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It is impossible to imagine what American skater Maxim Naumov has been through in the last 12 months. Just over a year ago, his parents – former world champion pairs skaters Vadim Naumov and Evgenia Shishkova – were among 67 people killed in a plane crash in Washington DC. Of those on board the flight, […]

In 2006, Palm Beach police were investigating the disgraced financier for the alleged sexual exploitation of underage girls. The case was later turned over to federal prosecutors, who in 2008 made a controversial plea deal with Epstein that included a non-prosecution agreement that protected him from more serious charges. In a statement to the BBC, […]

“At a time when silence would have been easier, he chose to speak out against corruption and nepotism that continue to undermine the promise of independence,” Andrease Ethan Mathibela, national chairman of the influential Zimbabwe National Liberation War Veterans Association, said.

Howard Lutnick says he had lunch on the island in 2012, contradicting previous claims he had cut ties with Jeffrey Epstein in 2005.

The mother of the news anchor Savannah disappeared in the middle of night from her Tucson, Arizona, home and was last seen on 31 January.

Juan Pablo Guanipa was recaptured by Venezuela’s security forces on Sunday, hours after he and other political prisoners were freed.

The BBC has visited Iran for the first time since the crackdown by security forces on nationwide anti-government protests last month. Iran’s leaders are marking 47 years since the Islamic Revolution, with bunting and flags decorating the streets of Tehran – but the pain is still raw after unprecedented force was used to put down […]

Norwegian biathlete Sturla Holm Laegreid confessed on live television to cheating on his girlfriend moments after winning bronze in the Winter Olympics. The 28-year-old, who won his first individual Olympic medal in the 20km individual biathlon at Milan-Cortina, admitted he had an affair three months ago and called it “my biggest mistake”. Laegreid said it […]

Jacques Leveugle allegedly kept a diary of the abuse which also spanned several countries, prompting police to appeal for more victims to come forward.

The Civil Aviation Authority say it overshot the tarmac after failing to stop on the runway.