The requirement to obtain permission had gone largely unnoticed until a German newspaper reported on it.

The megastars kick off their grandest tour, the largest in K-pop history, in Seoul on Thursday after a nearly four-year hiatus.

Ex-President Yahya Jammeh's 22-year rule was known for enforced disappearances and extrajudicial killings.

Adriana Rivas moved from Chile to Australia in the 1970s, working there as a nanny and cleaner.

As the astronauts pass behind the Moon they will experience a moment of silence and solitude as communication with the Earth is blocked.

The BBC's Orla Guerin travels to the edge of the critical waterway that Iran has put a stranglehold on.

The rescue could impact how Trump views a ground operation to take Kharg Island or to seize enriched uranium sites.