Jennifer Pak reports from outside the Malaysia court which is hearing opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim's final appeal against his sodomy conviction.

Hong Kong's civil disobedience movement began exactly one month ago.

Turkish Prime Minister, Ahmet Davutoglu, has told the BBC's Lyse Doucet that Turkey will continue to help coalition forces if there is a co-ordinated plan for the creation of a ''democratic'' Syria.

A painting sold by Sotheby's in London for £42,000 is at the centre of a legal battle, amid claims it could be the work of Italian baroque master Caravaggio with a much greater value of around £11m.

Mexican authorities searching for 43 students who disappeared after a protest last month are investigating a suspected mass grave.

Divers have discovered cargo from an ancient Greek shipwreck near the Aeolian Islands off the coast of Italy.

The polio vaccination programme in Pakistan has been described as ''a disaster'' by monitors reporting to the World Health Organization.

The BBC's Gabriel Gatehouse reports from Monrovia, the capital of Liberia, on the devastating impact of Ebola upon its people.

An introduction to the 2014 US mid-term election through the eyes of "you", a hypothetical senator running for re-election.

Kenya's schoolgirls are fighting back against sexual violence - by learning how to box in self-defence classes.

Egypt's foreign minister Sameh Shukry talks to the BBC's Frank Gardner about the fight against so-called Islamic State and the convictions of three Al-Jazeera journalists.

South Korean prosecutors are seeking the death penalty for the captain of the Sewol ferry, which sank in April killing more than 300 people.

British pop star Sting makes his debut as a Broadway composer and lyricist in a musical called The Last Ship.

South Africa's football coach Ephraim Mashaba has paid tribute to captain Senzo Meyiwa, who died after being shot by intruders.

Engineering students from around the world compete in Singapore to create an unmanned boat.

As British and US troops end combat operations in Afghanistan, millions of Afghans are now left wondering if their country and its capital Kabul will remain out of Taliban hands.

President Dilma Rousseff has been re-elected for a second term, after securing more than 51% of votes in a closely-fought election.

Following a reported rise in attacks on Muslims in Australia, mosques hold an open day to challenge misconceptions about Islam.

Pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong decided to suspend a vote on whether to accept government concessions on Sunday citing disagreements over its format.

The story of Umm Ahmed, an Iraqi woman whose son, husband and brothers-in-law vanished overnight.