David Cameron slams Donald Trump's 'divisive' ban on Muslims as calls grow to stop billionaire entering UK.

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal today says the government is not pleased with “bloggers who demean religion” and the people who are killing them.

US President Barack Obama rules out US ground troops for Syria and tells the BBC military efforts alone cannot solve the country's problems.

Anti-slavery activist Harriet Tubman is to be the first woman to appear on a US banknote for more than a century.

North Korea conducted a missile test off its east coast on Friday morning, but the launch appears to have failed, say US and South Korean officials.

They had no idea about how they would get to the United States of America. They were kept in the dark about their uncertain and perilous journey. They were just asked to follow instructions, no questions asked.

Ninety year old Elena Griffing has no plans to retire anytime soon from her job at San Francisco Bay Area hospital, where she just celebrated her 70th year working.

A hunter in the US has told the BBC how he shot an 800lb (360kg) alligator that was feasting on his farm's cattle.

Dagger II the dog is the greatest canine artist of his generation.

A broad array of technology firms and activists join Apple's legal fight over encryption, warning of a dangerous precedent if the company is forced to help the government break into a locked iPhone.

The Pentagon is expanding its cyber war against Islamic State computer networks, senior defense officials say as they claimed to have seized the momentum in the 18-month-old fight against the jihadists.

With its imposing splendour and sumptuous glamour, few people come away unimpressed from White House — a fitting home for a man who is master of all he surveys.

On the first death anniversary of slain Bangladeshi blogger Avijit Roy, his stepdaughter Trisha Ahmed recounts the father she remembers and the attack on her parents she is trying to forget.

Beijing overtakes New York as the city with the highest number of billionaires for the first time, a new report by China-based firm Hurun says.

Republican candidates for president trade sharp blows over foreign policy and the future of the Supreme Court in an often unruly and chaotic debate.

The Art Institute of Chicago has recreated Vincent Van Gogh's bedroom in an apartment and is renting it out for $10 a night.

US Ambassador in Dhaka Marcia Stephens Bloom Bernicat says she appreciates the opportunity to hear BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s thoughts on political situation in Bangladesh.

As soon as the international sanctions on Iran were lifted on January 16, the US Secretary of State John F Kerry said, “Today marks the start of a safer world.”

Star Wars: The Force Awakens smashes the record for the biggest box office debut weekend in North America with ticket sales of $238m (£159.7m).

Barcelona star Lionel Messi has credited Diego Maradona with being his biggest influence starting a career in football.