Anthony Wong, an award winning actor, had spent decades looking for traces of his British father.

Rising tensions between Russia and the West have raised the spectre of the Cold War. So what was it?

Linda Brown was nine when she was denied entry to a white school, becoming the focus of a landmark case.

It's 50 years since the death of Yuri Gagarin, the Russian cosmonaut who was the first man to travel into space.

Fifty years ago, the civil rights leader gave his final speech. Did he conclude by predicting his assassination?

Sebastian Vettel's win in Australia will have hurt Lewis Hamilton and gives Ferrari a huge boost, says BBC F1 columnist Jolyon Palmer.

Country singer Lindi Ortega says performing on stage helped her confront a debilitating condition.

A new book tells the history of the first US black millionaires - and how they spent their riches.

Michael Fuller is autistic and could play Mozart by ear aged 11. Now he's a classical composer.

Thousands of rebels and civilians are bussed from Eastern Ghouta under a deal with Syria's government.

Social media users accuse the movement of hypocrisy in the face of long-running Black Lives Matter activism.

It joins more than 20 countries that have made the same move after a nerve agent attack in the UK.

"Mad" Mike Hughes wanted to see for himself whether thousands of years of human knowledge is wrong.

The large female cougar jumped between gardens before being tranquillised and caught.

The ancient sarcophagus had been sitting in a Sydney museum for more than 150 years, scientists say.

Shenkin IV, the goat from the Royal Welsh regiment, predicts the winner between Anthony Joshua and Joseph Parker.

At least 64 people - 41 of them children - died in a shopping mall fire and many are feared missing.

Nxivm's female "slaves" were branded with Keith Raniere's initials, say prosecutors.

It's the first time a wild elephant has been seen apparently ingesting ash from a fire, experts say.

This is the first time Argentinian families have been able to visit the graves of their loved ones.

Justin Trudeau apologises for the hanging of indigenous Tsilhqot'in leaders by British colonial authorities.