Milda Romanova's home is an old rail station, and at 88 she still loves all things trains.

People around the world tell us what it's like being born on 29 February.

ChopValue collects 350,000 used bamboo chopsticks from Vancouver restaurants every week.

Scientists around the world are working on ideas that could stop banana crops being wiped out by Panama disease.

A gallery selection of news photographs taken around the world this week.

Residential centres have given generations of schoolchildren a taste of outdoor life, but more are set to close this year.

Turkey says it is no longer preventing Syrians from leaving for Europe - and the refugees want to move.

Religious violence in the Indian capital has left thousands staring at a bleak future.

Rwandan genocide survivor Kizito Mihigo, hailed as a national talent, was later accused of treason.

The current best guess of a 1% death rate does not apply to everyone.

Activists are struggling to keep up as pet owners fall ill, are quarantined or abandon their animals.

Three cases involving people with no connection with affected countries are found on the West Coast.

Research suggests omega-3 supplements may not be as beneficial as previously suggested.

The murder of journalist Jan Kuciak and his fiancée convulsed Slovak politics.

One aim is to get cars off the road and ease traffic congestion but critics see it as a PR stunt.

The ex-PM christened her wardrobe, papers show, with references to Mikhail Gorbachev and Ronald Reagan.

Misleading content and conspiracy theories appear on Iranian social media.

India secure top spot in Group A of the Women's T20 World Cup with a dominant seven-wicket win over Sri Lanka in Melbourne.

World number two Rafael Nadal will face Taylor Fritz in the final of the Mexican Open after beating Grigor Dimitrov in the last four.

The president said criticism of his reaction to the coronavirus outbreak is a Democrat-led "hoax".

Deontay Wilder will fight Britain's WBC heavyweight world champion Tyson Fury for a third time this summer, according to promoter Bob Arum.