Iraqi teen who lost vision during IS rule realises radio dream

During IS control of Mosul, an Iraqi teenager lost her eyesight due to lack of medical access. But the setback did not dent the perseverance she needed to become a presenter at a local radio station.

'If our Earth dies, we all die': 73,000 fires in Brazil this year and most were in the Amazon

Official figures show nearly 73,000 forest fires were recorded in Brazil in the first eight months of the year - the highest number for any year since 2013.

New images from Titanic wreck have been revealed

Video and photographs taken by high-powered, specially adapted cameras have captured the bacteria-eaten ship at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean.

New Yorkers petition for street outside Trump Tower be renamed for Obama

Dozens of people gathered in front of Trump Tower on Fifth Avenue to call for the street in front of the building to be named 'President Barack H. Obama Avenue'.

Brazilian slackliners defy gravity with Sao Paulo's abandoned buildings

Stretched above the teeming megalopolis of Sao Paulo, slackliners are defying gravity via a highline connected across the city's abandoned buildings.

This is Thailand's self-styled snake wrangler

Bangkok firefighters spend more time catching snakes than putting out fires. A self-styled 'snake wrangler', Pukpinyo has caught about 10,000 snakes during the 16 years he has performed this dangerous task.

US Man arrested after threats to carry out mass shooting

California Police found an arsenal of weapons, including hundreds of rounds of ammunition, tactical gear, high-capacity ammo magazines and an assault rifle.

Dramatic footage of a garage demolition at US airport

A car rental garage has been demolished at Tampa International Airport in the US state of Florida.

Artists use street murals to change image of violent Caracas slum

Chief Justice Ferguson: 'It is fair to say that this case has divided the community'

Summary of court's conclusions as Cardinal George Pell loses appeal.

500-year-old mummy of Incan girl back in Bolivia

The remains of a mummy girl, called Ñusta, who lived during the final years of the Inca empire, have been repatriated to Bolivia, after spending 129 years in America.

Barnaby Joyce leads Sydney anti-abortion protest

Holding aloft crosses, images of Jesus and signs saying "stand for life", thousands gathered in Sydney to protest against a bill to decriminalise abortion.

Greenland glacier 'shrinking fast'

Scientists look for ways to slow the melting of potentially world-flooding glaciers.

Chinese artist says Hong Kong protesters are 'fighting for their own happiness'

Chinese artist, Liu Bolin, is known for creating unique photographs prompting people to find the human face in his work. He's in Australia and says the Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters are fighting for their happiness.

The face of drag is changing: introducing the drag king

Drag queens remain popular performers, but in the UK other branches of drag are starting to gain greater recognition.

Kashmir students head back to school, amid tight security

Schools and government offices reopened in India's Jammu and Kashmir, after two weeks of lockdown. Most schools in the summer capital of Srinagar remained closed.

Canary Islands wildfire prompts 9,000 evacuations

An out-of-control wildfire on Gran Canaria in Spain's Canary Islands kept spreading, around 9,000 people have been evacuated from eight municipalities on the island, authorities said.

Tearful Rashida Tlaib slams Israel's travel restrictions

Democratic American congresswomen Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar told reporters in Minnesota on Monday that Israel's move to restrict their travel in the region pits Muslim and Jewish people against one another.

Israel's Sand Sculpture Festival opens despite unrest in the Gaza strip

The International Sand Sculpture Festival has opened in Ashkelon, Southern Lebanon to an excited public in spite of recent unrest in the region.

Restoration work at Notre Dame cathedral resumes

Building work to secure the structure and prevent the collapse of Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris resumed after the works were suspended over fears of lead contamination.

Dramatic rescue of stranded fishermen in India

The Indian Air Force rescued four fishermen who were stuck in a flooded river in north India. According to local media reports, the water level in the river rose suddenly after heavy rainfall in the north part of the country.

Sole survivor of migrant tragedy says ships saw their dinghy but kept going by

The sole survivor of a boatload of migrants trying to make their way from Libya to Europe says ships spotted them adrift and in obvious trouble but did nothing.

Verdict delivered: Can chocolate cure depression?

Recent news headlines were abuzz with the news that a new study had found chocolate could cure depression. Now the experts weigh in and deliver their findings.

Protesters graffiti Mexico City monument over police rape allegations

Mexico's iconic Angel of Independence monument, which commemorates Mexico's independence, has been covered in graffiti following protests over allegations of rape by police.