Calin Georgescu, a NATO and EU critic, is ahead in the first round of voting, overtaking the prime minister.

Yamandú Orsi's victory ushers in the return to power of the left-wing Broad Front coalition.

Survivors have been found after the vessel with 45 people on board sank near Marsa Alam, officials say.

The former German chancellor, who quit politics three years ago, speaks to the BBC in a rare interview.

Ever since two young men were jailed for killing their wealthy parents in 1989, the case has gripped the US.

Ever since two young men were jailed for killing their wealthy parents in 1989, the case has gripped the US.

Three people have died and dozens injured after clashes broke out between police and protesters on Sunday.

The cargo plane crashed near a house as it was making its final approach for landing, local authorities say.

The former German chancellor talks about Ukraine, Putin’s nuclear threat - and how she handled Trump.

Faced with a housing and homelessness crisis, Halifax has set aside city sites for people to live in tents. Not everyone is behind the plan.

It is one of the heaviest bombardments of Israel since fighting intensified in Lebanon in September.

It is one of the heaviest bombardments of Israel since fighting intensified in Lebanon in September.

Around 1,000 houses were destroyed in the blaze, officials say, months after a similar incident in the Philippine capital.

Around 1,000 houses were destroyed in the blaze, officials say, months after a similar incident in the Philippine capital.

Calin Georgescu, a critic of the EU and Nato, looks set to face the pro-Europe prime minister in the second round.

Women in Nigeria desperate to conceive are drawn into a disturbing scam involving trafficked babies.

A surge in illegal border crossings by Indians into the US has left many puzzled -what’s going on?

Scientists in the Caribbean are turning algae that have been choking beaches into biofuel.

Scientists in the Caribbean are turning algae that have been choking beaches into biofuel.

The anti-apartheid critic spent seven years in prison for opposing the white minority regime.