Thirty years of BBC World News

Beryl Voss is 88-years-old and is still very active – going hiking on a regular basis and volunteering twice a week at a food hall to help people who are hungry. She is also part of a study to find out why people like her have aged well and what scientists can learn from her….

Conflict between the federal government and rebel TPLF forces in Ethiopia threatens the very fabric of the state, with hundreds of thousands of people on the brink of starvation. But while the focus has been on the conflict in Tigray, right across Ethiopia different groups are involved in their own struggles. Foremost amongst them are…

Ros Atkins look at how India is trying to balance banishing poverty with meeting its climate commitments. More on the climate summit The COP26 global climate summit in Glasgow in November is seen as crucial if climate change is to be brought under control. Almost 200 countries are being asked for their plans to cut…

A report by human rights group Amnesty International has said the Taliban recently “massacred” and brutally tortured several members of the Hazara minority in Afghanistan. Following the militant group’s takeover of the Afghan capital, Kabul, on Sunday, the Taliban have said that there would be “no revenge”. But Amnesty International’s Brian Castner told BBC World…

The discussion about pornography and sex needs to be brought out into the mainstream, the adult film director Erika Lust has said. She told BBC Hardtalk that whether we like it or not porn had become sex education and so it was very important for parents and educators to talk to younger generations and explain…

The state of South Australia is home to half of all the wine produced in the country, but the state is also very dry and changing climate conditions and water shortages mean optimising water use is essential. The University of Adelaide is developing water sensors, thermal imaging and rovers with artificial intelligence to help winegrowers…