Norman Gimbel helped pen hits such as Killing Me Softly with his Song and The Girl from Ipanema.

Irkutsk, five time zones from Moscow, feels cut off from Russia's decision-makers.

Five top tips from professional fact checker Maarten Schenk

Throughout the year, you've been sending us your amazing photographs and these are some of the highlights.

From Shaku Shaku to The Floss, viral dance crazes are now being used to help sell music.

Cryptocurrency mining is a growing industry in eastern Russia, the BBC's Sarah Rainsford discovers.

The New Year heralds the launch of two major trade deals, with Japan emerging as a key player.

Thousands of families are fighting to leave a heavily polluted neighbourhood in India's Mumbai city.

The Democratic Republic of Congo, the world's leading cobalt producer, holds elections on Sunday.

Satellite images indicate Anak Krakatau lost over two-thirds of its height and volume when it erupted.

Can a Broadway hit about one of America's Founding Fathers rap its way to West End success?

A powerful cry for justice with a searing performance from the Oscar-tipped Frances McDormand.

French, Danish and UK firms will provide capacity for 4,000 more lorries a week to cross the Channel.

Rapper Bob Elvis says he was kidnapped by the Congolese authorities, but he won't keep silent.

Neil Prakash, currently in jail in Turkey, appeared in propaganda videos for the Islamic State group.

From reversing blindness and paralysis to new treatments for cancer and infertility.

Men's and women's singles players at the Australian Open will get a 10-minute break if temperatures reach dangerous levels.

Hollywood endings, angry celebrations and lots of tears - BBC Sport hands out the awards after an eventful year in the cricket world.

India need two more Australian wickets to win the third Test and take a 2-1 series lead - with the hosts still 141 short of their target of 399.

Four members of the ultra-Orthodox Lev Tahor group are charged with abducting two children.

The dog has a new owner - the police diver who saved her life.