Breathing poison
Image copyright Ashish V Image caption At the age of 17, Urmila Yadav became one of the youngest certified cases of silicosis in India On a recent summer morning, Urmila Yadav set off for the main temple in the village
Trump NFL row: Mike Pence walks out of game after players kneel
Image copyright @VP/Twitter Image caption Mike Pence said he abandoned the game because kneeling during the anthem "disrespects our soldiers" US Vice-President Mike Pence has walked out of a National Football League (NFL) game after several players refused to stand
Trump Twitter row with top Republican Senator Bob Corker
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Mr Corker announced his retirement last week US President Donald Trump has had an ill-tempered exchange with a leading Republican senator, aggravating already poor relations between the two men.Foreign Relations Committee head Bob Corker was
McDonald’s Rick and Morty Szechuan sauce stunt backfires
Image copyright Twitter Image caption McDonalds sent the out-of production sauce to the show's creators before announcing its return A McDonald's PR stunt to bring back a rare dipping sauce left thousands of fans disappointed and police called to some
Catalonia independence: Huge Spain unity rally in Barcelona
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The pro-unity rally comes days before Catalan leaders could declare independence from Spain At least 350,000 people gathered in Barcelona, capital of Catalonia, for a rally against independence from Spain.They waved Spanish and Catalan
German election: Merkel launches coalition talks
Image copyright EPA Image caption Reduced majority: Merkel faces tough talks on a new coalition Immigration is expected to feature as German Chancellor Angela Merkel holds talks on forming a coalition after her party's disappointing performance in September's election. Talks
Cubans remember Che Guevara 50 years after his death
Image copyright EPA Image caption Che Guevara's name has adorned every corner of Cuba for five decades Several thousand people have gathered in the Cuban city of Santa Clara to remember the revolutionary icon Ernesto "Che" Guevara, 50 years after
Tech ceiling
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionLea and Sasha are starting on their professional journey and are already battle-scarred The BBC's 100 Women 2017 season is tackling some of the biggest issues facing women around the world and
Catalan independence declaration ‘will have no effect’
Image copyright EPA Image caption Mariano Rajoy: "I don't rule out absolutely anything that is within the law" Any declaration of independence by Catalonia will have no effect, Spanish Prime Minister Marian Rajoy has warned, adding that he is not
Brazilians in the south asked to vote on secession
Image copyright Reuters Image caption President Michel Temer has faced repeated protests against his government Voters in the south of Brazil have been asked in an informal vote whether they want to be part of a new country. The referendum