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Winnie Mutembei, World Cup winner with Kenya, says the young and growing sport is "the real deal".
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Experts say China's recent measures have created a chance to stop the virus becoming a global crisis.
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How deaf children in Nicaragua invented their own sign language, allowing experts a unique insight into how communication develops.
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To combat its high teenage pregnancy rate, Brazil's government is advocating abstinence.
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The Democrats respond after US President addresses a joint session of Congress.
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Republicans chanted "four more years" for a president who hopes a strong economy will win him re-election.
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Four-time 100m world champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce says she can keep the younger generation at bay to win Olympic gold in Tokyo.
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An Australian documents on TikTok his journey from Wuhan to quarantine on Christmas Island.
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The president snubbed a handshake from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and she ripped up his speech.
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A video of the mentally ill woman entering a mosque in Indonesia with a dog went viral last year.
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Students and tourists are advised to "drink responsibly" and avoid travelling alone as assaults rise.
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Rescuers at the site of a previous avalanche are buried with dozens of others near the Iran border.
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Olympic organisers are "seriously concerned" about the spread of coronavirus and the impact it could have on the Tokyo Games.
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Sports authorities in Shanghai suspend all sporting events in the city as a result of the coronavirus outbreak.
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The current district attorney has accused his predecessor of using the case to help get re-elected.
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Ministers call for Didier Gailhaguet to resign after allegations that a coach raped an ice skater.
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Live coverage as Republican Mitt Romney defies his party to vote to convict Trump on abuse of power.
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About a quarter of the size of Wales, the A68 iceberg is about to enter the open ocean.
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The killing of the prime minister's estranged wife has turned into a case worthy of a crime novel.
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The Ukrainian doctor was flying on vacation when the woman went into labour.
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The AfD helps a liberal politician come to power, in what is seen as a big taboo in German politics.
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The Utah senator is expected to be the only Republican to vote against acquittal.
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The vote means the US president will not be removed from office after being accused of two offences.
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The political party on the rise seeks to destroy long-time duopoly Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael.
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All arrivals, including foreigners, face 14 days of quarantine in the bid to halt a viral outbreak.
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The Spartacus actor, one of the great stars of Hollywood's Golden Age, has died aged 103
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Kirk Douglas clawed his way up from poverty to become one of Hollywood's leading stars.
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