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.

It's the weekly news quiz - have you been paying attention to what's been going on in the world over the past seven days?

An unusual hotel, scattered throughout the community, is breathing life back into deserted villages.

How a city best known for pizza, football and crime is embracing tech to revive its fortunes.

Documentary maker Steven Eastwood says he filmed four terminally ill people to explore the reality of death.

Ten years on from Spain's financial crisis, it's possible to see recovery and clouds on the horizon.

Natalia Rogoff lost her "dream job" when Lehman Brothers went bust, she then set up a pasta business.

The Taliban are mounting deadly attacks across Afghanistan, and the 17-year war has no clear end in sight.

It's a scream: Riding on some types of roller-coaster is an effective way of removing kidney stones.

Scott Morrison had been ridiculed for posting a video set to a famous hip-hop song with racy lyrics.