The world's wilderness is vanishing at an "alarming" rate, say conservationists.

A librarian leaves $4m (£3m) to a US university after dying aged 77 in the US state of New Hampshire.

Online accommodation site Airbnb introduces anti-discrimination policy to combat reports that black people are less likely to get rooms.

A senior commander of the Syrian militant group formerly known as al-Nusra Front has been killed near Aleppo, rebel sources say.

US forces in Afghanistan carried out a failed attempt to rescue two hostages last month, the Pentagon has revealed.

Brazil police want to speak to International Olympic Committee head Thomas Bach about an alleged illegal scheme to resell tickets for top events.

North Korea is suspected of having conducted its fifth nuclear test, as a magnitude five earthquake is detected close to its test site.

An operation to rescue 45 tourists trapped in cable cars near Mont Blanc in the French Alps resumes.