The US central bank has moved to increase interest rates for the third time this year.

"I don't think Roy Moore would have represented us at all," says one black voter of the Republican rival.

Theresa May is defeated over her Brexit plans despite last-minute efforts to prevent a Tory rebellion.

Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale spare the Spanish champions' blushes after they come from 1-0 down to win 2-1 against Abu Dhabi's Al Jazira in the Club World Cup semi-final.

A photograph seen fleetingly on North Korea TV could show one of the country's earliest atomic weapons.

Accounts of slavery, torture and killings emerge from Nigerian migrants flown back from Libya.

Four-time Tour de France winner Chris Froome tells the BBC his legacy will not be tainted after returning an "adverse" drugs test at the Vuelta a Espana.

Britain's Chris Froome tells the BBC his legacy will not be tainted after returning an "adverse" drugs test, insisting "I certainly haven't broken any rules".

Campaigners say the life sentences are a sign that impunity for sexual violence is ending.

The Hollywood mogul said sexual allegations made by the Mexican actress are "not accurate"

Premier League leaders Manchester City extend their record-breaking run of consecutive top-flight wins to 15 by dismantling Swansea City.

A court rejects a couple's complaints and says the bells in Wädenswil can peal through the night.

Jorge Glas is the highest-ranking politician to be convicted in the Odebrecht scandal.

Leicester defender Harry Maguire says "confidence is flowing" as manager Claude Puel is victorious on his return to Southampton.

The Thomas fire in Santa Barbara and Ventura counties is only 25% contained as it enters a second week.

The BBC's Africa editor Fergal Keane travels to a land littered with tears and mass graves.

In 1980, North Korea forced a US soldier and a kidnapped Japanese girl to marry. This is their story.

Liverpool's iconic stars get excited for the BBC Sports Personality of the Year 2017, to be presented on Sunday 17 December at the city's Echo Arena.

Rangers come from a goal down to stun wasteful Hibernian at Easter Road, and win their fourth Scottish Premiership match in a row.

The artificial muscles can be programmed with a range of motions including twisting and rotation.

Despite the popular belief that women talk more than men, studies consistently suggest it is men who hog most of the airtime.