Singapore smog hits hazardous levels Singapore and Indonesia schedule an emergency meeting after haze in Singapore soars to hazardous levels, breaking all previous records.
Sopranos actor James Gandolfini dies James Gandolfini, the US actor best known for his role as a therapy-seeking mob boss in The Sopranos, dies at the age of 51.
The Federal Reserve maintains its $85bn-a-month (£54bn) asset purchase programme, but says it could begin scaling back later this year and ending it completely in 2014.
England cruise into the final of the Champions Trophy with a convincing seven-wicket victory over South Africa at The Oval.
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The Spanish ritual of baby jumping A centuries-old tradition held each June
Las masivas protestas callejeras escenificadas justo mientras se desarrolla la Copa Confederaciones de fútbol se han convertido en un reto político, pero también deportivo que complica el normal desarrollo del evento.
中国官方媒体公布新疆四起涉民族和宗教矛盾罪案,其中9人分别被判处2至6年有期徒刑,2人被刑事处罚。
الرئيس الأمريكي يرفض تحديد طبيعة الدعم العسكري الذي ستقدمه الولايات المتحدة للمعارضة السورية، و"أصدقاء سوريا" يعقدون اجتماعا السبت في الدوحة.
در پی ابراز ناخرسندی دولت افغانستان از نحوه برخورد آمریکا با مذاکرات صلح با طالبان، سخنگوی حامد کرزی، رئیس جمهوری افغانستان به بیبیسی گفت که جانکری، وزیر خارجه آمریکا در تلاش برای کاهش تنش، با رئیس جمهوری افغانستان تلفنی گفتگو کرده است.
Enter the drone Could this closely-guarded, matte black, featureless, triangular aircraft be the future of airborne combat?
Mum's the world Working mothers not only struggle with pay disparities and a rocky climb to the top, but also a bigger worry: who will watch the kids? BBC Capital investigates.
On the move What is it like to live in humming Mumbai, where everyone is in a hurry?
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