- Parrot eggs hatch after suspected Thai smuggler arrested at South African airport
A 50-year-old Thai suspect was arrested with the eggs in a "homemade incubator" carried as hand luggage.
- Two German airport workers die of malaria after 'mosquito arrives on plane'
It is believed the mosquitoes arrived at Germany's busiest airport on a plane, according to German public health officials.
- Trump officials threaten Kennedy Center demolition if court blocks renovations
The justice department has also asked for Trump's name to be put back on the building after it was removed in June following a court order.
- Door was locked at Pakistan hospital where fire killed 14 babies, witnesses say
The hospital tells the BBC the ward door was not locked but manned with security guards, to protect the babies.
- Guinea's president dismisses 173 soldiers, including coup ally, for desertion
It is thought to be part of efforts to consolidate the former coup leader's control.
- China advises its citizens to leave Taiwan ally Eswatini over 'security risks'
Eswatini is one of 12 countries, and the only one in Africa, that has diplomatic relations with Taiwan.
- Heart, hope and a steely determination: Dolly Parton's musical legacy
BBC music correspondent Mark Savage looks back on the legacy of the "irreplaceable" late singer.
- Radiation link in flight attendant's breast cancer, French court finds
Former Air France stewardess Sophie Lainault has had her cancer recognised as an occupational disease.
- Canada's retaliation tests the limit of American power under Trump
The president is using US dominance to challenge allies and enemies alike - but both Canada and Iran have found ways to fight back.
- Far-right Israeli lawmaker damages Palestinian memorial with sledgehammer
Zvi Sukkot's actions have drawn widespread condemnation, including from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.