The US box office has struggled compared to previous years during the traditional high point of the summer blockbuster season.

Some of Kinshasa's residents have big aspirations for DR Congo - so much so that they have started renaming districts with the names of faraway capital cities whose style they admire.

Author Euny Hong talks to the BBC about how South Korea is conquering the world through pop culture.

Modern humans and Neanderthals co-existed in Europe 10 times longer than previously thought, a study suggests.

The BBC's Yalda Hakim met with people who have fled to a huge refugee camp near Dohuk.

The man regarded by many as the father of modern yoga, BKS Iyengar, has died, aged 95.

Sunday Times photographer Paul Conroy pays tribute to US reporter James Foley, who has apparently been killed by the Islamic State.

Conductor Daniel Barenboim speaks to Newsnight's Kirsty Wark about how the situation in Gaza has affected his orchestra of musicians from both sides in the conflict.

Violence subsides but protests continue over the police shooting of a black teenager in Ferguson, Missouri, as 47 arrests are made.

The BBC looks at what it is like to be a cyclist in Rio de Janeiro and Nairobi.

Anti-government demonstrators in Pakistan are advancing towards parliament, breaching a designated secure zone in the capital Islamabad.

The Civil Aviation Agency is consulting on changes which would allow the owners of vintage planes to take paying passengers on flights.

From hacking cars to traffic lights - behind the scenes at a cyber-security conference, Def Con.

There has been a sharp increase in the number of girls under 18, who have fled the conflict in Syria, being forced into early marriages, the United Nations has told the BBC.

A Bradford company which revamps old Citroen 2CVs says more of the cars are being sold to France.

With Chinese households getting richer, a growing number of people are investing their cash in American real estate.

The risk of an eruption at Iceland's Bardarbunga volcano has increased, after a series of earthquakes in the region.

A new study suggests the number of Africa's elephants has declined to a critical point.

Iraqi forces have launched an attack to try and retake the city of Tikrit - currently in the hands of Islamic State militants.

The son of Hollywood actor Jackie Chan is arrested on drug-related charges, Chinese state media say, amid an ongoing crackdown on drugs.