Evangelical teens compete in scripture competitions

Bill Gates tells Fergus Walsh the world will eradicate the disease

Is it right to add sex to Jane Austen novels?

The curious world of American Jane Austen fanatics

Stem cells given in the vital period immediately after a stroke may aid recovery, suggest researchers.

Greeks turn to illegal logging to stay warm

Greeks turn to illegal logging to stay warm

The number of operations to deal with 'man boobs' has fallen by a fifth in the past year in the UK, according to the latest data on cosmetic surgery.

Governments need to improve material efficiency to avoid a global resource crunch and dangerous climate change, say scientists.

The women leaving well-paid jobs in the West for a former war zone

At least 233 people die in a fire that swept through a nightclub in southern Brazil, police say, after a musician reportedly let off fireworks on stage.

Nirvana drummer and Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl unveils his first feature-length film, a documentary about legendary Los Angeles studio Sound City, at the Sundance Film Festival in Utah.

Nirvana drummer and Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl unveils his first feature-length film, a documentary about legendary Los Angeles studio Sound City, at the Sundance Film Festival in Utah.

Is pinball about to stage a comeback?

The faces who might next steer Iran through its nuclear crisis

The BBC's Lucy Williamson spends a day with South Korean soldiers patrolling the demilitarised zone set up after the Korean War in 1953.

Are mind-bending physics effects going on in birds, and your nose?

A controversial theory of smell involving quantum physics receives a boost as scientists test the idea using human subjects.

In Cambodia, until recently, people living with the Aids virus were treated as social outcasts.