Image copyright Reuters A man leapt from his surfboard on to a shark that was attacking his wife, repeatedly punching the animal until it let go, Australian media report.
Chantelle Doyle, 35, was surfing off Shelly Beach at Port Macquarie, New South Wales, when the attack took place.
Her husband punched the shark until it released its grip and then helped Ms Doyle to the shore.
She was airlifted to hospital with serious
The BBC speaks to some of those arrested and detained during anti-government protests in Belarus.
Image copyright EPA Japan's Emperor Naruhito has expressed "deep remorse" over his country's actions during World War Two, on the 75th anniversary of its surrender.
"I earnestly hope that the ravages of war will never again be repeated," he said at a ceremony on Saturday.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe promised to "never repeat the tragedy".
The PM marked the occasion by sending an offering to a controversial war
Image copyright Getty Images Yohanna Agurto thought she had come up with the perfect marketing for her honey, featuring a pun on the name of one of Hollywood's biggest stars: Miel (Spanish for honey) Gibson.
The product also carried an image of the actor from the film Braveheart.
And it was all going to plan - "until I received threats from Mel's lawyers", the Chilean vendor revealed on
Image copyright Getty Images The US Postal Service (USPS) has warned that millions of mail-in votes may not arrive in time to be counted on the presidential election day, 3 November.
In letters to states across the country last month, the agency said "certain deadlines... are incongruous with the Postal Service's delivery standards".
Critics have blamed the new USPS head - a loyal supporter of President Donald Trump - for a slowdown in deliveries.
A record number of people are expected to vote by
Image copyright Getty Images The last Japanese soldier to formally surrender after the country's defeat in World War Two was Hiroo Onoda.
Lieutenant Onoda finally handed over his sword on March 9th 1974. He had held out in the Philippine jungle for 29 years. In interviews and writings after his return to Japan, Lt Onoda said he had been unable to accept that Japan had capitulated.
To many outsiders, Onoda
Image copyright EPA Every weekend evening in the upscale district of Rehavia, crowds in their thousands gather around Balfour Street. Sometimes the atmosphere is carnival-like, with theatrical displays, free plastic trumpets and families milling around; other times it is tense, turning rowdy and ending with arrests.
The focal point is the official residence of Israel's prime minister and the repeated scenes are mass protests against him.
"I'm here because I'
As BBC Focus on Africa marks its 60th anniversary, one of its former deputy editors, Ghanaian journalist Elizabeth Ohene, looks back at her time with the radio programme, how its journalism changed and how it helped shape the continent.
I joined Focus on Africa in September 1986. I left the programme in July 2000
Image copyright Mani Bhavan Gandhi Sangrahalaya Usha Mehta was just 22 when she went "underground" to run a secret radio station during India's fight for freedom from British colonial rule. BBC Gujarati's Parth Pandya and Ravi Parmar report.
"Do or Die. We shall either free India or die in the attempt," Indian independence leader Mahatma Gandhi told fellow leaders on 8 August 1942.
The now-famous speech launched the
Image copyright Getty Images Victims of police brutality in Belarus have told the BBC about their experiences of the crackdown after the disputed re-election of President Alexander Lukashenko.
There have been many complaints of police beatings and other abuses that may amount to torture.
The opposition accuses Mr Lukashenko - in power for 26 years - of stealing victory on 9 August, in an election widely criticised for a lack of transparency and muzzling of dissent. Hundreds of people including many police have been hurt in protests unprecedented for modern Belarus.
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