It is ejecting one ambassador and various other officials following a dramatic confrontation.

The 19-year-old was found guilty over lying about being gang-raped by 12 Israelis in Cyprus in July.

Iraqi PM Adel Abdel Mahdi says the strikes have violated his country's sovereignty.

Grafton Thomas, accused of attempted murder, also allegedly made references to "Nazi culture".

In a statement, Carlos Ghosn said he "escaped injustice" after leaving Japan where he faced a trial.

Keith Thomas Kinnunen was shot dead by a churchgoer, after he had killed two of the congregation.

People flock to the coast in Australia's state of Victoria, with two deaths confirmed elsewhere.

Defending champion Michael van Gerwen will play Scotland's Peter Wright in the PDC World Championship final on New Year's Day.

From rebellious numbers to state-backed trends, China's internet was a noisy place in 2019.

The Muslim community in Uttar Pradesh is living in fear after a new citizenship law came into effect.

Protests in Hong Kong, Chile and the Middle East all shared an online presence which helped connect the movements.

The UK and US considered an oil embargo after activist Ken Saro-Wiwa was hanged, document reveals.

From the ridiculous to the more ridiculous, the weird stories that caught the eye this year.

A selection of the best photos from across Africa this year.

Social media scandals dominate the list of the most-read news stories by the Tech desk this year.

The year of treating the untreatable: 2019 breakthroughs that could transform medicine.

The firm admits life will be "difficult" after the Trump administration banned the firm in the US.

When a Saudi prince told a Mancunian footballer his feelings, the footballer fled the country.

When Theo Van Eijck was kicked out of a Dutch pilot-training programme in 1964, he stole a plane and flew to Libya.

Meet the people for whom meatless food is a force for political and social change.

Thousands of people fled to the beach in Mallacoota, Victoria as fires approached the town.