A yellow organism, which looks like fungus but acts like an animal, has gone on display at a Paris zoo.

Police discovered more than 70 men and boys in shackles when they raided the private Islamic school.

The true identity of one of the troops shown planting the US flag in a famous WW2 photo is revealed.

Britain's Luol Deng retires from basketball after signing a one-day contract with Chicago Bulls to ensure he ends his playing career at the same NBA franchise at which it began.

The Cuban was considered one of the greatest 20th Century ballerinas.

Lee Ann Walker receives 58 penalty shots after unknowingly breaking a new rule that bans a caddie from lining up their player before shots.

Manchester United executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward hits back at critics and backs boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

The US basketball league pays the price for comments backing pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong.

The Snowy 2.0 project is hugely ambitious - will it solve national energy woes, or is it too risky?

K-pop stars are expected to maintain a perfect image at all times, but Sulli broke the mould.

A selection of the week's best photos from across the continent.

A former law lecturer seems an unlikely choice to win the hearts of young Tunisians voters who want jobs.

Climate change, gender balance and Quebec - the issues facing Canadians this election.

A scheme in Philadelphia takes inner-city youths and gives them the chance to play polo.

Have you been paying attention to what's been going on during the past seven days?

Richard Mosse's ultraviolet photography of rainforest flora.

A world where women can be successful without "busting balls" shouldn't be far-off and magical.

The IMF is warning about the health of the UK economy, but how does the organisation work?

Ghost nets kill huge numbers of marine animals every year, but new tech might help prevent that.

From quid-pro-quo to arrests, we catch you up on the latest developments.

Scientists are developing the techniques to spot mass stranding events from orbit.