next prime minister. ...

Ukraine war: Could Russia use tactical nuclear weapons?

Russia's President Vladimir Putin has said he's ready to use nuclear weapons to defend Russian territory, raising the fear he might use a small, or "tactical" nuclear weapon in Ukraine. ...

What Russia wants from the votes in occupied Ukraine

Russian-backed officials in four occupied regions of Ukraine are holding self-styled referendums on joining Russia. ...

Ukraine war: The Russians risking freedom to protest against Putin's invasion

It is 03:00 in St Petersburg and the streets are deserted. But in one tiny flat in the centre of the city, two activists are wide awake preparing to do something that can be very dangerous in Russia - stage an anti-war protest. ...

Queen Elizabeth's funeral: How the world watched

Around 2,000 mourners were in Westminster Abbey for the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II, including presidents, prime ministers and foreign royalty. ...

Ukraine war: Russian retreat exposes military weaknesses

Russia's retreat from Kharkiv, north-eastern Ukraine, has exposed key weaknesses in the supplies and staffing of the nation's armed forces, Russian veterans and military bloggers say. ...

Queen's lying-in-state: How long is the queue?

Huge queues have formed along the banks of the River Thames, as people wait to pay their respects to the Queen. ...

Queen Elizabeth II: What her death means to Malaysia

Queen Elizabeth II's three visits to Malaysia - in 1972, 1989 and 1998 - spanned its transformation from an underdeveloped, commodity-dependent economy to one of the world's fastest-growing exporters of manufactured goods. ...

Will Jamaica now seek to 'move on' from royals as a republic?

The proclamation of the new monarch - King of Jamaica - reverberated around Kingston Harbour, a port that once stood at the heart of the British Empire. ...

West turns a blind eye as Daesh grow and prosper

As we pass another 9/11 anniversary, people talk about Daesh as if they were a defeated, spent force. In fact, they are a more globalized movement than at any time in their history. ...

How Taliban instability is a risk to Central Asia

More than a year after taking power, the Taliban are beginning to realize that fighting is far easier than governing. As winter approaches and Afghanistan faces a humanitarian crisis, the government has failed togain international recognition and foreign aid has been reduced to a trickle. ...