German fire crews are fighting to extinguish a forest fire the size of 500 football pitches.

Yes, Antarctica has (and needs) a fire department. Megan Branson spent three seasons there as a fire-fighter/paramedic.

The incident comes weeks after 40 children were killed in another Saudi-led strike on a bus.

A bear was filmed going through the lobby of the hotel that inspired Stephen King's classic horror novel in Colorado.

The UNHCR explains how countries in Latin America have taken positive steps to welcome Venezuelans.

Excellent bowling from spinners Will Beer and Danny Briggs sets up Sussex's five-wicket T20 Blast quarter-final win at Durham.

Authorities in the south Indian state say a large number of snakes may be hiding in flooded homes.

US secretary of state won't visit North Korea, due to "insufficient progress" on denuclearisation.

Daniel Ayala's stoppage-time winner gives unbeaten Middlesbrough victory over West Bromwich Albion.

Serena Williams will be banned from wearing her black catsuit at the French Open from next year, with the tournament set to introduce a stricter dress code.

The decision was made on US President Donald Trump's orders, a State Department official says.

Jolly lost her daughter and mother-in-law when their home collapsed due to heavy rain and flooding.

The stories of three young women from a Rohingya refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh.

Afrobeats MP Bobi Wine is shaking the political establishment in Uganda, where Yoweri Museveni has been leader for decades.

Between a new currency and an earthquake, it's been a busy week for BBC Mundo's Guillermo Olmo.

Chicha Mariani, who died this week, had still hoped to find the granddaughter seized in 1976.

The president's former personal lawyer Michael Cohen says Mr Trump instructed him to make the payments.

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

Four years ago, the death of an indigenous teenager put Winnipeg on the map for all the wrong reasons. Not any more.

On a historic visit to Ireland, Pope Francis reportedly condemns abuse in the Church as "filth".

UN officials issued stark warnings as neighbouring countries seek to stem to the flow of migrants.