The UK has 10 universities in the top 100 of the world's best when it comes to global reputation, but many have slipped down the rankings this year.

Does this sound familiar: You start the day with a long to-do list and several deadlines to meet.

The Panama Papers affair has widened, with a huge database of documents relating to more than 200,000 offshore accounts posted online.

Sadiq Khan has rejected US presidential hopeful Donald Trump's offer to make the new London mayor an "exception" to a ban on Muslims travelling to the US.

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari says he is not demanding "any apology from anybody" after UK Prime Minister David Cameron labelled his country "fantastically corrupt"

A tiny stone flake from north-western Australia is a remnant of the earliest known axe with a handle, archaeologists have claimed.

India is set to divert water from its rivers to deal with a severe drought, a senior minister has told the BBC.

Excavation work for a new metro line in Rome has unearthed a huge Roman barracks from the 2nd Century AD when Emperor Hadrian was in power.

China’s appetite for jade has grown as the country has become wealthier.

The town of Kota in northern Rajasthan state is known for its numerous study centres which help students pass India's extremely competitive admission exams for medical and engineering colleges.