The fire, which Cuban officials say was contained quickly, comes as electricity and fuel supplies dwindle.
Why writer Arundhati Roy’s cult classic film is still relevant in India
Nearly 40 years on, the Booker prize-winning writer’s debut campus satire is set to be screened in Berlin.
Officials investigating DNA found in Nancy Guthrie’s home
The sheriff’s department says it is working to identify who the DNA belongs to, but would not disclose where it was found.
Gasps and disbelief in US as ‘Quad God’s’ Olympic dream crumbles
The BBC visited the skating rink in Virginia where the ‘Quad God’ trains, as his closest friends and teammates expected to watch him win gold.
Can Bangladesh’s new leader bring change after election landslide?
Tarique Rahman is set to be Bangladesh’s next prime minister, 18 months after mass protests ousted its longest-serving leader.
He was once a teen ‘superstar’. Why did James Van Der Beek need help to pay his medical bills?
A fundraiser was setup to help the actor’s family after expensive cancer treatments devastated their finances.
Kenyans drop flowers for Valentine’s bouquets of cash. Not everyone is impressed
Bouquets of cash have been blooming in popularity in Kenya but recent warnings may slow the trend.
The two Chinese-American Olympians competing for rival superpowers
Eileen Guo and Alysa Liu have been thrust into a debate that goes far beyond sports.
ICE agents may have lied about shooting of migrant in Minneapolis, officials say
ICE chief Todd Lyons says the two officers were immediately placed on administrative leave.
France probes baby formula producers over contamination recalls
Paris prosecutors will investigate whether five firms are culpable for distributing batches that may have contained a toxin.
