A Dutch-Moroccan couple were shocked when told a property was only for rent "to people of Dutch descent".

At least four children died and at least 18 people were hurt in the collision in southern France.

Few countries have confronted child abuse as comprehensively, but practical questions remain.

Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho is asked to clarify the comments he made before Sunday's derby defeat by Manchester City.

A missile fired at Saudi Arabia "might as well have had 'Made in Iran' stickers" on it, the US says.

Defeated Republican refuses to concede Alabama race - then reminds Washington what it will miss.

How Dawid Malan went from having his middle peg knocked out of the ground in club cricket to being an Ashes centurion.

If you missed the annual Gemenid meteor shower, cameras captured the celestial display over China.

Nasa finds a distant star circled by eight planets, equal to the complement in our own Solar System.

A mid-air collision was only narrowly avoided, the US defence department says.

More than 600 workers refuse to return to the surface until their wages are increased.

The official app will let followers stay up to date with his travels and read his teachings.

About 7,000 firefighters are trying to tackling the Thomas fire, the fourth biggest in state history.

The two men were found guilty of conspiring to smuggle cocaine into the United States.

Britain's Laura Renwick and her horse Top Dollar VI win the Puissance event at the Olympia Horse Show in London after clearing 2.20m.

China's 1977 college entrance exams brought in a generation that would change the country forever.

John Higgins faces Ronnie O'Sullivan for a last-four place in Glasgow, with Stephen Maguire taking on Judd Trump.

Tennis star Roger Federer wins the BBC Overseas Sports Personality of the Year for a record fourth time after a public vote.

A journalist looks for the truth of his father's role in one of the largest clandestine missions in US history.

Berlin is offering asylum seekers thousands of euros to retrace their steps - but is it ethical?

How does your drinking measure up to the average from countries around the world?