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RIO DE JANEIRO – Sweden’s ultra-defensive strategy paid off again. The Swedish team, which knocked off the United States in the quart...

China ‘to provide aid, enhance military training’ in Syria – top army official

Beijing and Damascus have agreed that the Chinese military will provide humanitarian aid to Syria, a high-ranking People'...

Online advertisements are offering free accommodation to vulnerable homeless women, as long as they are “stunning” and can pr...

By Paul Rincon Science editor, BBC News website A lab experiment has lent support to one of Stephen Hawking...

Mining giant BHP Billiton has reported a record loss for the past year following a mining disaster in Brazil and a slump in commodity...

By Catherine Snowdon BBC Imagine posing for your wedding photos with a stranger pride of place in your bridal...

One in four women living in a key platinum mining area in South Africa has been raped in her lifetime, a survey by medical charity MSF...

By Tom Spender BBC News The crowd loved it - but did He Zi? The Chinese diver had tears in her eyes when fello...

Jana Louise Smit Sometimes, the stripping forces of nature remind us how much incredible stuff is still out there. Whether arti...