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BP has agreed to pay around $10bn (£8bn) to a businessman involved in a suspicious energy deal. The energy giant bought Frank Timis’ stake in a gas field off the coast of Senegal for $250 million in 2017. But documents obtained by BBC Panorama and Africa Eye reveal that BP will also pay his company […]

Kamala Harris, a senator and one of the Democratic candidates for the 2020 US presidential election, has been interrupted by a protester who grabbed her microphone while she was on stage. The senator was answering a question on equal pay at an event in California when a man came onto the stage. A number of

When a man tried to rape Usha Vishwakarma she decided to fight back by setting up self-defence classes for women and girls. At first, people accused her of being a sex worker. But now she runs an award-winning organisation and has won the community’s respect. If you have been affected by any of the issues

In the 19th century, the city of Barcelona was an important port in the transatlantic trade between Spain and its colonies. In 2018, an intense polemic broke out in the Catalan capital after the city council decided to remove a statue of Antonio López, a well-known merchant and patron who was linked to the slave

India’s economy grew by 5.8% during the January to March 2019 quarter – a sharp fall compared to 7.7% during the same period last year. This is the slowest pace of growth in almost two years. But how accurate are all these figures? There’s a raging controversy in India over how GDP data is collected

At 8.6 ounces or 245 grams, Saybie weighed little more than an apple at birth and is believed to be the world’s smallest baby to survive according to the Tiniest Babies Registry. Her birth was so premature, doctors considered her a “micro preemie” – a baby born before 28 weeks’ gestation. Saybie was monitored at

Saudi Arabia’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Adel al-Jubeir, has told the BBC that his country does not want war with Iran, but will not tolerate what it considers hostile Iranian activity in the Middle East. The Saudi king is hosting two emergency summits of Gulf and Arab leaders in the holy city of

Boeing boss Dennis Muilenburg has insisted the company is “committed to safety for the long run”, in his first interview since the two 737 Max aircraft crashes. Speaking to CBS News, he gave another apology, following his video statement in April. An Ethiopian Airlines flight crashed in March, killing all 157 people on board. It

Formula 1 stars including Lewis Hamilton and other celebrities attended a Mass for racing legend Niki Lauda. Thousands of fans paid their last respects in St Stephen’s Cathedral in Vienna where Lauda’s body lay in state. The Austrian driver won Formula 1 championships in 1975, 1977 and 1984. He died aged 70 in Switzerland, where

After more than eight years as nuclear exiles, people are being allowed to return to the small town of Okuma in Fukushima, Japan. The town is the site of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear power plant which suffered a triple meltdown after it was hit by a huge tsunami in 2011, and lost all cooling. Now