A mother has gone on trial accused of kidnapping and selling her young daughter in South Africa.

The world’s most prolific blood donor, whose plasma saved the lives of more than 2.4 million babies, has died in Australia.

A 65-year-old man has been killed and others wounded after a knife attack in the Israeli city of Haifa, officials have said.

An adventurer who was just days from completing a solo row from the US to Australia has been rescued by a warship after getting caught in a tropical cyclone.

A new series of ski tours in the Laurentian Mountains combine rigorous days of cross-country skiing with overnight stays (and meals) at local inns.