Why is Russia in a state of emergency over polar bears?

Magdalen is one of tens of thousands of Nigerian migrants to Europe who have been forced into sex work.

Media execs at several major outlets used anonymous accounts to harass women writers and activists.

Students in Australia, India, Lebanon and the UK reveal their feelings on gun violence and their biggest fears.

In 2012, US war-correspondent Marie Colvin was killed in an airstrike in the Syrian city of Homs. Her colleague, British photographer, Paul Conroy, survived.

What exactly happened during the 19 hour-siege in which 21 people were killed at a luxury complex?

Bahraini Hakeem al-Araibi has returned to Australia after two months in a Bangkok prison.

A single-sex gym in Turkey is helping women exercise and become entrepreneurs.

Many people around the world believe that events are being controlled by others.

Catherine Wreford, 39, has a malignant brain tumour - but that isn't stopping her from performing.

Kazakhs tell the BBC they and their relatives are being jailed in camps China says are for training.

Facing charges of rebellion and sedition, 12 pro-independence Catalans protest their innocence.

Feral and free-ranging dogs are the third worst human-introduced predators, posing a major threat to wildlife.

It is unclear whether Donald Trump will back the proposed border security deal by a Friday deadline.

President Donald Trump spoke at a rally near the border with Mexico as it emerged an agreement in principle has been reached to avert a new shutdown.

Japanese bonsai expert Fuyumi Iimura has begged the thieves to water her tree "children".

Policymakers are not grasping the seriousness of what we’re doing to the planet, a think-tank warns.

People were filmed jumping from the fourth floor of Hotel Arpit Palace in India's capital, Delhi.

The PM promises a final vote on her deal after talks with the EU - Labour says she is running down the clock.

World number one Naomi Osaka splits with her coach Sascha Bajin two weeks after winning the Australian Open.

A BBC camera is knocked to the ground while filming at Trump's "Finish the Wall" rally in El Paso.