Ex-policeman Joseph DeAngelo terrorised Californian communities in the 1970s and 80s.

The US and Saudi governments make a joint public appeal to extend an arms embargo on Iran.

A couple in St Louis, Missouri stood in their yard and pointed guns at protesters.

After a three-month closure due to coronavirus, the monument in Granada has once again opened its doors.

Malawi's new leader, Lazarus Chakwera, had to square his church leadership with secular ambitions.

In a landmark ruling, the court struck down a Louisiana law restricting abortions as unconstitutional.

A wildfire raging in Mount Charleston, Nevada, has sent up a large plume of smoke visible from nearby Las Vegas.

BBC News witnesses a negotiation between ransomware hackers and a 'cash-strapped' university.

The Islamic State group says it will try to free women and children from detention camps in Syria.

As the world hits the grim milestone of 10 million confirmed cases, which countries are seeing the biggest rises, and what might be behind them?