A navy spokesman refuses to confirm whether the 'hydro-acoustic anomaly' was an explosion.

The move threatens ties with the Japanese city of Osaka, which is a sister city to San Francisco.

Government spending and foreign debt are too high and Zimbabwe needs structural reform, the IMF says.

Myanmar agrees to take back hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims who fled violence for Bangladesh.

Manchester City, Manchester United, Chelsea and Tottenham are in the Champions League last 16, but who else is, and who has work to do?

Captain Dylan Hartley remains Eddie Jones' first-choice hooker, despite being left out of Saturday's match against Samoa.

The review will assess how key facts about the Texas church gunman may not have been registered.

A long-awaited study into the links between heading a football and brain damage will start in January, the Football Association says.

Widnes Vikings half-back Rangi Chase is banned from all sport for two years after testing positive for cocaine.

The fatty acids released in cooking may help form clouds that cool the climate, say scientists.

Pint-sized Ashes relives the opening day of the first Test as England's James Vince makes 83 before Australia fight back in Brisbane.

Africa's first roller skating world champion says he wants to win 10 titles.

Police officer films a mother bear and her two cubs outside a shopping area in Lake Tahoe

It will release a tool to let people see if they had followed now-deleted Russia-linked pages.

Giving out kits to babies and playing the kids in Serie A - how Everton's Europa League opponents Atalanta are winning hearts and minds in Italy.

A mother in Virginia is accused of wrongfully recording oral communication at her daughter's school.

The BBC's Lyse Doucet is the first journalist allowed inside the hotel where Saudi's elite are being held

The singer says he is "shocked and saddened" to be accused of rape by a former member of a girl band.

It is the first time a twin donor has been used to repair such a large area of burns, say doctors.

One woman says she feels like she is at a wake as the search to find the crew enters a critical phase.

Rwanda says it cannot stand by as Africa migrants are "auctioned off like cattle" in Libya.