Meet the people who are taking matters into their own hands.

A plan to open the nation's first safe consumption sites for drug use has split Seattle residents - here's what both sides have to say.

The town of Karabash used to be at the heart of the Russian copper industry but has fallen on hard times.

A selection of the best photos from across Africa this week.

The Pentagon says the incident on Thursday night did not appear to be the result of enemy activity.

Russia's presidential election looks like a predictable affair but there is more to it than meets the eye.

In the first of our Future of Work series, we look at how new tech could change our working lives.

Freezing the deceased in the hope of one day reviving them could become a mainstream service, advocates say.

Up to a million people are employed around the world as professional shoppers for clients in China.

Infrared technology and artificial intelligence offer a better way to take care of dementia patients. It can scan their vital signs 24 hours a day.

Tasmania makes national history by becoming the only state to have elected a minority of men.

The foreign minister's trip has prompted speculation of a link to a planned US-North Korea summit.

Both the UK and Malaysia faced nerve agent attacks on their soil, but they responded very differently.

Marielle Franco was a vocal critic of police violence and the military deployment in the favelas.

Leg-spinner Mason Crane will miss England's Test tour of New Zealand because of a stress fracture in his lower back.

BBC Sport looks back at the 1983 FA Cup final between Brighton and Manchester United, as the teams prepare to meet in this year's competition.

BBC Sport looks at the stats behind England manager Gareth Southgate "complex minefield" selection dilemma.

British snowboarding trio Ben Moore, James Barnes-Miller and Owen Pick all miss out on banked slalom medals in Pyeongchang.

Trainer Nicky Henderson is seeking a historic treble as he sends out Might Bite to race in the Cheltenham Gold Cup on Friday.

Protesters clash with police after the death of a Senegalese man who they say was chased by officers.

Dozens reportedly die in bombardments as thousands flee parallel advances by Turkish and Syrian forces.