Grapes of wrath
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Grapes of wrath - The flaming terror on the terroir struck at the heart of wine country Call it the grapes of wrath - the California wildfires have struck at the heart of wine
Boy Scouts move to accept girls prompts backlash
Image copyright Getty Images The Boy Scouts of America have announced plans to admit girls into the century-old youth club, and allow them to achieve the same high rank as boys. The historic decision was agreed upon unanimously by the
Unsent text accepted as dead man’s will by Australian court
Image copyright Getty Images A court in Australia has accepted an unsent, draft text message on a dead man's mobile phone as an official will.The 55-year-old man had composed a text message addressed to his brother, in which he gave
A quick guide
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Supporters of Catalan independence in Barcelona The ongoing stand-off between Catalonia and the Spanish government in Madrid is complicated. Let's break it down.What is Catalonia?Catalonia is a region in north-east Spain. It has its
Catalonia: Spain issues deadline to separatists
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionMr Rajoy accused the Catalan leader of creating confusion Spain's government has given Catalonia's separatist leader five days to say whether or not he has declared independence, government sources say.If Carles Puigdemont
Myanmar Rohingya: UN recalls top official Lok-Dessallien
Image copyright UNDP Image caption Renata Lok-Dessallien has two weeks to leave The United Nations has announced that its top official in Myanmar is being recalled to headquarters in New York. Renata Lok-Dessallien was the focus of a BBC investigation
Iraq orders arrest of Kurdistan officials over independence vote
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Kurdistan officials say 2.8 million people voted in favour of independence An Iraqi federal court has ordered the arrest of Kurdistan officials involved in overseeing a referendum last month on the region's independence. The
Asteroid close approach to test warning systems
Image copyright NASA Image caption Scientists say the asteroid, shown in this illustration, will safely pass by the Earth An asteroid the size of a house is set to pass close to the Earth on Thursday.The space rock will hurtle
Trump threatens broadcaster NBC after nuclear report
Image copyright AFP US President Donald Trump has raised the prospect of challenging media licenses for NBC News and other news networks after unfavourable reports.He took aim at NBC, which made him a star on The Apprentice, after it reported
Kenyan re-run
Image copyright AFP Image caption Raila Odinga's supporters accuse key election officials of being biased Kenya's High Court has ruled that all candidates who participated in the 8 August presidential election can now stand in the re-run later this month.This