As fires takes hold across vast areas of Australia, some people set out to make the problem worse.

Many fear for the security of critical online infrastructure, but the real issue is closer to home.

Well-known brands of maize flour have been banned after a warning they could be poisonous to humans.

A selection of the week's best photos from across the continent and beyond.

Labour would part-nationalise BT to deliver the policy and tax tech giants to help cover the £20bn cost.

Fashion collections that only exist in digital form are being sold, as the fashion industry learns from computer games.

Facing a year without any first graders, a school in South Korea opened its doors to grandmothers.

Have you been paying attention to what's been going on during the past seven days?

What happened after a data hack suggested that climate change caused by humans is a hoax?

More managerial jobs generate more meetings, but they are not about making decisions, says a study.

The TV cameras were rolling on the impeachment hearings - how did it go down in the Trump heartlands?

Authorities expect massive bush fires will intensify as temperatures increase over the weekend.

Taylor Swift claims Scooter Braun's label won't let her sing her own hits at an awards ceremony.

China collects hundreds of millions of tonnes of waste a year - and dealing with it is a problem.

After his father died of cancer, Mike Posner hiked almost 3,000 miles from New Jersey to California.

Cleveland Browns' defensive end Myles Garrett faces a lengthy ban after hitting Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Mason Rudolph with a helmet.

BBC News puts your questions to Boris Johnson ahead of the general election on 12 December.

The rail scheme faces huge cost overruns, but it's not the only big project behind schedule and over budget.

Italian Marcello Lippi resigns as China manager for the second time this year after a 2-1 defeat by Syria in a 2022 World Cup qualifier in Dubai.

After weeks of unrest in the country, Chile has agreed to hold a referendum in April 2020.

Months of anti-government protests have taken their toll on the territory's economy.