Algerian Kamel Daoud wins the Prix Goncourt for his novel Houris, a searing account of his country’s 1990s conflict.
Israel PM Netanyahu fires defence minister Gallant
Netanyahu says trust between him Gallant has “eroded” in recent months.
Chaos and destruction as Israel strikes deep in Lebanon’s valley
The BBC’s Quentin Sommerville spent two weeks with Lebanese Civil Defense Force crews in the Bekaa Valley.
Chaos and destruction as Israel strikes deep in Lebanon’s valley
The BBC’s Quentin Sommerville spent two weeks with Lebanese Civil Defense Force crews in the Bekaa Valley.
Killers of Ugandan Olympian sentenced to 35 years
Steeplechaser Benjamin Lagat was stabbed to death in Kenya on New Year’s Eve last year.
Killers of Ugandan Olympian sentenced to 35 years
Steeplechaser Benjamin Lagat was stabbed to death in Kenya on New Year’s Eve last year.
Accusations fly in Spain over who is to blame for flood disaster
A week on, recriminations fly over who was to blame for Spain’s worst natural disaster in living memory.
World’s first wood-panelled satellite launched into space
The tiny satellite built by Japan will test the suitability of timber as a renewable material in space.
Iran says German-Iranian died before execution was reported
The judiciary contradicts state media reports from 28 October that Jamshid Sharmahd was put to death.
Germany arrests eight suspected members of far-right militant group
Prosecutors said the group was undertaking training for the collapse of German society
