The eight-and-a-half-year jail term comes as Germany is facing major far-right and counter protests.

Scottish round-the-world cyclist Jenny Graham tells of her lack of preparedness for bear season in Canada.

The caning, which took place in a religious court, was witnessed by more than 100 people.

The row shows how despised Hitler's favourite composer, a virulent anti-Semite, remains in Israel.

England's highest Test run-scorer Alastair Cook will retire from international cricket after the final Test against India.

Two Armenian children who have spent most of their lives in the Netherlands are facing deportation.

Stoffel Vandoorne is to leave McLaren at the end of the 2018 season, with British driver Lando Norris to replace him.

Fans have voiced their fury after being removed from Kevin Hart gigs for using their phones.

Brazil World Cup winner Ronaldo becomes the majority shareholder of Real Valladolid, after purchasing a 51% stake in the La Liga club.

Can you name the top 20 all-time assist makers in the Premier League in four minutes?

Orthodox leaders are set to recognise the Ukrainian Church's independence from Moscow.

New laws could be introduced if firms don't help tackle online sexual abuse, the home secretary says.

Downing Street dismisses the former foreign secretary's attack on Theresa May's Brexit plan.

It was also the hottest summer for England since records began in 1910, the Met Office says.

The Reuters journalists had been investigating a mass killing of Rohingya men by the military.

The fire wrecked Brazil's main museum and one of the region's largest natural history collections.

The National Museum in Rio is home to millions of items but which are the key ones at risk?

China's education authority is investigating why a preschool hosted a pole dancer at its welcome ceremony.

Conservationists found 87 elephant carcasses while conducting a wildlife survey in the country.

The bronze-clad statue in rural Gujarat will be nearly twice as tall as the Statue of Liberty.

Firefighters are continuing to search for others who may be trapped at the factory near Cape Town.