Desperate search for earthquake survivors continues outside Caracas
The search for survivors continues in the city of Catia la Mar following the earthquake in Venezuela last week.
More than 1,700 people are known to have been killed - but some continue to be rescued from beneath collapsed buildings days after the disaster.
In some areas, neighbours and family members have been searching for loved ones with their bare hands and any tools they can access.
The BBC's Will Grant reports from the scene on the effort of locals to find any survivors.
Dogs, drones and sound detectors: How rescuers search for quake survivors
Specially-trained search dogs are used to sniff out where potential victims may be located, says Ivory - who has been deployed to relief efforts following earthquakes in Haiti, Japan and Nepal and is currently helping to coordinate efforts in Venezuela from the UK.
They can identify a person's smell even when they are buried as far as 10m (32.8ft) under rubble - and will let out a "really strong and sustained bark" when they do, alerting rescuers to a potential survivor.
Putin makes rare admission of fuel shortages caused by Ukrainian strikes
In Russia, the impact of Ukraine's missile and drone strikes on energy infrastructure from Moscow to the Black Sea and beyond has long been evident.
Queues at petrol stations. Fuel rationing widespread. Refineries hit. Drivers in the Russia-annexed Ukrainian peninsula of Crimea banned from filling their tanks so priority can be given to military vehicles.
But such is the gravity of the situation it has now been explicitly acknowledged by President Vladimir Putin for the first time.
Over the weekend, Russia's president discussed the crisis with
Supreme Court rejects Trump's appeal of E Jean Carroll's sexual abuse case
The US Supreme Court will not hear an appeal requested by President Donald Trump to review the civil case that found he defamed and sexually abused writer E Jean Carroll.
A New York jury awarded Carroll $5m (£3.6m) in damages in 2023 over her civil claim that Trump sexually assaulted her in the 1990s, and then branded the incident a hoax on social media.
Trump denied the allegations and repeatedly claimed that the judge who oversaw the civil trial improperly allowed evidence
DR Congo bans mass gatherings in the capital to prevent spread of Ebola
Mass gatherings have been banned in the Democratic Republic of Congo capital, Kinshasa, as well as three other areas, in order to halt the spread of Ebola, the interior minister says.
The current outbreak of the deadly disease has so far been detected in three provinces in the east - some 1,800 km (1,100) miles from Kinshasa - but the authorities fear it spreading to the city of 18 million people.
The three other provinces affected by the ban - Tshopo, Haut
Supreme Court blocks Trump's attempt to fire Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook
The US Supreme Court has blocked President Donald Trump's attempt to fire a governor of the US central bank, in a ruling seen as affirming the Federal Reserve's independence.
In a 5-4 decision, justices from the country's top court said the administration had not provided Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook sufficient "due process" for her to contest her removal.
The decision sends the matter back to lower courts, where the administration will have to prove its allegations that Cook has committed mortgage fraud if it
Five dead following shooting at youth centre in Stade, northern Germany
Four women and a man have been killed in a shooting at a youth welfare centre in Stade, northern Germany, police have said.
A spokesman said a number of people had been injured, without providing further details. Police earlier told the BBC that two people had been arrested, including the suspected shooter.
German media reported all five victims were adults and that the facility housed women and children, citing the police.
Officials said there was no further threat to the public after Monday's shooting just west of Hamburg.
Biden blasts Trump 'vanity projects', calling him a 'loser' at fundraising event
Former US President Joe Biden launched a sweeping attack on President Donald Trump, during a gala event at the weekend - labelling his successor "a loser" on account of his "vanity projects" in Washington DC.
At a Democratic Party fundraiser on Saturday, Biden attacked Trump’s plans to construct a ballroom and the approach he has taken to renovate the city's Reflecting Pool.
The BBC has contacted the White House for a response to Biden's remarks.
Trump has repeatedly criticised Biden's track record while
Teyana Taylor's tears and Lauryn Hill tribute steal show at BET Awards
"I worked my ass off [for] 20 years for this," Taylor told the crowd, before taking her glasses off to clean the steam from the lenses.
"So I'm not accepting what I've earned with arrogance, I'm accepting what I've earned with gratitude.
"And this year alone I continue to give the world the artist, actress, director, choreographer, creative director, stylist, designer, writer, producer and chef! I graduated in September, y
BBC at Venezuela baseball stadium sheltering earthquake survivors
Huge numbers of people have been left homeless after Venezuela was struck by two massive earthquakes on Wednesday last week.
The BBC's Will Grant visited a makeshift shelter in Catia la Mar, a town on the country's northern coast, where survivors who have been left with nothing sleep outdoors or in tents.
The survivors are hopeful the authorities will find them some form of temporary accommodation while the country rebuilds - for now they are dependant on donated food and clothing.