Stock markets in Asia see big losses as China says it is "not afraid" of a trade war with the US.

Lewis Hamilton is fastest in the season's first practice session for the Australian Grand Prix as McLaren hit trouble.

Katie Brennan lodges a complaint with the Australian Human Rights Commission over a match ban.

About 150 animals wash up on a beach south of Perth, prompting a major rescue effort.

Excess weight now causes 6.3% of all cancer cases - up from 5.5% in 2011, a study suggests.

The president is accused of making a "loser's bluff" after dropping a threat to veto the bill.

Black women in Brazil say the councillor's murder was a big blow for their community.

Lewis Hamilton is fastest, but top teams appear closely matched in Australian Grand Prix second practice - ahead of rain this weekend.

Police shot dead Stephon Clark, who was holding an object that turned out to be a phone.

The incredible story of Walter Tull, a football pioneer and war hero who died on the battlefields of World War One.

The new US National Security Adviser is a confrontational advocate for the use of American power.

Olaf a minute? Our verdict on a musical version of Disney's hit film that's just opened on Broadway.

Jody Cundy and Katie Toft both claim gold for Great Britain on the opening day at the Para-cycling Track World Championships in Brazil.

Captain Kane Williamson completes a New Zealand record 18th Test century before rain disrupts the second day's play in the first Test against England.

England women go second in the Fifa world rankings, their best ever position and the highest ever by an England team.

Vietnam cancels a major oil project in the South China Sea, bowing to Chinese pressure, the BBC has learned.

EU leaders clear the way for trade and security talks to begin in another step forward in the process.

Jimmy Teng, now 72, spends his birthday giving out free ice cream to "make people happy."

The gunman in a supermarket is reported to have claimed allegiance to the Islamic State group.

Thirty-nine Nigerian women are rescued after being found living in "squalid conditions in caves".

Anton Yelchin, who played Chekov, died when his car rolled downhill and crushed him two years ago.