Krupa Padhy reports on the reopening of Havana's Capri hotel, and its colourful mob and movie star history.

As geologists warn that the prolonged flooding and wet weather will lead to more sinkholes in the UK, David Shukman looks at how and why sinkholes form.

Jimmy Fallon's debut as the host of NBC's long-running The Tonight Show was a ratings hit for the US broadcaster.

An elderly nun is sentenced to nearly three years in prison for breaking into and sabotaging a Tennessee uranium-processing plant.

Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos dismisses his armed forces chief over disparaging comments about inquiries into extrajudicial killings.

China is preparing a joint bid for the capital Beijing and the northern city of Zhangjiakou to host the 2022 Winter Games.

California is suffering its worst drought on record. So why is America's most valuable farming state using billions of gallons of water to grow hay which is then shipped to China? The BBC's Alastair Leithead reports.

A US National Guardswoman is disciplined after apparently posting a photo online of soldiers clowning about around a flag-draped coffin.