In 1991, Kim Sin-yeol and her husband made the unusual decision to move to a lonely outcrop of islands at the heart of a long-standing territorial dispute between Japan and South Korea.

In a BBC interview, President Ashraf Ghani says his government is in contact with the Taliban.

The authorities say the controversial businessman is no longer wanted over bribery allegations.

The Vatican's envoy to France, Archbishop Luigi Ventura, is under investigation for sexual assault, a French judicial source told CNN Friday.

A minister vows to cut Pakistan off from the world as India mourns 46 troops killed in Kashmir.

The US president takes questions from reporters after his announcement at the White House.

Archbishop Luigi Ventura, ambassador to France, is alleged to have molested a junior official.

A Chinese actor has apologised after it was revealed he plagiarised two pieces of academic work

As denials go, it was extraordinary and more than a little surreal.

Fashion Director Donata Meirelles has been criticised for party photos said to "evoke slavery."

Employees at mining giant Vale are arrested amid a criminal probe into the dam break that killed 166.

Why asteroids and volcanoes aren't the greatest problems facing life on Earth.

The star was relieved when the missing fifth line from a tattoo of a music stave on her wrist was added.

South African Caster Semenya has been "targeted" by athletics' governing body, the IAAF, according to her country's sports minister

Rights groups condemn parliamentary moves to extend the president's term in office by 12 years.

India's government is talking tough after a car bombing killed 46 Indian troops. How far could tensions escalate?

Many of us experience multiple queues on an average day. If they move quickly, they're soon forgotten. But a slow line can seem to last forever and can put a drag on an entire day.

New details have emerged about a third Russian linked to the 2018 Salisbury poisonings by the investigative website Bellingcat. According to travel records revealed yesterday by Bellingcat and seen by CNN, the same man appears to have flown in and out of the UK and Catalonia multiple times in the run up to their referendums.

Sam Bird says he's still pinching himself ahead of this weekend's Mexico City E-Prix after his stunning start to the Formula E season propelled him to the top of the drivers' standings.

The star's new album is also put on hold, after allegations of sexual misconduct surface in the US.