Japanese men brave the cold in loin cloths for a festival marking the start of spring.

New documents reveal the "strongest evidence yet" of China's crackdown on people in Xinjiang.

Ten others were injured as people queued for food and money in the southern town of Diffa, reports say.

Best-selling economist Thomas Piketty is back with a new book.

Extinction Rebellion members are protesting over what they claim to be "the destruction of nature".

The EU aims to enforce a UN arms embargo but remains concerned about migrant boats from Libya.

Helicopter footage shows the widespread flooding across parts of England and Wales.

Barcelona deny hiring a firm to produce disparaging social media posts aimed at its own players such as Lionel Messi and Gerard Pique.

Tyson Fury hit the canvas, Deontay Wilder celebrated and ringside arguments broke out in three minutes boxing will never forget.

The UN says 900,000 people have been forced to leave their homes since the beginning of December.

David Frost's remarks come amid warnings the UK and EU will "rip each other apart" in trade talks.

The Amazon boss and world's richest man gives 8% of his fortune to fight the planet's "biggest threat".

Gymnast Simone Biles wins her third Laureus Sportswoman of the Year award while F1 champion Lewis Hamilton and Lionel Messi share men's title.

The mysterious cargo ship was drifting without crew on the high seas for more than a year.

Reviewers find more durability issues in new handsets from Samsung and Motorola.

Andrew Sabisky said that he wanted to help the government, "not be a distraction".

Manchester United are up to seventh in the Premier League after beating Chelsea 2-0 in another game in which the video assistant referee played a key role.

Many of the returnees express relief after arriving from a remote island to mainland Australia.

The tech giant says it is "experiencing a slower return to normal conditions" in China than expected.

Atletico Madrid are at arguably their weakest point under Diego Simeone. What has gone wrong and can it be fixed?

BBC Sport profiles Chicago Red Stars and USA midfielder Julie Ertz, one of five nominees for the BBC Women's Footballer of the Year 2020 award.