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A news story claiming Walmart would accept cryptocurrency Litecoin was fabricated, the retail giant says.

Shadowy financiers are closing down a once democratic space on Twitter for political debate in Kenya.

Camera performance can "degrade" if attached to high-volume, high-power motorbikes, Apple says.

John Simpson reports from the Torkham border where Taliban and Pakistani guards stand face to face.

It suggests the country is developing new weapons despite food shortages and an economic crisis.

Documents reveal British American Tobacco’s role in bribery and spying in southern Africa.

Nasa's Perseverance rover was last week commanded to acquire two significant rock samples on Mars.

Ola Maddams used a remote camera to capture natural scenes in her garden.

The memo lists some contact between Saudi nationals and hijackers, but does not implicate the government.

With a weak economy and a challenging Covid situation, a food emergency has been declared in Sri Lanka.

Media question both the intelligence behind the US attack on a car in Kabul and the claims of success.

The suspect is said to have "mummified" the corpse in order to continue receiving her pension.

Five things you may not know about Ethiopia's unique calendar and cultural heritage.

Descendants of African slaves welcome a Dutch city's decision to scrap fees for changing names.

A Rotherham woman finds she has brought more home from the Caribbean than just a tan.

Could a Theranos scandal happen again or has Silicon Valley learnt its lesson?

Who knew? It's actually safer to move a tranquilised rhino by its ankles than on its side or chest.

Older adults often take several medications each day. But there's growing evidence that this could sometimes be a mistake.

Some fatal mistakes have undermined the fight against terror, says the BBC's Frank Gardner.

When Tony Kofi had a near-fatal accident, he had a vision of himself playing a musical instrument. It would change his life forever.

On the steep slopes of the Aosta Valley, the hamlet of Chamois is the only Italian village that can't be accessed by car.

The inmate, convicted of murder, is calling for the right to have a pastor's hands on him as he dies.

The alarm went off as the space station's batteries were being charged, Russia's space agency says.

Inside some of our most magnificent trees, miniature worlds are at risk of extinction. The race is on to accelerate trees' ageing process, to save these intricate communities.

Images show the massive channels cut by rivers that ran under Northern Europe's ancient ice sheets.