The cost of Trump's Endangered Species Act proposal

The Trump administration wants to weaken the landmark protection law. What species are under threat?

Meet the rat killers of New York City

New York is the second most rat-infested US city and one group has taken matters into its own hands.

Pakistan election: Imran Khan scents victory

The former cricketer tells the BBC his opponents will "lose because of their track record in power".

Michel Barnier questions Theresa May's Brexit White Paper

EU's negotiator says UK plan for a future trade relationship runs risk of weakening single market.

Raza Khan: Pakistani activist missing for seven months returns home

Raza Khan, who disappeared last December after criticising the military, is back with his family.

Starbucks to open its first US sign-language store

Deaf customers at a new Starbucks shop in the US will be able to use American Sign Language to order drinks.

Last survivor: The story of the 'world's loneliest man'

New images shine light on the so-called 'loneliest man in the world', who lives in the Amazon.

'Several wounded' in stabbing on German bus

Several people are injured in a knife attack on bus in the northern German city of Luebeck, reports say.

Obituary: Adrian Cronauer - the real Good Morning, Vietnam DJ

Adrian Cronauer was a US air force sergeant and radio presenter, depicted (loosely) by the late Robin Williams.

Biker jailed after filming himself riding at 189mph

Police found hours of footage on a laptop at Adam Campion's home.

Theresa May says EU must 'evolve' its Brexit position

The UK and EU agree there should be no hard border post-Brexit, but are at odds on how to achieve it.

Wanted: Inspiring name for Europe's 2020 Mars rover

What should we call a six-wheeled robot going to the Red Planet to look for signs of life?

Model: 'My Brazilian butt lift gave me septicaemia'

Model Darcie Russell went to Turkey for a "Brazilian butt lift" but it left her with blood poisoning.

Singapore personal data hack hits 1.5m, health authority says

The attack by hackers on a health database has affected about a quarter of the population.

Russia fears leak of hypersonic missile secrets to West

Staff at a space site are suspected of leaking data on the new generation of weapons to the West.

Trump 'ready' to tax all Chinese imports

The US president says he is prepared to slap tariffs on all $500bn of imports from China.

Macron aide Alexandre Benalla to be dismissed after protesters beaten

The sacking of the French presidential staff employee follows footage of attacks on protesters in Paris.

India lynchings: WhatsApp sets new rules after mob killings

The changes come as violence in India is blamed on rumours of child abductions, spread via WhatsApp.

Radiohead demand answers over Toronto stage death

The band return to Toronto for the first time since the stage collapse that killed a member of their crew.

Hackers 'targeting US mid-term elections'

According to Microsoft, at least three Congressional candidates have been targeted by hackers.

XXXTentacion death: Four men charged with rapper's murder

They have been named as Dedrick Williams, 22, Michael Boatwright, 22, Trayvon Newsome, 20, and Robert Allen, 22.

9 stars who turned down great film roles

Emma Watson, Will Smith and seven other actors who passed on now-iconic movie roles.

Owner of buried wedding ring found after online appeal

How do you solve a problem like a 'Maria' wedding ring? Get it up on Facebook, of course.

Whale killing: DNA shows Iceland whale was rare hybrid

Genetic material proves that the animal killed off the coast of Iceland was not a blue whale but a rare hybrid.

Thorn Birds author 'not coerced' over will

The widower of best-selling novelist Colleen McCullough wins a bitter dispute over her estate.

Trump Putin: Russian leader invited to visit US

Discussions over a possible autumn visit for the Russian leader are under way, the White House says.

Missouri duck boat capsizes killing at least 11 people

The tourist vessel sank in stormy weather at Table Rock Lake in the US state of Missouri.

Plastic bags that biodegrade to nothing?

It sounds like the perfect solution, but critics say it failed their test.

Dr Bumbum: Brazil plastic surgeon arrested in Rio after patient's death

The celebrity surgeon went on the run after a woman died following buttock enhancement injections.

'Dangerous complacency' to global HIV epidemic risks resurgence

The response to the global HIV pandemic is risking a resurgence of the disease, experts warn.

Yemeni refugees flee to South Korean holiday island of Jeju

Hundreds of Yemeni refugees have arrived on the resort island of Jeju, off mainland South Korea.

Neil Prakash: Turkey rejects extradition of Australian jihadist

A Turkish court says it will not send IS recruiter Neil Prakash to face terror charges at home.

BA emergency landing forces London Gatwick runway closure

A British Airways flight from Naples to Gatwick Airport landed with a technical fault.

Japan's Kobe Steel indicted over quality scandal

Kobe Steel, which is Japan's third-largest steelmaker, first admitted to the wrongdoing last year.

Egypt sarcophagus: Mystery black tomb opened in Alexandria

Archaeologists unseal a huge black granite sarcophagus found in the ancient city of Alexandria.

US faces retaliation if car tariffs go ahead

The US is considering tariffs on foreign cars but the EU, Mexico and Canada say they would retaliate.

Former Hong Kong leader Donald Tsang jailed again for misconduct

A court in Hong Kong has sent Donald Tsang back to jail for misconduct but with a reduced sentence.

Sir David Attenborough backs world's biggest butterfly count

"Nature offers breathing space," he says, as he launches the world's biggest butterfly survey.

The teenagers running for governor in Kansas

You can currently run for office at any age in Kansas, under laws which are part of the state constitution.

Sheela Birnstiel on the documentary series Wild Wild Country

Ma Anand Sheela talks to the BBC about her controversial past and her role in Wild Wild Country.

Nairobi National Park railway 'threatens Kenyan wildlife'

Conservationists are crying foul over a high-speed railway being built through Nairobi National Park.

Quiz: 'NOW!' - Who's featured longest?

It's the weekly news quiz - have you been paying attention to what's been going on in the world over the past seven days?

Were occult practices behind India's 'house of mass hangings'?

Neighbours say they had no suspicion that anything was wrong at the house where 11 relatives died.

Maria Butina: Russian gun activist at heart of US Kremlin row

Maria Butina, a Russian pro-gun activist with ties to a Russian banker and former senator, has been held in the USA pending trial on conspiracy charges.

The Australian bank customers who lost everything

As an inquiry examines banking misconduct, thousands have come forward with personal stories.

The transgender acid attack survivor running for parliament

Nayyab Ali is one of four transgender women standing in Pakistan's general elections on 25 July.