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.

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

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

French carmaker PSA Peugeot Citroen seals a long-awaited rescue deal that will see its founding family cede control of the company.

The government of the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu decides to free seven people convicted over the 1991 assassination of former PM Rajiv Gandhi.

A senior official linked to China's former security chief Zhou Yongkang is being investigated, state media say.

President Obama is due to meet the leaders of Mexico and Canada for a summit marking the 20th anniversary of the North American Free Trade Agreement, and environmentalists are lobbying for an unlikely topic - butterflies.