How a young athlete from the Gaza Strip overcame prejudice and poverty to make Olympic history.

Black rights activist Kelechi Okafor has come under fire for having a white partner - here she defends her choice.

What can a look at the numbers tell us about Madonna and her career?

Thousands of students from both countries have exchanged letters as part of a peace initiative.

China's determination to control religion puts progress at risk in a model city, writes David Stroup.

Assadullah Jalalzai's family were woken up by Taliban gunfire last Friday.

Many landlords in Nigeria suspect single women of being prostitutes, making it difficult for them to rent.

The state's lawsuit claims the hotel uses millions of gallons of river water "without a permit".

Laceinne Cooper is raising her child on a plant-based diet. She explains how and why.

Germans with immigrant backgrounds speak out about racism after the Mesut Ozil row over his Turkish roots.

Searches take place in Birmingham and Nottingham as a man is held after a crash outside Parliament.

Senator Fraser Anning is condemned for using the Holocaust-associated term in an immigration debate.

The government wants the cars off the roads until they have been safety checked by BMW.

Investigations point to a corrupt court syndicate keeping rhino killers beyond the reach of the law.

The mammal was freed in an operation led by the Chilean Navy.

One man told Judge Sarah Backus he "wished her throat were slit" after she bailed five abuse suspects.

For more than a decade, an Indian postman chose to dump mail in a storeroom rather than letterboxes.

Wimbledon finalist Serena Williams says she is at the start of a "long comeback" after losing 6-3 2-6 6-3 to Petra Kvitova in Cincinnati.

British number one Kyle Edmund loses his second-round match with Canadian Denis Shapovalov in Cincinnati.

Salih Khater has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and terror offences.

England and Worcester centre Ben Te'o says his injury problems of the past year left him contemplating his future in the sport.