El Chapo life sentence means 'no escape, no return': US attorney

Sudanese chant slogans and celebrate the historic deal between generals and protest leaders for a transition to civilian rule after eight months of upheaval that saw the president ousted after 30 years in power.

Participants of the 8th edition of the 100-mile Berlin Wall Race run where guard towers and barbed wire once stood. At 6:00 am (0400 GMT), around 500 individual runners from 32 countries, plus double that in relay teams, start the 8th edition of t...

Pokémon -- the small, adorable creatures with special fighting abilities -- have been around for more than two decades, and they’re as popular as ever, mainly due to families sharing the legacy with each other. More than 7,500 people are expected ...

Sudan's generals and protest leaders sign the historic deal for a transition to civilian rule that will govern the 39-month transition during a ceremony held at a hall by the Nile in the capital Khartoum.

Veterans mark the 50th anniversary of the British army's deployment to Northern Ireland. The Northern Ireland Veterans Association is holding an anniversary memorial event in the city of Lisburn, southwest of Belfast, with hundreds of ex-service p...

A group of experimental archeologists and volunteers embark in Bulgaria on a 700-nautical-mile journey with a reed boat to test a hypothesis that ancient Egyptians were able to trade over the high seas.

Hundreds of pro-democracy protesters gather outside a police station at Hong Kong's Mongkok district while police in riot gear stand guard, after the activists kicked off a weekend of fresh rallies as concerns mount over Beijing's next move.

At least eight people were killed and ten were injured in a hotel fire in Ukraine's port city of Odessa early Saturday, emergency services said. The fire broke out at 1.34 am (2234 GMT) in the southern city's Tokyo Star hotel. Some 65 firefighter...

A few hours after the announcement of the death of actor Peter Fonda, his fans pay tribute to him and talk about "Easy Rider", the film that made him famous.

The 39th Southern African Development Community (SADC) Ordinary summit of Heads of State and Government opens in the Tanzanian capital Dar es Salaam.

Umbrellas pack the roads of Hong Kong's Hung Hom district as protesters kick off a weekend of fresh demonstrations in rain for a major test for the movement following criticism over an airport protest earlier this week -- and as concerns mount ove...

Dozens of women gather in Mexico City to protest again the alleged raped of two girls by police officers.

The owner of a hotel in eastern Greenland gives his reaction to reports that US President Donald Trump has suggested buying the island of Greenland, with Denmark saying it is 'not for sale.' Trump has expressed interest in the self-governing part ...

Scientists at the University of Glasgow have come up with an artificial "tongue" which can distinguish subtle differences between whiskies.

Where guard towers and barbed wire once stood, runners will this weekend pound the 100-mile (160 kilometre) path along the former Berlin Wall in a race with victims of the Cold War relic at its heart. On the eve of the race a group of athletes vis...

This week on Africa Weekly, we focus on South Africa, where experts are working together to create vivid depictions of two recently discovered dinosaurs. And we go to Portugal, which is bucking the trend by trying to attract African refugees to bo...

Beneath the Atlantic Forest's thick canopy in Brazil, an 8,000-kilometre (5,000-mile) trail stretching the full length of the country is being opened up, which will connect paths from the southern Brazil town of Chui to Oiapoque on its northern fr...

Environment activists Greenpeace demonstrate their opposition to the future Nuclear Power Plant (EPR) at Flamanville, off the coast of northern France, by tagging a banner saying: "EPR, le fiasco" (EPR, the fiasco) on the Rainbow Warrior III ahead...

Chile's ski resorts are using artificial snow to get through a difficult season with low snowfall in the Andean mountain range, resulting in the driest winter in Chile in six decades.

Neymar is on the list of 23 players that will be called by coach Tite for friendlies Brazil will play against Colombia and Peru in September in the United States.

Student leaders and advocacy groups hold a rally in Hong Kong's Central district as the city braces itself for an expected 11th straight weekend of demonstrations. The 'Stand with HK Power to the People' rally calls for international support in th...

Sausages, grapes, milk and mooncakes are laid at the gravestones of beloved cats and dogs at Hanoi's pet cemetery -- an earthly feast for the souls of dead animals believed to return from the afterlife for a meal to mark ghost month.

Videographic on single-use plastic pollution. To accompany a text story moving on Friday on how sliver of Arctic Ocean ice extracted by scientists from deep inside an ice block was revealed to be riddled with microplastics.

Videographic illustrating plastics production and pollution. To accompany a text story moving on Friday on how sliver of Arctic Ocean ice extracted by scientists from deep inside an ice block was revealed to be riddled with microplastics.