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Abdullah Mohammad and his family are living in a warzone but they’ve come up with a unique way to cope with air strikes. When Salwa became startled by loud noises, her father used the sound of children letting off fireworks to show her that loud noises could be funny. Abdullah says he tries to stay […]

A small town in the south Indian state of Tamil Nadu is home to hundreds of pairs of twins, in a phenomenon that no-one has really been able to explain. Residents of the town, some of whom come from generations of twins, say it’s because they are “blessed”, but doctors are looking for a scientific

Amidst the Rwandan genocide of 1994, a Tutsi on the verge of being killed by Hutu extremists, recalls how his life was saved. Those who had come to kill him, realised he played for one of the country’s biggest clubs, and so spared his life. Today, Eric Murangwa Eugene uses football as a tool to

China’s entire population of 1.4 billion people are, to some extent, having their movements restricted in an attempt to slow the spread of the potentially deadly coronavirus. The lockdown is most strict in Hubei Province, where the outbreak started, but elsewhere there are compulsory quarantine periods. Businesses remain closed and life is anything but normal

A video has emerged which shows the Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman in prison. He was arrested in 2016 and was found guilty at his drug trafficking trial in 2019, at a federal court in New York. He stood trial for drug trafficking charges after successfully evading US and Mexican authorities for years

Snow leopards, a threatened species, live at an altitude above 3,000m in typically open and rocky areas. And after a long time a snow leopard was spotted in the Himalayan state of Himachal Pradesh. The iconic big cats’ conservation status improved from “endangered” to “vulnerable” in 2017. The sighting was rare enough to prompt officials

The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) has filed for bankruptcy as it faces increasing legal costs over sexual abuse cases. A spokesman said the move would make sure that the organisation would be kept running and that compensation would be paid to victims. The group has more than two million members across the United States

What is it like to look after one of humanity’s greatest masterpieces? The Vatican’s Sistine Chapel, with its glorious ceiling by Michelangelo, is hosting tapestries by Raphael on the 500th anniversary of the artist’s death. The BBC was given rare access to the preparations and spoke to three experts involved. Video by Mark Lowen, Julian

The father of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has told the BBC his son would face what is effectively a “death sentence” were he sent to the United States to face trial. In an interview with Victoria Derbyshire, John Shipton raised concerns over his son’s health ahead of a controversial extradition hearing starting next week, saying

Queensland police have released new footage of their search for a woman who was lost for five days in a forest. University student Yang Chen was hiking in Tallebudgera Valley with a friend when they got separated. Her friend later reported her disappearance and a search team including police officers, divers and locals combed the