The British Horseracing Authority announces that horse racing will not resume in Britain until Wednesday, 13 February after an outbreak of equine flu.

Senator McCain's widow apologises after police refute her claim of thwarting human trafficking.

More than 90% of cases were reported in 10 countries, including France, Italy and Greece.

The baby birds were left behind when the water in their dam in South Africa dried up.

But some pictures - such as scars - will be allowed to remain, the head of the platform says.

The 56-year-old reportedly fainted or suffered an epileptic seizure when feeding the animals.

The catastrophic collapse of a dam at a mine in Brazil has exposed a darker side of an industry that the world depends on.

A Texas zoo asks visitors to name cockroaches after their ex-partners before feeding them to meerkats.

Joe Schmidt insists his Ireland team's method is not one-dimensional despite the chastening Six Nations defeat by England.

The police accept that their work looking into the illegal sale of government drugs was in the public interest.

A panel of judges says Alabama has violated the inmate's religious rights by denying him an imam.

An early UN report on the journalist's murder says the Saudis blocked access to the crime scene.

He is 18 years old and has played 11 La Liga games but Real Madrid's Vinicius Junior is already being compared to Cristiano Ronaldo.

Maps and charts following the rise and fall of so-called Islamic State (IS) in Iraq and Syria.

Johanna Konta fights back from a set down to clinch a spirited victory over Greece for Great Britain in their Fed Cup round-robin tie.

West Ham say they have handed over all of their evidence to the police after completing a "thorough and immediate" investigation into racist abuse shouted at Liverpool's Mohamed Salah.

A Colombian veterinarian surgically implanted heroin inside puppies he raised on a farm in Medellin.

The Brazilian leader has been in hospital since an operation last week to reverse a colostomy.

They are two of the biggest names in football and music, but what happened when Man City captain Vincent Kompany met City fan Noel Gallagher?

A racist yearbook returns to haunt a top Republican, whose party had claimed the moral high ground.

The film-maker takes legal action against the company for allegedly refusing to release his latest film.