Thousands of fires are ravaging the Amazon rainforest in Brazil. How bad are they?

Maryam Mohammed Hamdani says she is the first woman to play taarab in public in Zanzibar.

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

Plastic, orange and tasteless? Why a revolution in the US is trying to tell the world there's more to its cheese.

Abandoned in Sao Paulo and then adopted by a British couple, Edson thought he'd never see his father again.

Bernhard Sindberg sheltered many Chinese from the rampaging Japanese army in 1937.

The head of the Film Classification Board has also banned a film for "promoting lesbianism".

As the world marks the 80th anniversary of the start of World War Two, Poland has reparations on its mind.

Interested in living longer? Here's advice from optimists to make sure your glass is always half full.

Raymond Santana was a teenager when he was wrongfully jailed along with four others.

The bruising trade war between the world's two largest economies intensifies.

Fans flock to honour the influential Ivorian musician, who died in a motorcycle accident this month.

The officers close a road in Govan as trouble flares following an Irish Unity march and counter protest.

Khalid Sheikh Mohammad and four other men face the death penalty if found guilty.

The US says the Adrian Darya 1 is being used by Iran to fund "illicit activities" in the region.

The latest list of citizens in Assam state effectively strips 1.9 million people of citizenship.

Roger Federer says he is "sick and tired" of being asked if he demands favourable scheduling at the US Open.

Wales coach Warren Gatland says telling players they will miss out on the World Cup will be the hardest part of his job.

Roeloef van der Merwe nutmegs himself to run out Middlesex's Mohammad Hafeez at the non-striker's end in the crucial T20 Blast game at Taunton.

Festival-goer Shane Billingham had “poisonous” levels of carbon monoxide in his blood, police say.

Paris St-Germain sporting director Leonardo says "there is no agreement" with Barcelona over the transfer of Brazil forward Neymar.