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.

Looking through CCTV feeds that should not be public

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

The company reinvigorating the humble cassette tape

The surprising life of a young multimillionaire

How barefoot Indian tribe inspired a US fitness revolution

Mark Mardell assesses impact of growing immigrant community

Refugee's story of seven months held in the Sinai desert

Nigel Wright, chief of staff of Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, resigns over his role in a growing expenses scandal.

Syria's President Assad has said he has no intention of stepping down in his first interview since calls were made for a peace conference to try and resolve the conflict.

Colombia's main rebel group, the Farc, denies it is moving too slowly to end five decades of conflict, six months after peace talks began.

Hundreds of people attend the funeral of the murdered vice-president of Pakistan's PTI party, Zahra Shahid Hussain, at a mosque in Karachi.

Two men are charged in connection with a death of a Frenchman who went missing four years ago.

How will China spend its massive cash reserves?

Real Madrid target Carlo Ancelotti asks to leave Paris St-Germain but is told by the club "it is not possible".

Clashes between Tunisian police and hundreds of supporters of the radical Islamist group Ansar al-Sharia leave one person dead and others injured.

Arsene Wenger says finishing fourth to clinch the final Champions League spot was vital for Arsenal's ability to attract top players.

US diplomat Ryan Fogle, accused by Russia accused of being a spy, has now left the country according to Russian television.