With countless safety measures and no fans in the ground, cricket's return was anything but familiar. The rain certainly was.

But universities reject that tests on online learning in China are accepting "censorship".

Police investigate after the statue of the US first lady was targeted in her hometown on 4 July.

César Duarte fled Mexico in 2018 after being accused of embezzling millions to fund a lavish lifestyle.

The struggles for Poland's gay community, and a president accused of campaigning on an anti-LGBT platform.

Five years of civil war have left the country's medical system devastated and Covid-19 is spreading largely unchecked.

India's confirmed cases are going up rapidly, but it's not all bad news.

Newly released transcripts show the unarmed black man said more than 20 times he could not breathe.

The closing of borders between New South Wales and Victoria has separated families in Australia.

As a small but growing number of new rum distilleries open, is the spirit set to see a sales boom?

Reports of more than 200 cases have shattered confidence in the life-defining national Gaokao exams.

After years of slower beats and introspective lyrics, pop is becoming optimistic again. Here's why.

Tarana Burke says jailing Harvey Weinstein was "astonishing" but not what the campaign is about.

Opposition politician Jawar Mohammed has been detained after being accused of inciting violence.

The chance of breaching one of the Paris accord goals in the next five years has doubled, a study says.

Asia's biggest budget carrier faces uncertainties due to the pandemic, auditor Ernst & Young has warned.

The rise comes as the chancellor announces another £30bn of measures to try to help the economy.

China's new national security law "undermines" Hong Kong's current freedoms says Canberra.

The airline has warned almost half of its frontline US workforce that their jobs are at risk.

The BBC's Fergal Keane looks at Ireland's colonial past and the allegiances his relatives had within it.

Fuji Q-Highland asks riders to "scream inside your heart" to minimise spread of droplets.