The internet was shut during the general election, leaving many people without any income - or entertainment.

The internet was shut during the general election, leaving many people without any income - or entertainment.

The internet was shut during the general election, leaving many people without any income - or entertainment.

Several people are missing after a landslide at campsite in the New Zealand tourist hotspot of Mount Maunganui.

Despite talk of a deal over Greenland, it will be hard for US allies to return to business as usual, writes the BBC’s diplomatic correspondent.

Despite talk of a deal over Greenland, it will be hard for US allies to return to business as usual, writes the BBC’s diplomatic correspondent.

Cosmonaut Sergey Kud-Sverchkov captured the lights over Earth during one of the largest solar storms in more than 20 years.

Egisto Ott, 63, denies charges of handing over information to Russian agents.

Egisto Ott, 63, denies charges of handing over information to Russian agents.

The move follows renewed tensions between the US and EU, as Donald Trump pushes to acquire Greenland.

In a speech in Davos, the US president said that he would not use force to take the island.

Seven Muslim-majority countries accept an invitation to Trump's new organisation, while Russia's Putin says he's considering joining.

Another eight Palestinians were killed by Israeli artillery and gunfire across Gaza on Wednesday, according to medics.

The convicted sex trafficker has previously said she would decline to answer questions unless she is granted immunity.

Our economics editor says there was mixed reaction in the room during Trump's Davos speech.

Faisal Islam said there was mixed reaction in the room during Trump's Davos speech.

The US president made a series of contested claims, ranging from the status of Greenland to Nato spending.

Parts of Kamchatka Peninsula have been buried under its heaviest snowfall in 60 years, as scientists say the winter blast could be due to climate change.

The ball is in the court of European leaders ahead of Thursday's emergency EU meeting in Brussels, writes Nick Beake.

One conservative justice warned that the White House interpretation of the law could "shatter" Federal Reserve independence.