Nasa's New Horizons spacecraft is due to fly past the most distant object ever explored in the Solar System. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2Tk2vNU
From global superstars to lower league footballers, sportspeople are spending money and time to back causes close to their hearts. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2F0FtYZ
Afro-Argentines often feel like they’ve been written out of history and are mistaken for foreigners in their own country. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2s2fJ6c
Eli Melki looks for traces of a relative who was killed at 33 during a wave of attacks against eastern Turkey's Christians. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2BMln0I
Six Iranian migrants are found on the Kent coast as the home secretary cuts short a holiday to deal with the issue. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2Ak3q9S
Japanese kickboxer Tenshin Nasukawa vows to "take down" Floyd Mayweather in their three-round boxing exhibition match on Monday. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2QayXjF
New footage has emerged ahead of a report into the school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2SxgS1n
Hanover airport is currently closed after car was driven through a gate and onto the tarmac near a runway. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2QcS0d8
An Army officer has become the second person ever to trek unaided across Antarctica, after American Colin O'Brady completed the trip two days earlier. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2AvGuVp
Throughout the year, you've been sending us your amazing photographs and these are some of the highlights. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2AlWAAR
Casualties as a tourist bus is hit by an explosion near the Cairo pyramids, Egyptian officials and media say. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2RldsRM
Frankie McCamley compiles our alternative power hot list and explains the origins of the Insta influencers. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2So8T6F
The Philadelphia Eagles had never won the Super Bowl before, but British-Nigerian athlete Jay Ajayi helped to end that record. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2QThZeY
The video and image sharing site apologises after a test was accidentally rolled out to millions of users. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2AjVo0K
Napoli boss Carlo Ancelotti says his team asked three times for their match at Inter Milan to be suspended because of alleged racist chants. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2SmwPHn
From Prince Harry's age to the floss, can Washington DC tackle some of the year's most searched questions? from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2Tau5gn
Two earthquakes have left buildings damaged and people injured following the eruption of Mount Etna on Monday. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2rWumrv
St Matthew's Church is in a rural area of Pakistan where there are hardly any Christians so it's looked after by a local Muslim family. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2RfRijJ
"My wish for a happy Christmas is a wish for fraternity," Pope Francis has said in his annual Christmas message. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2RcCWkp
Asiatic wild ass disappeared from central Kazakhstan a century ago. Conservationists are trying to bring them back. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2EN4vdv
Some people are questioning why they have the world's most expensive Christmas tree when over 30% of people there don't have sewage. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2EI24sw
A pastor in Belarus wants his congregation to get the word of God from him and not through an interpreter. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2T9pzP0
The Falcon 9 rocket blasted off from Cape Canaveral on Sunday after four previous launches were cancelled. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2Ae5X5f
The BBC's Adrian Goldberg is entitled to a German passport - and it might come in very useful. But his family history makes him think twice about taking this step. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2T7JVIq
Donald Trump announces dep defence secretary Shanahan as acting Pentagon chief following James Mattis's resignation from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2rUeHcs
An opposition leader says 22 people have been killed in the unrest, though officials say the toll is lower. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2Q0Bmxg
Hundreds of thousands of people in the UK go abroad for Christmas, for sunshine or snow - but holidays can sometimes go wrong. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2SgxL05
Hussein Suleiman moved to the Netherlands as a Somali refugee and now he aims to blend together African and Dutch cultures through his brand. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2PWUsEq
Among the surviving Syriac people of south-eastern Turkey, Jeremy Bristow hears that there may have been as many as 12. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2QNK5Iv
Environmentalist Jason MacGregor and his partner aren't having children because they don't want to add to human-made climate change pressures. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2QG00sh
Camp DASH was no ordinary summer camp. Children were there to take part in a multi-million dollar nutrition experiment. But events quickly spiralled out of control. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2Se8h3h
Thousands of migrants are still losing their lives trying to reach Europe by boat. So why are there fewer search and rescue missions? from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2S8UFpP
Nigerian hospital patients may not be allowed to leave until they have paid their bill. But in Lagos a wealthy philanthropist is on the lookout for people to help. from BBC News - World https://bbc.in/2S86eh8
President Trump's troop withdrawal from Syria will hamper fight against Islamic State group, says anti-IS alliance from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2EFtGzc
Millions of people are giving DNA testing kits as presents, but sometimes finding out more than they bargained for. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2QEzv6u
The festival is billed as "the world's first major music festival for women, non-binary and transgender only". from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2V019cq
US preparing to withdraw forces fighting Islamic State group in Syria - media reports quoting defence officials from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2rNcvDy
A car made from waste plastic has been forced to abort its mission to the South Pole because of bad weather. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2SaiCgG
Amid the big games over the festive period, some football stars may well be worried about crucial polls back home in DR Congo. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2RbIUlD
Gina Atinuke Knight was brought up by white parents. As a result, it took her years to fully embrace her blackness. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2PMZrHB
Grandparents often step in when mums and dads can't. But a US experiment underlines the difference they can make. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2ECwJIA
The 26-year-old had crossed the country for a job but became the latest high-profile case of gender violence. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2QIMxQA
A former Nasa engineer spent six months building a disguised glitter bomb to surprise thieves stealing parcels from his doorstep. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2QHlbdl
Chinese firms are showing their support for phone giant Huawei, whose CFO is facing extradition to the US. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2S8EsRR
Racism remains deeply embedded in South Africa nearly 25 years after minority rule ended, writes Fergal Keane. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2A2Kg8i
The team on board this Nato plane are seen as a crucial part of the fight against the group calling itself Islamic State. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2S6NvCJ
The wife of a human rights lawyer who has been in prison without trial since 2015 has been protesting for his release by shaving her head. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2Esjuco
Two Hungarian lawmakers have been thrown out of the state TV headquarters after they tried to broadcast a petition against new labour laws. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2A1o9Pw