Italy migrant row: Malta defiant over stranded rescue boat

Malta says it will not be dictated to after Italy called on it to accept migrant rescue ship Lifeline.

Zimbabwe President Mnangagwa survives Bulawayo explosion

President Mnangagwa was addressing supporters at a campaign event and has been safely evacuated.

Crude oil pours into river from derailed train in US

Around 30 train cars came off the tracks, which are thought to have been weakened by recent flooding.

Brexit: Marchers demand final Brexit deal vote

Thousands of people march in London on the second anniversary of the UK's vote to leave the EU.

Iraq 'kills 45 IS leaders' in eastern Syria strike

Those killed include IS head Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's personal courier, Iraq's military says.

Senegal's Ferdinand Coly on life after football

Former Senegal international Ferdinand Coly talks to the BBC about farming and life after football.

Saudi Arabia's ban on women driving ban to end

Women can drive from midnight local time (21:00 GMT) but there has been a crackdown on activists.

'Double eagle' celebration provokes Serbs

Both Switzerland's goals in the victory over Serbia were scored by ethnic Kosovan Albanians.

Pantera drummer Vinnie Paul dies aged 54

Drummer's life was marked by tragedy when he saw his brother and bandmate killed on stage.

Deadly explosion hits Ethiopia PM rally

PM Abiy Ahmed was whisked away by guards at the event attended by thousands in Addis Ababa.

US military plans migrant tent camps amid Trump crackdown

A leaked memo reveals plans for "austere" camps on disused airbases for thousands of migrants.

Migrant father describes moment his daughter was taken away

The BBC speaks to a detained migrant who has not spoken to his daughter since they were separated.

Marine plastic: Hundreds of fragments in dead seabirds

Flesh-footed shearwater chicks are starving to death because of plastic, a BBC documentary reveals.

Trump says North Korea still 'extraordinary threat'

Donald Trump renews sanctions against North Korea, just days after saying it posed no nuclear risk.

Brexit: March planned as Fox says PM not bluffing on no deal

Warning comes as anti-Brexit campaigners prepare to march on the second anniversary of the EU vote.

North Korean propaganda changes its tune

Pyongyang's propaganda changes from blasting the US as enemy to a much more conciliatory note.

Baron Edouard-Jean Empain who lost finger to kidnappers dies

Edouard-Jean Empain was an industrialist whose abduction and mutilation gripped France in 1978.

Anthony Bourdain: Chef's mother plans memorial tattoo

Gladys Bourdain says she hopes to get "Tony" inked on her wrist by the chef's own tattoo artist.

'This is what surviving Auschwitz taught me'

Max Eisen arrived at the Nazi death camp aged 15 in 1944. Every year he returns to speak to people about his experience.

Week in pictures: 16 - 22 June 2018

A selection of the best news photographs from around the world, taken over the past week.

What do people in CAR make of envoy Boris Becker?

The former tennis champion says his Central African Republic passport is genuine, but officials say it's fake.

100 Women: 'You are truly free while freediving'

Egypt's record-breaking female freedivers explain their passion for the extreme sport.

The Kashmiri art bringing Hindus and Muslims together

A rare exhibition prompted those who had fled their homes to return for the first time since they left.

Meet Game of Thrones' woman of weapons

The show's only female armourer is in charge of swords, flaming arrows and giant catapults.

Is racism worsening Australia's China influence row?

Australia is asserting its sovereignty at home, but some fear the rise of prejudice and suspicion.

Why many mums are better than one

They say you can't choose your family - but why not? Sometimes an extra mother figure is just what you need, says Sue Elliott-Nicholls.