Amazon founder Jeff Bezos forms a charity to help the homeless and create new schools in poor areas.

President Macron apologises for the torture and death of Maurice Audin during the Algerian War in 1957.

New study: Ingesting even a single piece of plastic exposes sea turtles to a 20% chance of death.

Paralympian David Smith reveals he could die if he chooses not to have a tumour removed that is crushing his spinal cord.

École Émile-Cohl in Lyon, France, apologised blaming a US PR firm for doctoring the promotional image.

Central bank makes move after failing to take action in July, sending the lira slightly higher.

The singer gets rave reviews for featuring models of all races and body shapes at New York Fashion Week.

Dashcam footage reveals the moment a van flies feet into the air.

Several women have accused David Keyes, a spokesman for the Israeli PM, of inappropriate behaviour.

Some on social media recall hurricane Katrina, when prisoners were left in flooded cells for four days.

The president says Russia's biggest war games since the fall of the Soviet Union are purely defensive.

Volkswagen will stop producing the iconic car, which found fame in Disney films, in 2019.

Watch Polish rider Dawid Godziek land the world's first quadruple tail whip on a mountain bike.

Two suspects in the poisoning of a Russian ex-spy in the UK have said they were merely tourists.

The non-binding declaration by the International Whaling Commission angers pro-whaling nations.

France's new lottery is raising money for hundreds of historic buildings - borrowing a British idea.

Tanzanian designer Joctan Cosmas Malule makes traditional outfits for use in films and music videos.

A selection of the best photos from across Africa and of Africans elsewhere this week.

At least one person is killed as dozens of homes and businesses burst into flames, officials say.

A decade on, some of the big consequences of the financial crisis are also the most surprising.

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