US measles cases hit 25-year high

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionBBC health correspondent Smitha Mundasad explains the US measles outbreakAmerican health officials report that more than 700 people have been infected by measles this year, marking a…

US veteran arrested over terror plot

Image copyright Department of Justice Image caption Mark Domingo allegedly sought retribution for attacks against Muslims A US Army veteran has been arrested as he was in the final stages of a plan to bomb…

US Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein quits

Image copyright AFP Image caption Rod Rosenstein: "We enforce the law without fear or favour" Rod Rosenstein, the US deputy attorney general who oversaw the special counsel inquiry into President Donald Trump's campaign and Russia,…

Indonesia to move capital city

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Jakarta has some of the worst traffic congestion in the world Indonesia is moving its capital city away from Jakarta, according to the country's planning minister. Bambang Brodjonegoro said…

IS leader in first video for five years

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionAbu Bakr al-Baghdadi has not been seen on video for five yearsA man believed to be the leader of the Islamic State group has made a rare…

Sri Lanka key suspects relatives killed

Image copyright Reuters Image caption Searches have been carried out in Kattankudy The father and two brothers of the alleged organiser of the Easter Sunday bombings in Sri Lanka, Zahran Hashim, were killed in a…

Male model dies after catwalk collapse

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Tales Soares was taken to a hospital but could not be revived A 26-year-old male model has died after collapsing on the catwalk at São Paulo Fashion Week. Tales…

Huge protest in HK over extradition plan

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Protesters carried yellow umbrellas, reviving the symbol of the 2014 pro-democracy demonstrations Thousands of people protested in Hong Kong over a proposed law change that would allow suspects to…