Amazon drought: Stranded boats and dead fish
A severe drought in the Brazilian Amazon is disrupting transport, isolating communities and killing wildlife.
1970-01-01 08:00
Can Xue: The Chinese author who could win a Nobel prize
Denied an education in the Cultural Revolution, Can Xue has since published several award-winning novels.
1970-01-01 08:00
Golden Week: Budget travel takes off in China
A sluggish economy forces young Chinese to travel cheap for this year's holiday.
1970-01-01 08:00
Cricket-Williamson shines in return from injury, Babar maintains form
By Amlan Chakraborty NEW DELHI New Zealand captain Kane Williamson made an encouraging half-century on his return from
1970-01-01 08:00
Beekeepers to the rescue after 5 million bees fall off truck in Canada
One beekeeper who came to the rescue described a cloud of "angry, confused and homeless" bees.
1970-01-01 08:00
Children have right to clean environment - report
The UN says countries must act urgently to protect children from the harmful effects of climate change.
1970-01-01 08:00
A 'beautiful bridge': The unlikely love affair between Australia and Bollywood
It is the kind of unlikely love story that would make the scriptwriters of Asia's biggest movie business proud. Despite thousands of miles between them, a romance has blossomed between Australia and Bollywood's movers and shakers.
1970-01-01 08:00
A week of Canada wildfires - in maps and charts
This has been the worst wildfire season in Canada's history, as shown in these maps and charts.
1970-01-01 08:00
Did India let down the maharajahs?
On the eve of Indian independence in 1947, India's 562 princes ruled over a third of its population.
1970-01-01 08:00
US snake hunters fight pythons big enough to devour gators
Over the past decade, thousands have competed to kill some of the planet's biggest serpents in Florida.
1970-01-01 08:00
The seawater temperatures in Florida are at hot tub levels
The warming waters threaten marine life and ocean ecosystems including by bleaching coral reefs.
1970-01-01 08:00
Travis King: North Korea 'not responding to calls' on missing soldier, says US
The US has reached out to the North, but there is still no word on the whereabouts of Travis King.
1970-01-01 08:00