Hostage-taker shot dead at fake children’s party

Image copyright Deepak Kumar Srivastava Image caption Subhash Batham was accused of murder but was out on bail An Indian man who arranged a fake birthday party for his one-year-old daughter, then held more than…

State of emergency declared in Australian capital

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionA timelapse of the fires threatening CanberraAuthorities in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) have declared a state of emergency as massive bushfires rage south of Canberra. It…

F1 billionaire owner in Aston Martin rescue deal

Image copyright Reuters Struggling luxury UK carmaker Aston Martin has announced plans to raise emergency funding worth £500m. A consortium led by billionaire Lawrence Stroll will put in £182m, with the rest of the money…

Russia may drop murder charge in sisters case

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption At the time of their father's killing, Angelina (L) was 18, Maria (C) was aged 17 and Krestina 19 Three Moscow sisters accused of murdering their father are likely…

Global coronavirus cases surpass Sars epidemic

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionThe BBC's online health editor on what we know about the virusThe number of coronavirus cases worldwide has surpassed that of the Sars epidemic, which spread to…

Painting found in wall confirmed as stolen Klimt

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionThe recovered artwork was put on display by policeA painting discovered by chance last month is a Gustav Klimt original that was stolen nearly 23 years ago,…

FBI arrests three more members of The Base

Image copyright Police handout Image caption From left: Jacob Kaderli, Michael Helterbrand and Luke Austin Lane Three more alleged members of a US neo-Nazi hate group have been arrested in Georgia, authorities say, in what…

New Chinese virus will have infected hundreds

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption There were six coronaviruses known to infect people before the latest discovery The number of people already infected by the mystery virus emerging in China is far greater than…