Unanswered questions as search for Nancy Guthrie enters a new month

Nardine Saad and Sareen Habeshian

NBC / Reuters Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of US. journalist and television host Savannah Guthrie, who went missing from her home in Tucson, poses with her daughter in front of people carrying signs welcoming them to Sydney, Australia in 2015. NBC / Reuters

It's been more than a month since the mysterious disappearance of Nancy Guthrie captivated the nation, and yet, more questions than answers remain.

In a case that feels ripped from a true-crime novel, the 84-year-old mother of US television presenter Savannah Guthrie is believed to have been "taken in the dark of night from her bed," her daughter said, after last being seen on 31 January.

The shocking disappearance of the religious mother


Swiss reject right-wing plan to cut licence fee for public broadcaster

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Some 62% voters said they wanted to keep the licence fee at the current level, initial projections show

Swiss voters have rejected an initiative to sharply reduce the annual licence fee to the national broadcaster, the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SBC), according to initial projections.

The fee, which has already been cut in recent years, currently costs 335 Swiss francs (£320; $435) per household a year.

The initiative, backed by the right-wing Swiss People'


UK does not 'agree with Trump on every issue' - Cooper

Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper has hit back at President Trump's criticism of the UK response to the conflict in Iran.

War fuels debate in Cyprus over UK military bases

Jessica Parker/BBC Three people standing behind a black sign they are holding up that reads white and red: Jessica Parker/BBC
Some in Cyprus feel the presence of British bases there is placing them at risk

A drone strike on a British airbase in Cyprus has reignited an enduring debate about the UK's presence on the island.

It's a week since the drone punched a hole in a hangar at RAF Akrotiri.

That hole, for some in Britain, symbolises embarrassing gaps in UK hard power.

For some in Cyprus, it's another unwelcome result of British military overreach.

"We just want to have an

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'This is a moment of grave peril' - UN humanitarian chief

UN Humanitarian Affairs Lead Tom Fletcher speaks to the BBC about the conflict in the Middle East.

Explosion reported outside US embassy in Oslo, police say

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Police respond to the incident outside the US embassy in Oslo

The US embassy in Oslo has been hit by an explosion in the early hours of the morning, Norway's police say.

"Large resources" were sent to the area in the Norwegian capital at about 01:00 local time (00:00 GMT), police said.

"The police are in dialogue with the embassy and no injuries have been reported," a statement said.

It added that there


Weight-loss treatments boom as Kenyan attitudes to beauty change

Basillioh Rukanga Nairobi

Naomi Kuria/Facebook Naomi Kuria in a black top and brown shorts, sitting in a compound with green grass Naomi Kuria/Facebook
Internet personality Naomi Kuria shared her weight-loss experience with her followers - and came in for a lot of criticism

In Kenya, where being overweight was once perceived as a sign of wealth and success, a drive to shed the pounds is now taking hold.

Surgical procedures and weight-loss drugs are growing in popularity, with some influencers detailing their own slimming journeys to both acclaim and criticism.

At her weight-loss clinic in the capital, Dr Lyudmila Shchukina has a fully booked

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Watch: Huge flames in Tehran after air strikes on oil depots

Social media footage shows flames leaping into the air and plumes of smoke above the city's skyline.

Spectacular images reveal unique sea creatures and corals off Caribbean islands

Georgina Rannard Science reporter

CEFAS Mesophotic coral in Anguilla CEFAS

The waters off the glittering coastlines of Britain's Caribbean territories have long been a mystery.

But now scientists on the first expedition beyond the islands' shallows have discovered an underwater mountain range, a massive "blue hole", coral reefs apparently untouched by climate change and never-before-seen sea creatures.

Operating 24 hours a day for the last six weeks, researchers subjected cameras and other equipment to extreme water pressure, recording as deep as 6,000m (1

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The heartwarming tale of a father, a daughter, and a wedding band wowing India

Geeta Pandey Women and social affairs editor, India

Watch: A father retrieves his daughter from her violent marital home in this viral promotional film

A short promotional film challenging the traditional view in India that a married daughter must stay with her husband in their marital home - even if he is abusive - has spotlighted domestic violence and won hearts across the country.

The three-and-a-half-minute Band Baaja Bitiya - Hindi for "a wedding band and daughter" - is the moving tale of a father who goes

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