Frank Butler

Claims that explorers discovered a 17th Century pirate shipwreck and treasure belonging to Capt Kidd off Madagascar are dismissed by UN experts.

Watch this remarkable recovery from Argentina's Gustavo Fernandez at Wimbledon as he falls out of his wheelchair only to get back and scurry across the court to win the point.

A 16-year-old girl is found after hiking to safety from the scene of a plane crash in a mountainous area of north-western Washington state.

Rwandan parliamentarians support changes in the constitution that would allow President Paul Kagame to stand for a third term in 2017.

Charity Rape Crisis says an app which allows users to film sexual consent has good intentions but "throws up concerns".

BB King died of natural causes, a coroner confirms, following accusations that he was poisoned.

Nasa's New Horizons spacecraft has made the first visit to Pluto, approaching within 12,500km of the icy world.

Sub-Saharan Africa will get its first Starbucks next year, as part of a new deal between the US coffee giant and a South African franchiser.

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras battles to persuade colleagues and coalition partners to back laws by Wednesday as part of a third eurozone bailout.

A US law firm is to pursue new action against major banks found guilty of manipulating the foreign exchange market.