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German row over plan for workers to need sick note on first day of illness
A doctors' group says it "borders on madness" that patients will have to obtain the note in person.
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Anguished families left to identify Venezuela quake victims at makeshift morgue
The disaster has overwhelmed local services, with bodies put outside or in tents for identification.
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Nasa launches mission to save falling space telescope
A Nasa-funded robot has blasted off to catch a falling telescope in mid-orbit and blast it back to safety before it burns up.
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A mayor in Japan announced her maternity leave - and got the whole country talking
In the face of criticism, Shoko Kawata, 35, says she loves her job and is proud to be taking time off to have a baby.
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Aunt of Venezuelan boy pulled from rubble tells BBC she will give him 'mother's warmth'
Kleiber Moran, 2, was rescued on Wednesday, six days after last week's deadly earthquakes.
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People smuggler convicted in France found by BBC living in UK and seeking asylum
Once described as "the godfather" of French migrant camps, he has been working in a Leicestershire village.
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Businessman goes on trial over murder of Maltese journalist
Yorgen Fenech denies any involvement in the assassination of Daphne Caruana Galizia in 2017.
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Fire kills five at Antwerp apartment block
A man was seen clambering through a window to escape black smoke in the block where some 200 people live.
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Angry Venezuelans accuse government of negligence over earthquake response
People in areas devastated by twin earthquakes say they need more support from the government.
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Firefighters struggle to contain deadly Greek wildfire
Over 100 firefighters are working to extinguish a fire near Thessaloniki which has claimed a life.
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