George Alagiah has been to a shoe factory with a difference in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Authorities in the US state of Florida are calling for the holder of a $590m winning lottery ticket to come forward and claim their prize.

A number of prominent business leaders accuse those calling for Britain to leave the European Union of "putting politics before economics".

A number of prominent business leaders accuse those calling for Britain to leave the European Union of "putting politics before economics".

The Royal Navy's former flagship, the Ark Royal, leaves her home port of Portsmouth for the final time later, bound for a scrap yard in Turkey.

A senior doctor treating Alberto Fujimori says the jailed former president of Peru has severe and worsening health problems.

Artist Ai Weiwei has created a map of China made entirely out of tins of formula milk, to highlight tensions over tainted baby food.

A British man has been arrested in France in connection with the deaths of his two children, media reports say.

A British man has been arrested in France in connection with the deaths of his two children, media reports say.

David Cameron urges British overseas territories to "get their house in order" and sign up to international treaties on tax.

David Cameron has called on British overseas territories to "get their house in order" and sign up to international treaties on tax.

A celebrated Pre-Raphaelite painting that led to a marriage breakdown is acquired by the Ashmolean museum.

Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi rules out negotiating with the abductors of seven security personnel seized last week in the Sinai peninsula.

Crucial evidence from the 1989 Hillsborough football disaster, which was undermined at the original inquest was true, BBC Panorama finds.

The body of a man is recovered from the remains of a house in Nottinghamshire after it was destroyed in an explosion that injured four others.

The amount of time asthma patients spend soaking up the sun may have an impact on their health, researchers have suggested.

Despite food shortages and power cuts, people in Gaza are fighting to preserve their distinct cuisine, as Yolande Knell reports.

World Affairs Editor John Simpson examines the growing crisis faced by South Africa's white communities.

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At least three police officers have been killed after gunmen attack their station in northern Iraq, local officials say.