Footballers in the top two divisions in the Netherlands will not play the first minute of their matches this weekend to draw attention to racism.

The cat disappeared from the state of Oregon and was discovered in New Mexico five years later.

A Spanish judge says a passenger should not have been forced to pay a fine for extra luggage.

Rafael Nadal's Spain ease into the Davis Cup quarter-finals, as the day's action in Madrid continues beyond 04:00.

None of the 36 referees and judges used at the Rio 2016 boxing competition will be allowed to officiate at Tokyo 2020.

Millions of people in the Australian cities woke to warnings of poor and hazardous air quality.

A film shot by a father and son, while in detention on the Hungarian-Serbian border, is shown at human rights film festivals in Europe.

Three men die in little over a month in Romania, home to Europe's biggest brown bear population.

Project Understood aims to improve voice recognition software for users with Down's syndrome.

Tenia Lestari leads a network of volunteer divers who clear rubbish from the coral reefs and recycle what they find.

Celebrating the best images that failed to win the prestigious Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize.

Two years ago Russia passed a law reducing sentences for domestic violence. There is now a movement pushing back.

The Indian Ocean archipelago suffers from the highest rate of heroin abuse in the world, but policy makers are hopeful that rehabilitation will curb addiction.

Bougainville could be about to vote for independence. But where is it? And why is there a referendum?

An assessment shows rapid loss of trees, shrubs and herbs in countries such as Ethiopia and Tanzania.

American garlic farmers say demand is rising after the US president put tariffs on Chinese imports.

More organisations say they are cutting ties with Prince Andrew over the Jeffrey Epstein scandal.

England make a promising start to the first Test in New Zealand with some patient batting on the opening day in Mount Maunganui.

Former British and Irish Lions forward Tom Smith, 48, reveals he has had a "daunting" stage four cancer diagnosis.

Jurors in the trial of the man accused of killing Grace Millane hear closing arguments from lawyers.

Bushfires have hit areas near Adelaide and created a smoky haze blanketing the city.