Four Ebola patients missing in Congo after centre burned

Four Ebola patients are unaccounted for after a treatment centre in the Democratic Republic of Congo was set on fire.

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California town 'officially an island' after two-day storm

A town in California is "officially an island" after floodwaters inundated roads and left the community only accessible by boat.

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Selling paintings using cryptocurrency

In Singapore, one company is selling art market shares using cryptocurrency. But as CNN's Will Ripley finds out, paying with crypto is not all that simple.

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Man shouted 'He is guilty!' outside court to get out of jury duty

A man has spent the night in jail after trying to get out of jury duty by shouting "He is guilty! He is guilty!" outside a Hawaii courtroom.

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US offers $1m reward for Osama bin Laden's son Hamza

The US government is offering a reward of up to $1m (£754,000) for help locating Osama bin Laden's son Hamza.

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Why China doesn't want to get caught in the middle of a India-Pakistan conflict

Beijing is on the verge of being sucked into an India-Pakistan crisis, amid rising tensions in the Kashmir region that borders China.

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The 27-year-old who instigated a referendum in famously apolitical Japan

Jinshiro Motoyama is not your average political activist.

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Inside the UN Security Council's double veto on Venezuela

The bitter differences between the world's most powerful nations were on full display in New York on Thursday, as the United Nations Security Council weighed two equally hopeless resolutions on Venezuela.

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Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu to be indicted on corruption charges, pending hearing

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will be indicted on bribery and breach of trust charges arising from three separate corruption investigations, pending a hearing, Israel's attorney general announced Thursday evening.

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Tesla to shut stores and sell cars for cheaper as it battles for survival

Tesla is set to close all of its stores in a cost-cutting measure so it can sell its Model 3 for a reduced starting price of $35,000 (£26,400).

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YouTube axes comments on kids videos over paedophile fears

YouTube will disable comments on videos featuring children, after a vlogger alleged he had found instances of paedophiles targeting videos of young girls on the site.

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Microplastics found in stomachs of deep sea creatures

Plastic has been found in the stomachs of the deepest marine organisms known to exist, according to a scientific study.

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N Korea insists it won't give in to US as Trump-Kim talks fail

North Korea has insisted it will not give in to the US on nuclear disarmament as it contradicted Donald Trump's account of why his summit with Kim Jong Un failed.

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Israeli PM Netanyahu faces corruption charges

Israel's attorney general has said he intends to indict prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu on corruption charges.

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Endurance cyclist Mike Hall's death avoidable, says coroner

The death of a British endurance cyclist during a 3,500-mile race across Australia was avoidable, a coroner has concluded.

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World Rugby criticized for 'out of touch' calendar shake-up

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EU Commission rejects 'mini-deal' on citizens rights

The European Commission has rejected a call for the UK and EU to make a joint commitment to safeguard citizens' rights ahead of a possible no-deal Brexit.

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Roma fan jailed for 'catastrophic' assault

A Roma fan has been jailed for three-and-a-half years for attacking a Liverpool supporter outside Anfield stadium.

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Man's two-year blocked nose caused by tooth growing in nostril

A man in Denmark has finally got relief from years of an unexplained blocked nose when doctors discovered a tooth inside his nostril.

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Kashmir conflict is in the hands of two populist leaders with political agendas

When two populists go to war, there is every chance their people will suffer more than they will.

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Prince William: Football's mental health approach a 'dereliction of duty'

The Duke of Cambridge, who is the English Football Association's President, has criticized professional clubs in England, accusing them of failing to take the mental health of their players seriously.

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Pakistan to release captured Indian pilot as 'peace gesture,' Prime Minister says

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Modi backs Indian military as Trump hints at end to Kashmir crisis

In an attempt to diffuse mounting tension and days of military escalation between nuclear neighbor India, Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan announced the upcoming release of a detained Indian pilot at the center of the crisis.

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The Brexit battlefield has got less muddy, but more vicious

The Brexit battle lines just got a lot clearer.

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Venezuela's opposition leader says he will begin exercising his 'duties as president'

Venezuela's self-declared interim president Juan Guaido says he will exercise his "duties as president" as soon as he returns to Venezuela from Colombia where he met Monday with US Vice President Mike Pence.

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Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari reelected, but opponent rejects results

Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari has been declared winner of the country's elections, according to the electoral commission who said he polled 56 percent of the votes.

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Roma fan admits assaulting dad-of-three at Liverpool match

A Roma fan has pleaded guilty to assault after a father-of-three suffered serious head injuries in an attack at a match in Liverpool.

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Pakistan to release Indian pilot tomorrow 'as peace gesture'

The Indian pilot shot down and captured by Pakistani forces this week will be released tomorrow, Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan says.

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Geologists solve Stonehenge mystery

Five thousand years after people in the British Isles began building Stonehenge, scientists now know precisely where some of the massive rocks came from and how they were unearthed.

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'We had to walk': Trump-Kim summit ends in failure

The second summit between Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un has ended without a deal, with the US president walking away from talks with the North Korean leader.

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Kenya's sevens stars showing the way for rugby at home

When the Rugby World Cup kicks off in Japan in September there will be at least one viewer kicking his heels on the sidelines.

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The world's best beaches for 2019

It's time to shake the sand out of the golden envelope for a fresh set of awards -- TripAdvisor has announced its best beaches in the world for 2019.

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Kim: Trump summit shows I'm ready to denuclearise

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has insisted that he remains prepared to denuclearise after answering a question from a foreign journalist for almost certainly the very first time.

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Opinion: Why freckles are considered 'ugly' in China

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Muhammadu Buhari wins Nigeria's election

The opposition candidate in Nigeria's election has rejected the result which saw incumbent president Muhammadu Buhari win Saturday's poll by almost four million votes.

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Climber whose mum died on K2 missing on 'Killer Mountain'

A British climber whose mother made history scaling Mount Everest before her death during an ill-fated expedition on K2 has disappeared on a notoriously dangerous peak in Pakistan known as Killer Mountain.

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'Mobster' Trump attacked by ex-lawyer in explosive testimony

Donald Trump's ex-lawyer has attacked the US president in an explosive address to Congress, saying the leader acted like a "mobster" in the run-up to his testimony.

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Sport's power couple: 'When we play for a bigger purpose we play better'

Aged 26, Julie Ertz already knows what it is like to win a World Cup. The defensive midfielder, the second-youngest member of the US squad in 2015, can talk about the joy of winning the biggest prize in women's soccer, of how onerous a month-long tournament can be and how becoming a world champion "makes you hungry for more."

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Trump vows to help N Korea unlock 'unbelievable potential'

Donald Trump heaped praise on North Korea as he met with Kim Jong Un for a second historic summit in Vietnam, saying Pyongyang had "unlimited" economic potential which he vowed to help unlock.

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The South Koreans with hopes of reunification

For almost 70 years the South Korean border village of Myeongpa-ri has been living in the shadow of war.

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Pakistan says it shot down two Indian jets as Kashmir border crisis deepens

Pakistan says its air force shot down two Indian fighter jets over the disputed border region of Kashmir, in a significant escalation of the crisis between the two nuclear-armed powers.

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In 30 days, the Brexit mayhem will get even worse

In the 32 months since the UK made its decision to leave the European Union, the politics of the country have fundamentally changed.

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How a whale carcass ended up in a Brazilian forest

When local fishermen were walking through a mangrove forest in Brazil, they came across something that shouldn't be there: the carcass of a humpback whale.

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20 dead in explosion at Cairo's main station

Twenty people were killed and 40 others injured in a fire at Egypt's busiest railway station Wednesday morning, the country's health ministry said according to state TV.

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Sports shop stops selling runners' hijab after backlash

A French sports brand has been forced to stop selling a running hijab after a backlash and threats from shoppers.

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People visiting Venice now have to pay a tourist tax

Visiting Venice will now cost an extra few Euros even if you don't stay overnight.

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How VR is transforming HR

A growing number of companies are using virtual reality to recruit and train staff, with immersive experiences giving employers new ways to deliver training and foster empathy at work.

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Women's World Cup: What you need to know with a 100 days to go

Twenty-four teams will compete at next year's tournament in France, which will be held from 7 June to 7 July. Across nine host cities, 52 matches will be played to determine the winner.

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The second Trump-Kim summit: Essential reading

President Donald Trump will meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Hanoi today for the first time since their summit in Singapore in June last year.

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Fire at Egypt train station leaves 10 dead and dozens hurt

At least 10 people have been killed and more than 20 people have been injured in a fire at a railway station in Cairo, officials say.

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Pakistan shoots down Indian warplanes and captures pilot

Pakistan says it has shot down two Indian warplanes and captured one of the pilots in Kashmir.

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Australia wants to be a big-time arms supplier. This might help

Think of it as R2D2 getting its own X-wing fighter.

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China's 'horizontal skyscraper' nearly done

Dubbed an engineering marvel, the highly anticipated Raffles City Chongqing project is nearly complete.

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Dozens feared trapped after landslide engulfs illegal gold mine

A landslide that engulfed an illegal gold mine in Indonesia has killed at least one person and left dozens feared trapped. Fourteen others have been rescued.

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This is the biggest Starbucks on the planet

Starbucks is ready to unveil its latest Roastery in Tokyo.

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Where does fake movie money come from?

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Inside the 'scariest place on Earth'

With North Korean leader Kim Jong Un meeting with US President Donald Trump in Hanoi this week for a second summit, hopes for peace on the Korean Peninsula have once again been raised.

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The eSports giant that started with a click

Will Ripley investigates how an eSports boom helped Singapore-based startup Razer become a billion-dollar tech giant.

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Trump and Kim prepare for second meeting

President Donald Trump will meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Hanoi later today for the first time since their summit in Singapore in June last year.

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Mum and teen daughter charged with murder of five relatives

Police have charged a woman and her teenage daughter with the murders of five relatives, including three children, after officers found them in an apartment alongside the bodies.

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Emma Thompson won't work with John Lasseter

Actress Emma Thompson has made public her reason for dropping out of "Luck," a highly-anticipated animated feature by Skydance Animation.

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Inside Singapore's push into self-driving cars

It may look like a giant robotic bug but the MooAV could be the car of the future.

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The most popular Porsche is going electric

Porsche is upping its bet on electric vehicles.

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The UK isn't ready for Brexit

Food shortages. Major disruption to trade. At least $17 billion in new costs for business. Big trouble for small companies.

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Are small cities the smartest?

When you hear of urban transformations, you tend to think of high-rise mega-cities like Shanghai, Dubai or Hong Kong. Or if it's technological advances, San Francisco and Silicon Valley might come to mind.

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At least three dead and dozens buried alive in gold mine collapse

As many as 60 people are believed to have been buried alive after a landslide at an illegal gold mine in Indonesia's North Sulawesi province.

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Life in one of the world's snowiest cities

Twenty-one feet of snow -- enough to bury a two-story house. And then some.

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Pakistan vows retaliation against India

Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan has promised to retaliate against India after it conducted airstrikes on an alleged terrorist training camp across the Line of Control (LoC), the de facto border between India and Pakistan in the disputed Kashmir region, in a significant escalation of hostilities between the two nuclear armed powers.

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How a choirboy sank one of the most powerful men in the Catholic Church

Cardinal George Pell has joined the ranks of other shamed Catholic priests who betrayed the trust of children who believed they were men of God.

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Analysis: May chucks a grenade into Brexit debate

The UK government has announced for the first time that it is considering options to delay Brexit.

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Vietnam's history holds lessons for Trump and Kim

Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said his country will "spare no effort" to host a successful summit between North Korea and the United States because in the end, it would be less costly than a war.

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Thousands of allegations of sexual abuse of migrant children in US custody

The Department of Health and Human Services received more than 4,500 complaints of sexual abuse against unaccompanied minors from 2014-2018, according to internal agency documents released Tuesday by Florida Democratic Rep. Ted Deutch.

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Amanda Knox jokes about time she was accused of murder

Amanda Knox has joked about the time she spent in prison after being convicted of murdering British student Meredith Kercher.

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Firefighters save chubby rat trapped in manhole cover

A rotund rat that became stuck while trying to squeeze out of a manhole cover has been saved by rescuers in Germany.

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Shakira to appear in court over £12m tax evasion charges

Colombian pop star Shakira has been ordered to appear in a Spanish court for allegedly evading tax in the country, despite her official residence being in Panama.

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Mother's tears as she receives 'I love you' note from son held by IS

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Why the Grand Canyon needs saving

Pete McBride is worried about the Grand Canyon, so he decided to hike it.

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Iran infighting is 'deadly poison', says ex-foreign minister

Iran's former foreign minister has said fighting between parties and factions in the country is a "deadly poison" that undermines its foreign policy.

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Facebook moderators 'using drugs and sex to cope'

Content moderators at Facebook are being exposed to so much traumatic material they are smoking cannabis at work and others have "trauma bonded" by having sex on the job, a report claims.

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Indian fighter jets 'hit terror training camp' in Kashmir

India says it has "eliminated" a large number of terrorists after fighter jets attacked a suspected training camp in the section of Kashmir controlled by Pakistan.

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They ran barefoot; now three brothers are All Black stars

When asked what he planned to do after retiring from rugby, Kevin Barrett -- or "Smiley," as he was nicknamed -- announced he was "going to breed some All Blacks."

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US says airstrike kills 35

The US military announced Monday that an airstrike in Somalia killed 35 Al Shabaab fighters on Sunday.

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UN court orders UK to return Chagos Islands to Mauritius

The UK must return the Chagos Islands to Mauritius "as rapidly as possible," the United Nations' highest court ruled Monday, branding its occupation of the Indian Ocean archipelago illegal.

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Iran Foreign Minister Javad Zarif resigns

Iran's foreign minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, who played a key role in the 2015 nuclear deal, announced his resignation Monday.

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Serena Williams' Nike ad exposes the double standards women face at work

Dramatic, nuts, delusional, unhinged, hysterical, irrational, and, of course — crazy.

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Buffett: It'd be a 'mistake' for Howard Schultz to run for US president

Warren Buffett already knows which billionaire he likes for president.

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Microsoft CEO defends US military contract

Satya Nadella has defended Microsoft's $479 million contract to supply augmented reality systems to the US military that has been criticized by some of his colleagues.

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