Security officials testify Capitol rioters 'came prepared for war'

Current and ex-officials are testifying at the first public inquiry into the 6 January Capitol riot.


Rescued orangutans returned to the wild

An Indonesian rehabilitation centre in Borneo has released 10 orangutans into the wild.


Daphne Caruana Galizia murder: Suspect pleads guilty

One of three men accused of assassinating Daphne Caruana Galizia gets a 15-year jail term.


Nine die after boat carrying family capsizes in Egypt lake

Several others are missing after the accident on a lake near the northern city of Alexandria.


North Korea man wandered for hours in DMZ amid South's security blunders

The man swam ashore and was ignored eight times on CCTV in the heavily fortified border zone.


Sarika Kale: The sports star who could afford just one meal a day

Sarika Kale says she survived on instant noodles and chutney for years because that's all she could afford.


Thousands dead but no prosecutions - why Liberia has not acted

Horrific tales dominate the history of Liberia's civil war but no-one has been put on trial there.


500,000 deaths: The 'colourful' lives lost to Covid

The sheer scale of the US death toll is hard to comprehend - it helps to hear the individual stories.


Covid: US passes half a million Covid deaths

The US coronavirus death toll is over double that of next-highest Brazil, and is expected to grow.


Hayley Arceneaux: Cancer survivor joins first all-civilian space mission

The SpaceX mission will make Hayley Arceneaux the first person with a prosthesis to visit space.