Facebook has banned the selling of administration rights for community groups. This follows BBC News uncovering several incidents of group owners being approached about selling their pages. Last month, nearly all 25,000 members of a west London group left in protest after finding

At least 24 construction workers have been killed by gunmen in Indonesia's eastern province of Papua, officials said. A soldier was also shot dead when a team of police and security forces were sent to investigate Sunday's killings, authorities added. The workers had been

The UK should be able to unilaterally cancel its withdrawal from the EU, according to a top European law officer. The non-binding opinion was delivered by the European Court of Justice's advocate general. A group of Scottish politicians has asked the court whether the UK can

US President Donald Trump has sought Pakistan's help with Afghan peace talks in a letter to Prime Minister Imran Khan, the South Asian nation's information minister, Fawad Chaudhry, said. Trump wants to end a 17-year-old war between Afghan security forces and the Afghan Taliban

Real Madrid and Croatia midfielder Luka Modric won the 2018 Ballon d'Or, becoming the first player other than Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo to claim the award in more than a decade. Modric, 33, won his third successive Champions League in May before helping Croatia to a first

China is trying to put the brakes on a trend towards increasingly lavish weddings and pre-wedding pranks which can often become violent or sexualised. Authorities have said modern weddings are both too extravagant and against Chinese and socialist values. The traditional "hazing"

Mexican authorities are investigating an apparent grenade attack on the US consulate in the city of Guadalajara, officials said Saturday, underscoring the security challenges facing Mexico’s new president. The attack took place early Saturday morning, local media reported, ahead of

US President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping have agreed to halt new trade tariffs for 90 days to allow for talks, the US says. The two men met in Buenos Aires after the G20 summit for their first talks since a trade war erupted this year. China says they agreed

Riot police and protesters have clashed in central Paris during a third weekend of nationwide "yellow vest" rallies sparked by rising fuel prices. Police fired tear gas, stun grenades and water cannon on the Champs Elysees while masked protesters hurled projectiles at officers. What

George Bush Sr, as he was known, passed away on Friday evening, a spokesperson said on behalf of the family. He was the forty-first president of the United States between 1989 and 1993, after serving two terms as vice-president to Ronald Reagan. Despite achieving popularity ratings

Ukrainian officials on Friday upped the ante in their nation’s growing confrontation with Russia, announcing a travel ban for most Russian men and searching the home of an influential cleric of the Russian Orthodox Church. The long-simmering conflict bubbled over Sunday when Russian

Fifty-one pilot whales have died after becoming stranded on a beach on the Chatham Islands off New Zealand. The mass stranding means more than 200 whales have died in separate incidents over the past week in the region. New Zealand's Department of Conservation says between 80

Thousands of Australian school students have urged greater action on climate change in protests across the country. The students skipped school on Friday to highlight what they say are inadequate climate policies by the Australian government. On Monday, Australian PM Scott Morrison

India on Wednesday put to rest any speculation over Prime Minister Narendra Modi travelling to Pakistan to attend the SAARC Summit. Addressing the press, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj categorically stated that there was no way PM Modi would travel to Pakistan for the summit

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has urged Nato to send ships to the Sea of Azov following a naval confrontation with Russia off Crimea. He told Germany's Bild newspaper he hoped the ships could be relocated "to assist Ukraine and provide security". On Sunday, Russia opened

Thousands of Australians have been told to evacuate their homes as a powerful bushfire threatens properties in Queensland. It follows the raising of the state's fire danger warning to "catastrophic" - the highest level - for the first time. More than 130 bushfires are burning

At least 22 people have died and another 22 been injured in an explosion near a chemical factory in northern China. The blast in the city of Zhangjiakou, 124 miles northwest of Beijing also destroyed 50 trucks and cars. It is not yet clear whether it happened inside grounds of the

Ukraine's parliament has backed a presidential plan to impose martial law in part of the country after Russia captured three of its naval vessels and 23 crew members on Sunday. President Petro Poroshenko said the 30-day order would affect border regions vulnerable to potential

NASA's InSight Mars Lander has safely landed on the planet's surface. After over six months of space travel -- launching May 5 from the Vandenberg Air Force Base and subsequently covering 300M miles -- NASA's InSight Mars Lander survived the dangerous trip to the surface of

A group of up to 145 pilot whales have died after becoming stranded on a beach on Stewart Island in New Zealand. The animals were discovered by a walker late on Saturday, strewn along the beach of Mason Bay. Authorities said half the whales had already died by then, while the other