Catherine Stancl

Science & Technology16 Oct 2018 10:39 GMT

Seven months after his death, Stephen Hawking makes waves with the release of his final thoughts in the book, Brief Answers to Big Questions.

Europe06 Aug 2018 15:49 GMT

The mayor of London has decided to try and tackle the issue of plastic pollution by introducing fountains and refill stations around the capital.

Middle East23 Jul 2018 17:58 GMT

Louise Brown was conceived in a British laboratory in November 1977, after Robert Edwards, Patrick Steptoe and Jean Purdy spent nearly a decade trying to fertilise a human egg outside the body.

Latin America29 Apr 2018 18:01 GMT

At least 43 people have been killed in the largest street demonstrations since the civil war in the 1990s.

Europe19 Feb 2018 09:24 GMT

The #MeToo and Time's Up campaigns against sexual harassment of women made their mark at the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) ceremony in London.

Middle East05 Feb 2018 09:06 GMT

According to the International Organization for Migration, more than 240 people have died or gone missing in the Mediterranean since the New Year began.

Arts & Culture18 Oct 2017 11:04 GMT

American writer George Saunders has won Britain's most prestigious literary award.

Europe26 Jul 2017 08:49 GMT

The European Court of Justice is due to give its opinion on challenges brought against the EU by Hungary and Slovakia to relocate refugees.

Europe20 Jun 2017 18:54 GMT

Portugal’s battle against forest fire continues on many fronts. At least 26,000 hectares of land have already been burned and 64 people have been killed.

Europe20 Jun 2017 06:17 GMT

At least 63 people have died - many of them in their cars while trying to flee – in a raging forest fire that has destroyed large swaths of land and many buildings in central Portugal.

Europe19 Jun 2017 10:01 GMT

At least 62 people have died in Portugal's worst forest fires in decades.