Nicolas Maduro is trying to use the country's gold to raise cash and make friends.

Frank Gardner was paralysed when he was shot six times in 2004. Skiing was one of the joys he did not want to lose.

Takeaway owner Sam is reunited with his rescuer 40 years after fleeing Vietnam in a boat

A selection of the best news photographs from around the world, taken over the past week.

A scandal has engulfed the political leadership of the US state. What do the voters make of it?

Getting Nigerians out of poverty is seen as a key election issue.

The Chinese-owned meme platform taking over the internet.

Modern US relations with Vietnam are seen as a model for better ties with North Korea.

A Thai princess announced a bid to run for PM but it was swiftly opposed by her brother, the king.

Record breaker Lindsey Vonn will ski professionally for the final time on Sunday. Here are five reasons she has etched her name into sporting history.

'Witchcraft' is blamed for a spate of child abductions and murders in the Njombe region of Tanzania.

A US inmate's escape plan falls through - literally - and it's all caught on camera.

US senators had asked the White House for a report on who killed the Saudi journalist.

Zog, the dragon who won a golden star, is flying around the country on a theatre tour. Here his co-creator, illustrator Axel Scheffler, explains how he has gone from page to stage.

The artist's management team says he was on his the way to a gig at Keele University.

Deadly floods in northern Chile left homes and roads destroyed.

Seven jihadists get life in prison but others are acquitted for assaults on a museum and beach resort.

Some say she outshone stars at the Golden Globes - now she is accused of "biting the hand that feeds her".

Lindsey Buckingham is recovering after emergency open heart surgery but his vocal cords are damaged.

But a spokesman admits Mr Trump has not been following his weight loss plan "religiously".

Paul Pogba and Anthony Martial inspire dominant Manchester United victory over Fulham at Craven Cottage.