Typical gas and electricity prices could rise again on 1 January.

As US states search for a new method to put criminals to death, the gas has been used for first time.

In the 2016 caucus, religious voters in the state stayed away from Donald Trump. They've since become a vital part of his base.

From shared enemies to a reliance on China, Russia and North Korea have a few things in common.

As the UK's highest ever temperature is recorded at Heathrow airport, why does it get so hot?

As the Taliban take power after 20 years of conflict, what did the war achieve and what happens now?

Afghanistan's ex-rulers still back brutal punishments, the BBC finds as it goes behind Taliban lines.

Barely a week goes by without an ambassador somewhere being summoned. But what does this mean?