Russian couple find road built through their home
Image copyright REN TV Image caption One of the owners of the part-demolished house surveys the damage from the new road The owners of a house in Russia have returned home from work in a nearby city to find their
Takeshi’s Castle star uses video to promote tax scheme
Image copyright Soo City Image caption Hideo Higashikokubaru (centre) starred in the cult TV show Takeshi's Castle An actor-turned-politician is promoting tax payments in a Japanese region through the medium of a bizarre video starring an "alien sausage" mascot.Former comedian
Hurricane Irma: Time runs out for Florida evacuation
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The outer bands of Irma have already reached Miami Florida's state governor has told residents ordered to leave their homes to go to shelters and avoid the roads as Hurricane Irma approaches.Rick Scott said
Rohingya crisis: UN aid call as ‘290,000 flee’ Myanmar
Image copyright EPA Image caption The UN says 60,000 new shelters are needed Aid groups urgently need $77m (£58m) to help Rohingya Muslims who have fled Myanmar for Bangladesh since violence erupted two weeks ago, the UN says.About 290,000 Rohingya
Kim Wall death: Memorial fund set up in Swedish journalist’s name
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionKim Wall's death: What we know so far A memorial fund has been set up in memory of Kim Wall, the award-winning journalist who was allegedly killed by the submariner she had
Most powerful Atlantic storms
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionCategory five Hurricane Irma viewed from space Hurricane Irma is now one of the most powerful storms ever recorded in the Atlantic basin.As a category five hurricane with 295km/h (185mph) wind speeds,
New mummies discovered in tomb near Luxor, Egypt
Image copyright Reuters Image caption The tomb belonged to a man named Amenemhat Archaeologists in Egypt have discovered the tomb of a royal goldsmith containing the mummies of a woman and her two children, authorities said.The tomb, dating back to
Beijing bans new bikes as sharing schemes cause chaos
Image copyright Getty Images Beijing has become the latest city in China to ban new shared bikes as the country battles against two-wheel traffic chaos and safety concerns in urban areas. New deliveries of bikes to the city's 15 sharing
Pierre Bergé, partner of Yves Saint Laurent, dies at 86
Image copyright AFP Image caption Pierre Bergé was a powerful businessman, patron of the arts and gay activist, but is best known as the partner of Yves Saint Laurent The French businessman Pierre Bergé, who helped his partner Yves Saint
Rohingya crisis: Exodus swells ‘as 270,000 flee Myanmar’
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Rohingya families have been making difficult and dangerous journeys to get to Bangladesh About 270,000 Rohingya Muslims have sought shelter in Bangladesh since violence erupted in Myanmar two weeks ago, the UN says. A spokeswoman