Children pulled from rubble after deadly Syria blast

Video believed to be of the flattened building in Idlib province shows children being rescued.

Caspian Sea: Five countries sign deal to end dispute

Five countries agree to share resources of the Caspian Sea after more than two decades of dispute.

Taliban attack on Afghan city of Ghazni enters third day

The government says Ghazni is not in danger of falling - but people inside give a different story.

Hippo bite kills Chinese tourist in Kenya

The animal turned on the Chinese man after he got too close with his camera at Lake Naivasha.

Trump backs Harley-Davidson boycott in tariff row

The US president says it's "great" that many Harley-Davidson owners plan to boycott the firm.

Lightning strikes Las Vegas

A thunderstorm has hit the "City of Lights" and left tens of thousands without power across Southern Nevada.

Arms depot in Syria's Idlib province kills 39 - monitor

Dozens of people are still missing after the blast in rebel-held Idlib, reports say.

Venezuela 'drone attack': Maduro would accept FBI help to investigate

President Nicolás Maduro says US agents could visit to help investigate the 'assassination plot'.

Ronaldo: Brazilian World Cup winner in hospital with pneumonia

Brazil World Cup winner Ronaldo is in hospital in Ibiza suffering with pneumonia, having been taken ill on Friday.

Salah, Mane & Sturridge on target as Liverpool beat West Ham United 4-0

Mohamed Salah gets Liverpool up and running as they comfortably dispatch West Ham in their first Premier League fixture of the new season.

Idris Elba stokes Bond rumours with 007-style tweet

The actor's given the biggest hint yet that he might be in line to take on the role of James Bond.

Fancy Greek island life? Cat care into the bargain

A Greek cat sanctuary - complete with 55 felines - is looking for a new employee.

Parker Solar Probe: Nasa launches mission to 'touch the Sun'

The US space agency launches a probe that aims to travel closer to the Sun than ever before.

Watch: Solar probe launches successfully

Nasa's Parker Solar Probe spacecraft has taken off on its mission to "touch the Sun".

Indonesia plane crash: Boy, 12, survives Papua accident

The boy was travelling with eight other people when the aircraft came down in Papua, Indonesia.

Ten injured in Manchester shooting

The victims had suffered "minor to major injuries", Greater Manchester Police said.

Iranian female photographer defies football match restrictions

An Iranian photographer defies the country's restrictions on women attending men's sporting events.

Protesters call on sexting MP Andrew Griffiths to resign

More than 100 people gathered in Andrew Griffiths' constituency demanding he steps down as an MP.

Cornwall hit by 'tourist overcrowding' amid UK heatwave

Visit Cornwall has actively stopped promoting some beaches because they are proving too popular.

Young and liberal in America: 'It's both hopeful and disturbing'

How young Americans feel about progressive politics and the future of the Democratic Party.

Kanye West: I wasn't stumped by Kimmel's Trump question

The rapper responds after appearing lost for words when Jimmy Kimmel asked him about Donald Trump.

Is this Peruvian city the most polluted on earth?

People in Cerro de Pasco in the Peruvian Andes say the soil from an open mine harms their children.

What do Russians think of Banksy?

An exhibition of the elusive artist's work in Moscow has attracted more than 200,000 visitors in its first two months.

Obituary: VS Naipaul

VS Naipaul was one of a select group of writers to win the Nobel Prize for Literature and the Booker Prize.

Syria's Druze vow to free women and children kidnapped by IS

Jihadists kidnapped 30 women and children from the minority sect during an attack in Suweida in July.

The mountain girls making bras for Europe's chests

Few people give much thought to where what they wear beneath their clothes really comes from, and so it was for Elizabeth Gowing, until recently.

Lewys Ball: Why putting my teenage life on YouTube helped me

Vlogger Lewys Ball, 19, has shared make-up tips and daily life on social media for the past five years.

Teaching children to surf Liberia's wild waves

An African country which has seen civil war and Ebola could be the next surfing hotspot.

In pictures: Portugal's lingering influence in Zanzibar

A festival in Pemba reveals cultural influences dating back to the 16th Century.

France's 25-year treasure hunt for a golden owl

Somewhere in France lies buried a small statuette and for 25 years thousands have searched for it.

Seattle-Tacoma plane thief 'had full airport credentials'

A 29-year-old who took and crashed a 76-seat passenger plane was a fully accredited airline employee.

Nobel Prize-winning British author VS Naipaul dies aged 85

Sir Vidia died surrounded "by those he loved" at his home in London, his wife confirms.

Egypt: Defrocked monk charged with killing Coptic bishop

Egyptian Bishop Epiphanius was found dead at his monastery in a case that shocked the Coptic Church.