A UN delegation is in the Libyan capital Tripoli to try and help bring to an end the hostilities between rival militias.

The World Health Organisation says a co-ordinated international response can stop the spread of Ebola, as it declares the outbreak in West Africa an international emergency.

Glenn Campbell meets Boring residents of a town in America that has a special relationship with Dull people in Scotland.

The World Health Organization in Geneva is expected to announce new measures to combat the Ebola virus, which has now claimed over 900 lives in West Africa.

President Barack Obama says he has authorised targeted airstrikes against Islamic militants in northern Iraq, if they threaten US interests.

With just two years to go, Julia Carneiro sat down with Mayor Eduardo Paes to discuss what impact the 2016 Olympic Games will have on the city.

The BBC's James Reynolds reacts to an explosion as fighting resumes in Gaza following the end of a three-day truce on Friday morning.

Wyre Davies reports from the blockaded border crossing between Israel and Gaza.

Malaysia's state investment firm Khazanah Nasional has proposed a "complete overhaul" of troubled national carrier Malaysia Airlines.

Ancient Japanese art inspires researchers to design self-folding robots that behave like "real-life transformers".

Turkey will hold a presidential election on Sunday - the first time in the country's history that the position will be chosen, not by parliament, but by the Turkish public.

Danish sports scientists are calling on authorities around the world to help the homeless play football, after studies showed it improved their health and well-being.

Palestinian and Israeli officials are continuing indirect talks in Cairo on a long-term truce in Gaza, as the three-day ceasefire enters its last 24 hours.

A Spanish priest infected with Ebola while working in Liberia returns home, as Liberia's president declares a state of emergency over the the world's worst ever outbreak of the virus.

Steve Rosenberg asks if Russia's ban on food imports from the EU, US and other Western countries in response to sanctions over Ukraine will affects shoppers.

A Spanish priest who contracted Ebola while working in Liberia has been flown back to Spain for treatment as Liberia's president declares a state of emergency,

Demonstrations are taking place in Kiev as attempts are made to clear Independence Square of protesters.

Airport security screening technology is vulnerable to hacking, a security researcher has warned at the Black Hat conference in Las Vegas.

A US mother defends her decision to leave her two young children in a 'hot car' whilst she attended a job interview.

BBC News speaks to members of the largest Liberian community outside Monrovia in Staten Island, New York.