How Yemen's Houthis defied years of war and repression

China is launching a new carbon trading scheme in the country's southern city of Shenzhen.

A prison area housing low category inmates is "the worst establishment inspectors had seen for many years", a report by prison inspectors says.

Critics question plans for 12 new skyscrapers

In a world first, a healthy baby has been born using a "safer" new IVF method.

Kinky Boots inspiration comes out of the shadows

What might the US-EU trade deal mean for Americans and Europeans?

Action is needed to fight a "quiet epidemic" of oesophageal cancer, which is on the rise in the UK, particularly in men, say cancer experts.

A study from the University of Oxford reveals widespread cruelty and exploitation in the treatment of child actors in Elizabethan theatres.

It's a shocking statistic that a child dies of hunger every 10 seconds, very good at grabbing headlines. But is it true?

Meteorologists and scientists will meet at the Met Office to try to understand the UK's strange weather patterns.

The vivid hues astronomers use to bring the cosmos to life

Why India's opposition is in disarray

Sharp puts a record-sized TV on sale in Europe, but its 1080p resolution means owners will need a relatively large room to be able to watch it.

Thwarting high-profile militant attacks

What has happened to Thailand's many missing children?

Mobile payments changed lives - but it is only the beginning

Two companies which appear in BBC Three documentary The Call Centre are fined by the regulators in connection with nuisance calls.

Digital artists Adam Gray and Sam Fuchs spend hours searching the internet for iconic images, which they then use to create huge collages of the online world.

Art collector Charles Saatchi says images of him grasping his wife Nigella Lawson by the neck show "a playful tiff" during "an intense debate".