Who are the Baloch Liberation Army? Pakistan train hijacking was fuelled by decades of ...
The train hijacking in south-western Pakistan represents a major escalation in the region’s long-running insurgency.
Why are suicide rates so high in bipolar disorder, and what can we do about it?
Bipolar disorder is a severe mental illness characterised by episodes of mania (high energy, impulsivity) and depression ...
The White House press pool became a way to control journalists – Trump is taking this to ...
The work of Washington Post reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein in exposing the Watergate scandal during the 1970s is ...
China’s dwindling marriage rate is fuelling demand for brides trafficked from abroad
China’s marriage rate is in steep decline. There were 6.1 million marriage registrations nationwide in 2024, down from 7.7 ...
People in this career are better at seeing through optical illusions
According to current theories of expertise, this shouldn’t happen. Becoming an expert in chess, for example, makes you better ...
Treatment for Parkinson’s disease and restless leg syndrome is linked with risky ...
Getting a headache and feeling sick are common side-effects for many medicines. Indulging in risky sexual behaviour or pathological gambling – not so common. But a BBC investigation has highlighted ...
Opus: clunky satire about an evil celebrity cult has plenty to say – it just doesn’t ...
Even though it brings together popular newcomer Ayo Adebiri with old Hollywood hand John Malkovich, this film about a celebrity cult feels confused and disjointed.