Russia's geo-political clout has expanded and it has become the key player in the Middle East.

A London family is battling an international consortium over a potentially priceless painting.

The leashed beasts may look like large powerful dogs, but they still have the wild heart of a wolf.

Apple growers in Washington state reckon their new variety, the Cosmic Crisp, will be a global hit.

Meeting the family of a young Gambian who ran away to seek his fortune in Europe.

Millions of families feel for the first time that the party ruling Poland cares about their dignity.

Rising star of English ballet Precious Adams on unwittingly opening up a debate around colourism.

Unrest in the Spanish region continues for a fourth day after the sentencing of Catalan separatists.

The technology is the same as that used by engineers to listen for faults in bridges.

China has reacted angrily - but the US says it is merely "levelling the playing field".

Head coach Eddie Jones drops George Ford for England's World Cup quarter-final against Australia, with Owen Farrell at fly-half and Henry Slade in the centre.

An EU summit will focus on last-minute progress towards a Brexit deal - but much uncertainty remains.

Graeme Lawrence is the second most senior Australian religious figure to be jailed for sexual abuse.

For every urban Indian who has access to the internet, there is at least one rural Indian who does not.

Security guards drag out opposition lawmakers in a second day of parliamentary protest.

Bruno Dey, 93, on trial for complicity in mass murder at a Nazi death camp, says he felt sorry.

With some of the big clubs struggling this season, BBC Sport statistician Chris Collinson takes a look at the reasons why.

World welterweight champion Errol Spence Jr is released from hospital but faces a charge of driving while intoxicated after a high-speed crash in Dallas.

Experienced duo Rob Kearney and Peter O'Mahony are restored to the Ireland team for Saturday's World Cup quarter-final against New Zealand.

It is a blow for Boris Johnson as the PM heads to EU summit for more talks on his draft agreement.

"There was a lot of severe swearing," said South Korea's captain Son Heung-min after returning home.