Dan Eliasson, head of the civil contingencies agency, flew to the Canary Islands to see his daughter.

Bangassou is the latest city to be taken by rebels, the UN says, over allegations of election fraud.

Six bodies have now been recovered after a landslide that destroyed homes in Ask village, near Oslo.

It aims to inoculate some 300m people this year in one of the world's largest vaccination campaigns.

The officer paid for the needy women's food instead of charging them for shoplifting.

Vandals spray-paint House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell's homes.

The 87-year-old reporter has been in a Los Angeles hospital for over a week, US media report.

Sophie Townsend lost her husband - and father of her children - to cancer. But in time their lives returned to an even(ish) keel.

A border dispute has led to armed clashes, deepening fears about insecurity in the region.

From Covid-19 to measles, Smitha Mundasad looks at the health issues facing the world this year.