A US hate-attack monitoring group has documented 437 cases of intimidation and abuse towards minorities since the general election a week ago.
New Zealand rescue workers are evacuating scores of tourists and residents from the town hardest hit by a series of powerful earthquakes.
A senior Palestinian official has said his government will go to the UN to stop what he called a series of "escalatory measures" by Israel.
US President-elect Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin will try to "normalise US-Russia ties", the Kremlin has said, following a phone conversation between the two.
Eight people died and 36 were arrested in clashes between the Myanmar army and what the government believes are Rohingya Muslim militants in northern Rakhine State, state media said on Sunday, in the largest escalation of the month-old conflict yet.
Gross domestic product rose at an annualised rate of 2.2% in the three months to September, the third consecutive quarter of expansion.
New Zealand woman Warriena Wright fell to her death from Gable Tostee's balcony on Queensland's Gold Coast in 2014.
For Remembrance Day, Fisun Güner looks at how World War One shaped the life and work of the great British artist, Paul Nash.
A new play about terminal illness confronts taboos about disease and death, writes Holly Williams.
Facing criticism that fake news on Facebook aided the rise of Donald Trump, founder Mark Zuckerberg has strongly defended his network.
Canadian singer, songwriter and poet Leonard Cohen has died aged 82.
Chinese internet conglomerate Alibaba singlehandedly created the world's biggest online shopping event known as Singles Day. Now it's looking to change how people shop, but this is not without its challenges, reports the BBC's Tessa Wong.
Facing criticism that fake news on Facebook aided the rise of Donald Trump, founder Mark Zuckerberg has strongly defended his network.
A hospital official said more than 80 people were hurt in the attack, which happened around 23:00 (18:30 GMT).
The logo quickly made headlines - it was dubbed "the wildest tourism slogan ever" by one news outlet - with critics variously hailing it as hilarious or distasteful.
The decision follows months of protests, with many saying that Marcos' record of corruption and rights abuses meant he should not be interred there.
The government said a non-binding ballot, or plebiscite, was the quickest way to amend the Marriage Act.
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