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BBC News Eight US officers shot, four killed, in home siege

One attacker was shot dead in front of the house during the three-hour standoff in suburban North Carolina.

BBC News Protesters defy Columbia deadline to leave campus

Even as some of them were suspended, student activists rallied round the pro-Palestinian encampment.

BBC News US says Israeli army units violated human rights

But all five units remain eligible for US military aid after Israel took action, the state department says.

BBC News Three US police officers shot dead in home siege

At least one suspected attacker was shot dead in front of a barricaded home after a three-hour standoff in North Carolina.

BBC News After 20 years, what next for World of Warcraft?

The game's maker Activision Blizzard was bought by Microsoft last year in gaming's biggest ever acquisition

BBC News Tensions grow as China ramps up mining for green tech

China has taken big stakes in mines across the world extracting minerals vital to the green economy.

BBC News A child said monsters were in her room. It was 60,000 bees

Saylor Class had complained of "monsters in the wall" of her room at their farmhouse in Charlotte, North Carolina.

BBC News Migrants hit by high fees to send money home

Sending money across borders, particularly in Africa, can still be expensive.

BBC News Patch to protect against measles shows promise

Painless and easier to store than injections, it remains early days for microneedle-patch technology.

BBC News Secret document says Iran teen molested and killed by security forces

Revolutionary Guards' papers passed to the BBC give chilling details of Nika Shakarami’s last movements.

BBC News Three US police officers shot dead in home siege

At least one suspected attacker was shot dead in front of a barricaded home after a three-hour standoff in North Carolina.

BBC News Protesters defy Columbia deadline to leave campus

Even as some were suspended, student activists gathered around their pro-Palestinian encampment.

BBC News Ukraine's 'Harry Potter castle' hit in deadly Russian strike

Four people are killed in an attack on a private university in the Ukrainian port city of Odesa.

BBC News Zelensky urges faster delivery of arms to frontline

The call from Ukraine's leader comes as Russia intensifies its offensive in the east.

BBC News US 'hopeful' Hamas will accept new Gaza truce deal

The secretary of state calls Israel's latest offer for a hostage release "extraordinarily generous".