A student uprising promised a new dawn in Bangladesh but old parties are tipped to win a landmark election.

With his new album Britpop breaking a record set by the Beatles, the singer takes a moment to celebrate.

She said her ex-husband and others named in the Epstein files needed to answer whatever questions remain.

Black, crispy, often flat and square, dried seaweed is growing in popularity - but also in price.

Black, crispy, often flat and square, dried seaweed is growing in popularity - but also in price.

The BBC's Paul Kirby reports from outside the court in Oslo, where Marius Borg Høiby denies rape and many other serious charges.

Russia's gains on the battlefield have forced Natalia to rebury her husband.

Russia's gains on the battlefield have forced Natalia to rebury her husband in Kyiv.

The justice department says its review of the files is over, but the story is again proving to have a life of its own.

The artist who painted the cherub has admitted it was Giorgia Meloni's face, as the Rome church sees a steady flow of curious visitors.

The artist who painted the cherub has admitted it was Giorgia Meloni's face, as the Rome church sees a steady flow of curious visitors.

The New Start treaty has limited the number of deployed strategic nuclear warheads for both countries.

The project would have built on the ruins of the defence ministry bombed by Nato back in 1999.

Prosecutors claimed that Routh, 59, remained "totally unrepentant" for the incident in Florida.

Shops and homes were torched in an attack on two villages in the western state of Kwara, a lawmaker says.

Supporters have questioned whether the 25-year-old, who identifies as non-binary, could receive a fair trial in Hungary.

Supporters have questioned whether the 25-year-old, who identifies as non-binary, could receive a fair trial in Hungary.

At a daycare center in Suzuka, Mie Prefecture, where the proportion of foreign residents is particularly high, more than 30% of enrolled children hold foreign nationality, and foreign staff have become an indispensable part of daily operations, even as the question of how Japan should accept foreign residents has emerged as one of the key issues in the Lower House election. (News On Japan)

Oigawa Railway, where around half of its entire line has remained out of service for more than three years due to typhoon damage, is pressing ahead with a long and difficult recovery plan toward full reopening in the spring of 2029, as its president—known as a “local railway revival specialist”—makes a painful but strategic decision to prioritize commercially viable steam locomotives while keeping a small margin for dreams. (News On Japan)

Japanese startup ALE announced on February 4 that it will conduct its third demonstration experiment to generate artificial shooting stars in 2028, positioning the project as a step toward eventual commercialization rather than a one-off spectacle. (News On Japan)