From comforting bowls of ramen to company, these stores are South Korea's latest effort to fight loneliness.

BBC science reporter Esme Stallard explains why the radiation from the 1945 atomic bombings is undetectable.

Of the 24 Nasa astronauts who travelled to the Moon in the Apollo missions of the 1960s and 1970s, just five remain.

Israel has approved a plan to take control of Gaza City, which it says is part of its strategy to end the war.

Israel's defence minister says countries that condemn Israel and threaten sanctions "will not weaken our resolve".

The commander of Apollo 13 famously rescued his men from near certain death in space.

Commander of Apollo 13, who rescued his men from a near certain death in space, has died aged 97.

The Canyon Fire, which began on Thursday afternoon, has expanded from 30 acres to nearly 5,000 acres in less than 24 hours.

Across the country, more than 50 agricultural and forest fires have broken out in the past 24 hours - one of the worst days this summer.

The Dardanelles Strait serves as a key route for commercial shipping between Europe and Asia.

Police stress they do not believe the women, in their 30s and 40s, are in a crime syndicate.

Police stress they do not believe the women, in their 30s and 40s, are in a crime syndicate.

The Dardanelles Strait serves as a key route for commercial shipping between Europe and Asia.

The plan faces fierce opposition within Israel as well as international criticism.

Edgar Lungu's family has been locked in a bitter dispute with Zambia's government over where to bury him.

The apparent US indifference to the prospect of a long - possibly indefinite - Israeli military occupation marks a telling change in tone.

The flight data and cockpit voice recorders have been retrieved from the site of the crash which killed two ministers.

One alleged attempt left Simon Patterson in a coma, with his family twice told to say their goodbyes.

Veer Singh and Kali Devi were away buying groceries when flash floods hit their village on Tuesday.

Footage of police interviewing convicted triple-murderer Erin Patterson has been released by the Victorian Supreme Court.