Doug Jones will be sworn in next month, despite a last-ditch lawsuit by his failed Republican rival.

Former Chelsea, Manchester City and AC Milan striker George Weah will be the next president of Liberia.

Sixteen-time world champion Phil Taylor moves into the PDC World Championship quarter-finals with a 4-0 victory over Keegan Brown.

Videos showed crowds in one city chanting "death to Rouhani" and being dispersed with water cannon.

How can an "unauthorised passenger" force a plane to make a U-turn four hours into the flight?

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger is not "fearful" of losing Alexis Sanchez in January despite his two goals helping the Gunners win at Crystal Palace.

It says it will slash the price of battery replacements and issue new monitoring software.

The investment comes as the ride-hailing company concludes a difficult year.

The best readers' photographs sent in response to themes over the course of this year.

How two Louisiana brothers went from a shack to America's top universities.

A selection of the best photos from across and about Africa this year.

Chris Barker hasn't let a diagnosis of Crohn's disease stop him from becoming a personal trainer.

Zulekha Daud started practising medicine in the UAE when it had no proper hospitals or doctors.

The story of Rahmah and her experiences as a Chinese woman in a hijab.

Lola Ogunyemi says the ad, which appeared to show her turning into a white woman, was taken out of context.

Immunotherapy is a breakthrough technology that scientists hope will one day lead to cures for previously untreatable cancers.

There's a polarising group of entrepreneurs jumping into Canada's pot market: cops and politicians.

Despite being banned, humiliating and traumatic, virginity tests remain widespread in Afghanistan.

What will 2018 look like for fans, bands and artists?

The year saw optimism among US investors, despite the turmoil of President Trump's first year in office.

Palanichamy Sarathkumar is a hero after lifting a calf out of a ditch and reuniting it with its mother.