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A seven-year-old girl whose tweets from a besieged Syrian city drew worldwide attention is safe, the BBC has learned. Bana Alabed disappeared from the social network on Sunday as a government offensive was launched on rebel-held areas in…

Yahya Jammeh, The Gambia's authoritarian president of 22 years, has suffered a surprise defeat in presidential elections. He will be replaced by a property developer, Adama Barrow, who won more than 45% of the vote. Read more:…

Five Nobel Laureates have called for urgent action to save ancient sites from conflict, as a cultural heritage summit opens in Abu Dhabi. France and the UAE are leading a push to create a $100m fund to protect and restore antiquities under…

Thai Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn, 64, has become the country's new king, succeeding his much-revered late father King Bhumibol Adulyadej. He accepted the throne in a televised broadcast following an invitation from parliament,…

Bolivia's aviation authority has suspended the operating licence of LaMia, the charter airline whose plane crashed on Monday killing 71 people. It was LaMia's only operational plane, and had been part-owned by the pilot. Read more:…

President-elect Donald Trump has announced he is to leave his business empire to focus on the presidency and avoid perceived conflicts of interest. Mr Trump gave few details but said he would expand on his plans at a press conference next…

(CNN)Four people who were due to board the plane that crashed, killing 71 people in Colombia, have revealed how last-minute changes stopped them from getting on the flight. The Lamia 2933 flight, carrying Brazilian football team…

A plane carrying 81 people, including a top Brazilian football team, has crashed on its approach to the city of Medellin in Colombia. Colombia's civil aviation body says only six people survived the crash, blamed on an electrical fault.…

Donald Trump has named Tom Price as health secretary and reportedly plans to pick ex-Labor Secretary Elaine Chao as his transportation secretary. Mr Price, a Georgia lawmaker, has been a vociferous critic of President Obama's signature…

The UK government is considering inviting US President-elect Donald Trump for a state visit, Downing Street has said. The Republican, who beat Democratic rival Hillary Clinton in the election earlier this month, is due to take office on 20…

Donald Trump has named more conservative hardliners for key posts, with Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions nominated as attorney general. Mr Sessions, a former prosecutor, was turned down for a federal judgeship in 1986 because of alleged…

President-elect Donald Trump has named longtime ally US Senator Jeff Sessions to become his attorney general. But allegations of racism that have dogged Mr Sessions' career could make for an uncomfortable Senate confirmation hearing.…

US President-elect Donald Trump has defended his handling of the transition to the White House, amid reports of disarray in his team. Mr Trump tweeted that the process of selecting his new cabinet and other positions was "very…

The mayor of a town in the US state of West Virginia has resigned after she was caught up in a controversy over racist comments about Michelle Obama. Beverly Whaling had appeared to applaud a Facebook post referring to Mrs Obama as an…

Donald Trump says he could have won the popular vote against Hillary Clinton if he had campaigned differently. With one state left to count, Mrs Clinton has nearly a million more votes than him but lost last week's election due to the…