She died from a kidney disease in Massachusetts on Friday, a family spokesman says.

The chief of staff is among those culled in a major shake-up while the war in Yemen continues.

Scott Westgarth's death is "so sad" for both his family and British boxing, says ex-world champion Anthony Crolla.

The new South African president rejigs his cabinet and reappoints Nhlanhla Nene to finance minister.

Paris St-Germain forward Neymar will be out for "six to eight weeks", according to the Brazilian's father.

Dellen Millard and Mark Smich are already serving life sentences for another murder.

A dog fell into icy waters after wandering out on a frozen lake in Vancouver, BC.

Every year, on the last Saturday in February at high noon, World Pig commences in Forbus.

Six months after Hurricane Harvey hit Houston, thousands are still rebuilding storm-ravaged homes.

A quarter of players who appeared in the English Football League last season were not drugs tested by UK Anti-Doping.

Toni Harrison was adopted from an orphanage in Vietnam and raised in the UK.

The official language of fictional Wakanda is isiXhosa - also spoken in parts of South Africa.

Thousands of old copies of the Koran are buried in tunnels beneath a mountain in western Pakistan.

Technology is helping musicians, bands and artists get a bigger share of the revenues from their work.

Junaid Ahmed admits he's addicted to selfies - the feeling of getting likes on his pictures is just too "amazing".

Libyan politicians, the UN, and the EU are pushing for elections despite the country's chaos.

Scot Peterson was branded a coward by President Trump for not confronting a school gunman.

Two Canadians admit hiding 95kg (210lb) of drugs after one of Australia's largest seizures.

Far-right leader Heinz-Christian Strache went on Facebook to accuse the ORF and a presenter of lying.

An Australian woman found the reptile as she packed food for her child, a snake handler says.

Cannabis is legal in nearly two-thirds of American states, but laws at the national level complicate things.