There’s a very unusual bakery in a mental health hospital outside Beijing where the patients are the bakers.

Emma Jane Kirby meets exiled journalists who are now off air, and have nowhere that feels like home.

Throughout the year, you've been sending us your amazing photographs and these are some of the highlights.

After being hit by a hurricane, Puerto Rico is seeking ways to counter years of economic decline.

As part of a new BBC blog series, Angela Jansen shares what she spent her money on this week.

A Victorian rail magnate tried to build a taller tower than Eiffel's - but it did not go to plan.

The animals were moved from a South Africa park in the hope they would be protected from poachers.

A storm with gusts of nearly 190km/h kills at least 16 people on its path of destruction.

In an annular eclipse the moon covers the centre of the Sun, giving the appearance of a bright ring.

The boat with 71 migrants from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan sank in Lake Van at night.

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp says it is "a crime" that some Premier League teams have to play two games in three days over the festive period.

It is seen as the most serious challenge in years to Benjamin Netanyahu's position at Likud's helm.

The Chinese man, who murdered a family of four, is the first foreigner to be executed in 10 years.

Steve Smith hits an unbeaten 77 as Australia take control on day one of the second Test against New Zealand at the MCG.

The 27 activists from the People's Peace Movement had disappeared in Farah province two days ago.

Gabriel Diya, a pastor in London, and two of his children died in a resort pool on the Costa del Sol.

The "angry-looking" reptile was home alone when it knocked over a heat lamp, starting a fire.

EU official Frans Timmermans writes he is "deeply hurt" over Brexit but "we're not going away".

The course would teach doctors how to treat people who claim to see ghosts or be possessed by them.

Sparks fly as bailiffs cut open the door of the anti-corruption foundation led by Alexei Navalny.

The Russian leader's war of words with Poland focuses on events from the distant past.