An arrest is made after a woman is set alight on a Brooklyn train by a man she was not thought to know.
Watch: Abseiling Santa descends from Guatemala bridge to deliver toys
A firefighter dressed as Santa abseils down a bridge in Guatemala City to give gifts to children.
Watch: 90-year-old with Parkinson’s enters weightlifting contest
The woman lifted 45kg with family cheering her on, at a contest organised for the elderly in Taipei.
Watch: BBC reporter returns to childhood home destroyed in Syria civil war
Feras Killani grew up in Yarmouk in Damascus, which saw brutal fighting between rebel and government forces.
Watch: BBC reporter returns to childhood home destroyed in Syria civil war
Feras Killani grew up in Yarmouk in Damascus, which saw brutal fighting between rebel and government forces.
‘It’s pure beauty’ – Italy’s largest medieval mosaics restored
The mosaics in Monreale cathedral, in Sicily, span over 6,400 square meters and contain 2.2 kilos of solid gold.
‘I was raped by Assad’s thugs – but I’m no longer afraid to show my face’
Fergal Keane speaks to two Syrian refugees he met at the height of the migrant crisis in 2015.
Cook Islands wants its own passport. New Zealand says no
Cook Islanders are citizens of New Zealand, which oversees the island’s foreign affairs and defence.
France holds day of mourning for Mayotte cyclone dead
Flags will be flown at half-mast after President Emmanuel Macron declared a national day of mourning.
Woman dies after being set on fire on NYC subway
Police say the victim was set alight while sleeping on a train in Brooklyn on Sunday morning.


