Haiti political turmoil: Judge and police officer among 23 arrested for 'coup attempt'

Street protests broke out as opponents say President Moïse's term has ended, something he denies.

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Trump impeachment explained

Donald Trump’s second impeachment trial opens on Tuesday - but what's it all about?

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Storm Darcy: Netherlands hit by 'first major snowstorm in decade'

A severe cold snap is pushing through northern Europe, bringing snow and gale-force winds.

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Chile: Violence flares after police officer shoots street performer dead

Social media footage shows a police officer in Chile shooting a man dead, sparking violent protests.

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Pussy Riot: Russian protests are 'battle for hearts and minds'

Punk band Pussy Riot's Nadya Tolokonnikova has released a song in support of Russia's anti-government protesters.

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India floods: India dam swept away after glacier crashes into it

Dozens of people are missing and feared dead in northern India after a glacier crashes into a dam.

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Ecuadoreans choose president amid economic turmoil

Badly hit by the Covid pandemic and with its economy in tatters, Ecuador chooses a new leader.

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ICYMI: Groundhog Day and boot-iful snow patterns

Stories you may have missed this week - from predicting the winter to someone making the most of it.

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India floods: Scores missing after glacier smashes Uttarakhand dam

As many as 150 people are feared dead after floods are triggered in Uttarakhand.

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Utah avalanche: Four skiers killed after snowslide near Salt Lake City

A further four people were injured in the joint deadliest avalanche in the US state's history.

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Covid testing expanded to more workplaces in England

Businesses with more than 50 staff are now able to access lateral flow tests, which give rapid results.

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Myanmar coup: Crowd gathers for second day of protests

The country 's main city Yangon sees a pro-democracy rally for a second successive day.

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Iraq's Yazidi community buries 104 victims of IS massacre

The victims' remains had been exhumed from mass graves following Islamic State genocide in 2014.

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IS brutality returning to Syrian towns

Beheadings, bombings and kidnappings have civilians in grip of fear despite group's supposed defeat.

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Viewpoint: From Ethiopia's Tigray region to Yemen, the dilemma of declaring a famine

Alex de Waal writes about the starvation that conflicts cause, and the difficulties in tackling it.

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Myanmar coup: How citizens are protesting through art

Protesters are taking the fight online, expressing their anger and defiance through their drawings.

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Amazon after Bezos: The company that Jeff built

As Jeff Bezos prepares to step aside from the e-commerce juggernaut, we look at Amazon's success in charts.

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Lastminute.com failed to meet Covid refund deadline

Online travel agent Lastminute.com failed to refund Covid-hit holidays by January deadline.

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Cuba opens up its economy to private businesses

The labour minister announces a major reform to the communist country's state-controlled economy.

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India couple takes the plunge to marry underwater

The couple exchanged wedding garlands 20 metres underwater off the coast of Chennai city.

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Carlos Soria: The 81-year-old conquering the world's highest peaks

Carlos Soria is aiming to become the oldest person to have climbed the world's 14 highest peaks.

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Home working increases cyber-security fears

IT experts say that with people working from home the risk of hacking has increased.

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Racial Impostor Syndrome: When you're made to feel like a fake

New York school student Arden Yum says ethnic minority children may not identify with the racial identity they were born with.

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Is Russia targeting CIA spies with secret weapons?

Ex-CIA officer Marc Polymeropoulos believes he was targeted while on a visit to Moscow.

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Cape cormorants: Caring for South Africa's chicks abandoned in wild

Rescuers come to the aid of hundreds of baby Cape cormorants abandoned by their parents.

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Saharan dust: Orange skies and sandy snow in southern Europe

The sky in parts of southern Europe turns an eerie orange as wind brings sand from the Sahara desert.

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World top golfer Johnson leads Saudi International

World number one Dustin Johnson holds a two shot lead after day three at the Saudi International.

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Li Wenliang: 'Wuhan whistleblower' remembered one year on

Chinese social media remember Dr Li Wenliang, who raised the alarm about Covid-19 and died with it.

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Indonesia tigers: Zookeeper killed after endangered animals escape

One of the rare Sumatran tigers is recaptured after being tranquilised, but the other is shot dead.

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French couple jailed after boy's fatal beating revealed accidentally in call

A French couple are jailed after the cause of a toddler's death is given away in an emergency call.

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Lou Dobbs: Fox cancels vocal Trump supporter's show

The broadcaster is being sued, along with Fox, for spreading baseless claims of election fraud.

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Christopher Plummer: Hollywood pays tribute to 'one of the greats'

The Oscar-winner, who has died aged 91, is praised as "an extraordinary man" and "consummate actor".

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How will we heat homes in zero carbon Britain?

Will hydrogen or heat pumps be able to replace gas central heating?

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Biden: 'Erratic' Trump should not get intelligence briefings

President Joe Biden said Mr Trump "might slip and say something" if given access to state secrets.

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Myanmar coup: Military leaders block Twitter and Instagram

Users had flocked to the two sites to protest against Monday's coup after Facebook was blocked.

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Biden leaves Republicans behind to fast track $1.9tn bill

The White House brushes off an ex-Biden adviser's warning the package could destabilise the economy.

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Amanda Gorman effect: 'It's going to open doors for poets'

From the inauguration to the Super Bowl, the poet's performances bring attention to the art form. 

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The woman set to make WTO history

The former Nigerian finance minister will be the first woman, and the first African, head of the WTO.

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Coronavirus in Tanzania: The country that's rejecting the vaccine

Tanzania is promoting herbal treatments while denying that there are any coronavirus cases.

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Myanmar coup: What now for Aung San Suu Kyi?

The pro-democracy leader remains hugely popular at home but has lost favour on the world stage.

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Covid: Vaccine tensions stoke German criticism of EU's von der Leyen

Ursula von der Leyen admits mistakes were made in the EU's vaccine strategy as Germans question the rollout.

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Covid vaccine rollout: When might life in US return to normal?

January was the deadliest month of the pandemic for the US, but cases are down and vaccinations are up.

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Swiss women only got the right to vote 50 years ago. Why?

Women in Switzerland were finally granted the right to vote after a referendum in February 1971.

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Project 17: 'I was told to clean my own school toilets'

Yolanda, 17, is campaigning for better education and more resources for schools in South Africa.

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The world's deepest dive

In 1960 two engineers became the first people to ever dive 11km to the bottom of the Mariana Trench.

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Romania's young history fans battle to save imperial spa resort

Volunteers try to breathe new life into a Romanian resort once a playground for European elites.

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Solar energy empowers young women in Yemen

Ten women in Yemen’s Abs district have built and now run a solar microgrid.

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Nigeria inheritance: 'My brothers took everything when my father died'

Women in parts of Nigeria are being left out of their parents' inheritance, despite a law banning discrimination.

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Arlo Parks: 'In times of chaos, I've always reached for music'

Arlo Parks has been called the poet of Generation Z, but she says there's more to her music than that.

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Covid-19: Pub closures will 'waste 87 million pints of beer'

The hospitality industry asks the government for more post-lockdown help in the March Budget.

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