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Elephants are not people, US court rules

Judges ruled a bid to free five elderly African elephants from Cheyenne Mountain...

Cat makes three flights in 24 hours after being left on...

Mittens was flown three times between New Zealand and Australia after being forg...

Toddler and man fatally stabbed in German park

Police say a 28-year-old man from Afghanistan has been arrested suspected of car...

Trump tells Putin to end 'ridiculous war' in Ukraine or...

The US president says he is offering Moscow a "big favour" by helping Russia and...

Thirteen passengers killed by another train after fleei...

Another five people are injured after being hit by an express train on an adjace...

Blizzards bring snow to beaches and ice hockey to roads...

Snow and freezing rain hits parts of the deep south, closing highways and airpor...

'We have been waiting 18 years': Joy as Thailand legali...

It means LGBT couples now have the same rights as any other couple - the culmina...

Giant iceberg on crash course with island - penguins an...

More than twice the size of greater London, the expanse of ice is unpredictable ...

Dark humour for dark times: How comedy helps in Ukraine

Ukrainian stand-up comedians say humour can help people cope and raise money for...

'They tied me to a bed' - China sees resurgence in medi...

Student among dozens who challenged China’s authorities to have been sent to psy...

Toxic waste from world's deadliest gas leak fuels prote...

People in Pithampur are protesting against the disposal of waste from the Bhopal...

The Nigerian family who have spent five decades as volu...

For more than 50 years, one family has dedicated itself to caring for the bigges...

Ros Atkins on... the politics of pardons

The BBC's Analysis Editor explains how controversial pardons made by Biden and T...

'A long fight full of tears': Why Thailand became a hav...

Thailand is set to legalise same-sex marriage - one of the few places in Asia to...

Thousands evacuated as new fast-growing fire ignites ne...

The out-of-control blaze has grown to more than 8,000 acres in just hours fuelle...

LinkedIn accused of sharing users' private messages to ...

The lawsuit alleges LinkedIn tried to conceal its actions but the firm says the ...