Two trucks collide on a motorway near Bologna, causing a fire which killed at least two people.

Aston Villa put a troubled summer behind them to come from behind and win their Championship opener at Hull.

It comes after Canada called for the release of women's rights activists, including Samar Badawi.

As the heatwave affecting Europe continues, forecasters say a respite can be expected in some areas.

Brian Hungwe looks at Zimbabwe's election fallout for the opposition as it disputes the presidential poll results.

Photographer Tommy Trenchard captures small details that reflect the lives of refugees who have fled South Sudan.

People on a beach on the shore of Lake Michigan formed human chains to try to rescue swimmers caught in rough water on Sunday.

Football tournaments in northern Kenya are helping girls break away from child marriage and early pregnancy.

Theo Jansen creates 'strandbeests', beach animals which move using the power of the wind.

There's a right way and a wrong way to deal with cyber-attack. How does this fictional company do?

The director of a documentary about the Pope says he hopes it won't just preach to the converted.

The US is implementing economic sanctions on Iran after pulling out of the nuclear deal, to what end?

A little-known style of football starring African players finds an unlikely following in India.

The border is open again after an order to turn away fleeing Venezuelan migrants was overturned.

Makenzie Noland, 21, has been working with the animals and wanted to pose with 14ft Big Tex.

There are fears that people praying in the mosque were trapped when it collapsed in Sunday's quake.

The fin whale had become beached on Isla Contoy near Cancun in Mexico.

As US sanctions come into effect, Iran's President Rouhani says the strategy "doesn't make sense".

The Mendocino Complex Fire has surpassed state records, as firefighters tackle 16 major blazes.

With the new Premier League season just days away, we look at some of the trends that might emerge and attempt to bust a few myths.

Liverpool were the unluckiest team in the Premier League last season while Manchester United were the luckiest, a new study says.