Rare Fabergé egg fetches record 22.9m at London auction (www.bbc.com)
What is Honduras ex-president accused of and why has Trump pardoned him? (www.bbc.com)
Why is Trump threatening Venezuela''s Maduro? (www.bbc.com)
''Time for a deal'' say some Ukrainians escaping war-ravaged Donbas (www.bbc.com)
Large quantities of German ammunition stolen from lorry (www.bbc.com)
Zambian-American influencer sentenced to 18 months for hate speech (www.bbc.com)
Nigeria grants asylum to Guinea-Bissau presidential candidate after coup (www.bbc.com)
Costco sues Trump administration for ''full refund'' of tariffs (www.bbc.com)
Pope prays at Beirut port blast site on last day of Lebanon visit (www.bbc.com)
Bulgaria ditches budget plan after tens of thousands join protests (www.bbc.com)
''Hung by my wrists and beaten'': Israeli-Russian woman says Iraqi militants tortured her in captivity (www.bbc.com)
Watch: Melania Trump reveals White House Christmas decorations (www.bbc.com)
India tells smartphone makers to put state-run cyber safety app on new devices (www.bbc.com)
Italian town freezes Pavarotti statue knee-deep in Christmas ice rink, angering widow (www.bbc.com)
US Navy commander ordered second Venezuela boat strike, White House says (www.bbc.com)
Devastating toxic spill seen as test of whether African countries will stand up to China (www.bbc.com)
Hong Kong leader orders investigation into deadly fire that killed 151 (www.bbc.com)
Putin and Trump''s envoy set for key Ukraine talks in Moscow (www.bbc.com)
Why more young US women appear ready to move abroad (www.bbc.com)
Drug lord El Chapo''s son pleads guilty in US drug trafficking case (www.bbc.com)
Mangione in court as lawyers seek to rule out notebook, gun and other key evidence (www.bbc.com)
South African radio DJ among five charged over Russia recruitment plot (www.bbc.com)
Is the US preparing for war with Venezuela? (www.bbc.com)
Australia''s social media ban explained... in 60 seconds (www.bbc.com)
Dozens missing as deadly landslide hits two boats in Peru (www.bbc.com)
Trump releases fraudster executive days into prison sentence (www.bbc.com)
Appeals court disqualifies ex-Trump lawyer Alina Habba as New Jersey prosecutor (www.bbc.com)
MP Tulip Siddiq says Bangladesh jail term is ''unfair'' (www.bbc.com)
Shock in Cameroon as 74-year-old opposition firebrand dies in detention (www.bbc.com)
Pastor and new bride abducted in latest Nigeria attacks (www.bbc.com)
Four dead in Russian attack as diplomatic efforts to end war continue (www.bbc.com)
Death toll in Indonesia floods passes 500 (www.bbc.com)
Ukrainian President Zelensky set for visit to Republic of Ireland (www.bbc.com)
Over 120,000 home cameras hacked for ''sexploitation'' footage (www.bbc.com)
UK MP Tulip Siddiq given jail sentence in Bangladesh after trial in her absence (www.bbc.com)
Japanese ''One Piece'' singer stopped mid-show after China-Japan feud (www.bbc.com)
US lawmakers demand answers over Hegseth Venezuela boat strike claims (www.bbc.com)
Why 2026 will be a year like no other for India''s Sun mission (www.bbc.com)
WW1 toxic compound sprayed on Georgian protesters, BBC evidence suggests (www.bbc.com)
Greek sheep and goat cull raises fears of feta cheese shortage (www.bbc.com)
Pope Leo finds his voice on first foreign trip (www.bbc.com)
''I saw them driving over injured people'' - the terrifying escape from war in Sudan (www.bbc.com)
Ukraine talks ''productive'' but more work needed, Rubio says (www.bbc.com)
Dignitas founder dies by assisted suicide aged 92, group says (www.bbc.com)
Hondurans vote in election shadowed by Trump aid threats (www.bbc.com)
Indonesia searches for hundreds missing in deadly floods (www.bbc.com)
Climate protesters in kayaks disrupt operations at Australia port (www.bbc.com)
Kazakh pair accused of using spycam and earpieces to win A1.2m in casino (www.bbc.com)
Benjamin Netanyahu seeks pardon from Israel''s president (www.bbc.com)
Hong Kong fire death toll rises to 146 as thousands pay respects (www.bbc.com)
French farm has 90,000 worth of snails stolen (www.bbc.com)
Four killed in shooting at child''s birthday party in California (www.bbc.com)
Watch: Moment huge fireball destroys Sydney waste facility (www.bbc.com)
Drinking is a way of life in Ireland. Can a warning label change that? (www.bbc.com)
''Too scared to speak'' - Nigerian villagers on living in the midst of kidnap gangs (www.bbc.com)
Forgotten photos reveal women who powered India''s freedom struggle (www.bbc.com)
Why I spend hours painstakingly repairing banknotes (www.bbc.com)
More than 70,000 killed in Gaza since Israel offensive began, Hamas-run health ministry says (www.bbc.com)
Ukraine hits tankers in Black Sea in escalation against Russia (www.bbc.com)
The Wiggles issue statement after appearing in Ecstasy music video (www.bbc.com)
Consider airspace around Venezuela closed, Trump says (www.bbc.com)
Flooding in southern Asia leaves hundreds dead (www.bbc.com)
Pope Leo visits Istanbul''s Blue Mosque (www.bbc.com)
Flights returning to normal after Airbus warning grounded planes (www.bbc.com)
Fall of Zelensky''s top aide - reboot for Kyiv or costly shake-up? (www.bbc.com)
Australian prime minister becomes first to wed in office (www.bbc.com)
Nigeria blames jihadist groups for wave of kidnappings but others accuse criminal gangs (www.bbc.com)
Three days of mourning begin after Hong Kong''s deadliest fire in decades (www.bbc.com)
Planes grounded after Airbus discovers solar radiation could impact systems (www.bbc.com)
We searched for a true Christmas market - and may have found one (www.bbc.com)
Russian drone strike hits Kyiv residential areas despite peace moves (www.bbc.com)
Why the rich and powerful couldn''t say no to Epstein (www.bbc.com)
Trump says he will pardon ex-Honduras president convicted of drug trafficking (www.bbc.com)
How Trump''s pledge to tackle Sudan atrocities could play out (www.bbc.com)
Guinea-Bissau''s coup called a ''sham'' by West African political figures (www.bbc.com)
How were Afghan evacuees vetted under Biden? (www.bbc.com)
UN panel says Israel operating ''de facto policy of torture'' (www.bbc.com)
Afghans in US issue plea to Trump after Washington DC shooting (www.bbc.com)
Daughter of Zambia''s unburied ex-president loses seat as MP (www.bbc.com)
Zelensky''s chief of staff resigns after Ukrainian anti-corruption police raid home (www.bbc.com)
Tunisia hands prison terms to dozens of opposition figures (www.bbc.com)
Hungary''s Orban defies EU partners and meets Putin again in Moscow (www.bbc.com)
Lightning detected on Mars by Nasa rover, scientists believe (www.bbc.com)
Two former Peruvian presidents jailed in two days (www.bbc.com)
Runaway nuns can stay in Alpine convent if they leave social media (www.bbc.com)
Watch: Pope struggles to remove cloth covering plaque (www.bbc.com)
Ten killed in deadliest Israeli raid for months in southern Syria (www.bbc.com)
Hong Kong tower blocks fire death toll rises to 128 (www.bbc.com)
''Scared and desperate'' - the South Africans who claim they were duped by Zuma''s daughter to fight for Russia (www.bbc.com)
Louvre to hike ticket prices for most non-EU tourists by 45% (www.bbc.com)
Reform or rights rollback? India''s sweeping labour law overhaul sparks debate (www.bbc.com)
Scores killed as floods sweep several Asian nations (www.bbc.com)
Japan''s same-sex marriage ban is constitutional, says Tokyo court (www.bbc.com)
Ukraine anti-corruption agents search home of Zelensky''s top adviser (www.bbc.com)
Trump says US will ''permanently pause'' migration from ''third world countries'' (www.bbc.com)
Guinea-Bissau president flees to Senegal after coup (www.bbc.com)
Fury and questions after Hong''s Kong deadliest blaze in decades (www.bbc.com)
''Hang in there'': Agonising wait for the missing after Hong Kong blaze (www.bbc.com)
National Guard member dies after shooting in Washington DC (www.bbc.com)
What we know about shooting of National Guard in Washington DC (www.bbc.com)
The kidnap gangs, jihadists and separatists wreaking havoc in Nigeria (www.bbc.com)
Trump administration will re-examine green card holders from 19 countries (www.bbc.com)
Israeli troops kill two Palestinians after they appear to surrender (www.bbc.com)
Quebec expands secularism law and limits public prayer (www.bbc.com)
Palestinian-US teen freed after nine months in Israeli jail (www.bbc.com)
Putin doubles down on demands for Ukrainian territory ahead of talks with US in Moscow (www.bbc.com)
Firefighters search for hundreds still missing in devastating Hong Kong tower blocks fire (www.bbc.com)
Video shows speed fire spreads in Hong Kong tower block (www.bbc.com)
General named new Guinea-Bissau leader a day after coup (www.bbc.com)
France brings back limited military service with 3,000 volunteers next year (www.bbc.com)
Police investigate theft of four dogs from Malawi presidential palace (www.bbc.com)
Venezuela bans six major airlines as tensions escalate (www.bbc.com)
South Africa hits back after Trump says US won''t invite it for G20 next year (www.bbc.com)
''I panic every time she coughs'' - Delhi''s toxic air is making its children sick (www.bbc.com)
BBC on the scene of the Hong Kong apartment block blaze (www.bbc.com)
Pope Leo XIV to visit Turkey and Lebanon in first foreign trip of his papacy (www.bbc.com)
Watch: Dawn aerial footage reveals scale of Hong Kong apartment blaze (www.bbc.com)
Watch: Car nearly hits first responders in Midwest blizzard conditions (www.bbc.com)
Fracking has transformed an Argentine town - but what about the nation? (www.bbc.com)
Watch: How the shooting of two National Guard members unfolded (www.bbc.com)
US transportation secretary wants more civility in air travel. Not everyone is on board (www.bbc.com)
''This is no life'': Security and long-held views shattered in south Lebanon amid Israeli strikes (www.bbc.com)
US suspends immigration requests for Afghans after National Guard shooting (www.bbc.com)
Two National Guard members in critical condition after shooting near White House (www.bbc.com)
Stone-hurling anger unnerves Zambia''s ''fix-it'' president (www.bbc.com)
Georgia''s pro-EU protesters defiant year after accession process was halted (www.bbc.com)
''I am devastated'': Hong Kong residents in disbelief after fire destroys blocks of flats (www.bbc.com)
Georgia prosecutor drops 2020 election interference case against Trump (www.bbc.com)
What we know about the Hong Kong apartment fires (www.bbc.com)
Where peace stands in Ukraine after frantic diplomacy (www.bbc.com)
Nicolas Sarkozy illegal campaign financing conviction upheld (www.bbc.com)
Guinea-Bissau president arrested as gunfire heard, sources tell BBC (www.bbc.com)
Chicago suspect who set woman on fire a ''career criminal'', White House says (www.bbc.com)
No real intent in Moscow to engage in peace talks, says von der Leyen (www.bbc.com)
At least four dead as fire engulfs Hong Kong tower blocks (www.bbc.com)
''This is the first year I can''t find a holiday job'' (www.bbc.com)
Can Canada wait out the trade war with the US? (www.bbc.com)
Trump defends Witkoff after leak appears to show envoy coaching Russia (www.bbc.com)
The looming election Trump can''t afford to lose (www.bbc.com)
Watch: Deadly fire engulfs Hong Kong apartment blocks (www.bbc.com)
Watch: President Trump pardons Waddle and Gobble, the Thanksgiving turkeys (www.bbc.com)
Watch: Moment researcher finds rare flower after 13-year search (www.bbc.com)
Teens launch High Court challenge to Australia''s social media ban (www.bbc.com)
Robert Irwin wins Dancing with the Stars, a decade after sister''s victory (www.bbc.com)
Palestinian-US teen held by Israel for nine months without charge due in court (www.bbc.com)
Twenty-four Nigerian schoolgirls released over a week after abduction (www.bbc.com)
''Once in 300 years'' rain hits Thai city as floods ravage Southeast Asia (www.bbc.com)
Fame lowers life expectancy for musicians, study finds (www.bbc.com)
Parking inspector and wife arrested for 1m meter theft (www.bbc.com)
Foreign tourists to pay extra fee to visit US national parks (www.bbc.com)
New Zealand woman gets life sentence for ''suitcase murders'' of her children (www.bbc.com)
Russian mercenaries accused of cold-blooded killings in Mali - BBC speaks to eyewitnesses (www.bbc.com)
Italian parliament unanimously votes to make femicide a crime (www.bbc.com)
Who killed our children? Indian parents ask as ''house of horrors'' convict acquitted (www.bbc.com)
Bolsonaro ordered to start serving 27-year prison sentence for Brazil coup plot (www.bbc.com)
Trump envoy denies bias as he pushes for Sudan peace plan (www.bbc.com)
Ex-wife of Dubai royal says she fears arrest as custody battle escalates (www.bbc.com)
Israel receives coffin that Hamas says contains Gaza hostage''s body (www.bbc.com)
Who is Trump''s ''drone guy'' Dan Driscoll, taking key role in Ukraine talks? (www.bbc.com)
Four new arrests made following Louvre jewellery heist (www.bbc.com)
Nollywood actor Odira Nwobu dies in South Africa aged 43 (www.bbc.com)
Popemobile becomes a mobile health clinic for Gaza children (www.bbc.com)
Same-sex marriage must be respected throughout EU, top court tells Poland (www.bbc.com)
Catholic bishop hits out at Nigeria''s failure to rescue abducted schoolchildren (www.bbc.com)
Thai woman''s cremation stopped after knocking heard on coffin (www.bbc.com)
Details of inquiry into teen''s body found in singer D4vd''s car to be kept from public (www.bbc.com)
What happens next for Marjorie Taylor Greene after exit from Congress? (www.bbc.com)
German ''hammer gang'' trial for seven accused of extreme-left violence (www.bbc.com)
Venezuela demands international airlines resume flights - or else (www.bbc.com)
Macron to present new French national service plan (www.bbc.com)
Cryptology firm cancels elections after losing encryption key (www.bbc.com)
Tanzania cancels independence day celebrations after election unrest (www.bbc.com)
South Korea''s ''TV dad'' Lee Soon-jae dies at 91 (www.bbc.com)
Family reunited after a decade – now a Trump clampdown could tear them apart (www.bbc.com)
UK minister flags visa ''abuse'' as student asylum claims surge (www.bbc.com)
Controversial US-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation ends aid operations (www.bbc.com)
Trump says he will visit China in April after call with Xi (www.bbc.com)
Judge dismisses cases against ex-FBI director Comey and NY attorney general James (www.bbc.com)
Pentagon to review Senator Mark Kelly misconduct allegations after video to troops (www.bbc.com)
Updated peace plan could be a deal Ukraine will take - eventually (www.bbc.com)
Watch: Moment truck collides with sign on Ohio highway (www.bbc.com)
Russia and Ukraine trade deadly strikes overnight (www.bbc.com)
Music eases surgery and speeds recovery, Indian study finds (www.bbc.com)
Belgian airports to be hit by ''major disruption'' amid austerity strike (www.bbc.com)
''Slender Man'' stabber who knifed her classmate 19 times aged 12 captured after escape (www.bbc.com)
What is Cartel de los Soles, which the US is labelling as a terrorist organisation? (www.bbc.com)
Abducted child''s father tells BBC he felt helpless as he saw mass Nigerian kidnapping (www.bbc.com)
Zelensky warns against giving away territory as latest Ukraine talks end (www.bbc.com)
Australia senator condemned for burka stunt in parliament (www.bbc.com)
Reggae legend Jimmy Cliff dies, aged 81 (www.bbc.com)
Cameroon''s opposition leader in The Gambia after fleeing for his safety (www.bbc.com)
''No one will support it'': Ukraine''s soldiers react to US peace plan (www.bbc.com)
Bollywood''s ''He-Man'' Dharmendra dies at 89 (www.bbc.com)
Daughter of South Africa''s ex-president accuses sister of Russia recruitment plot (www.bbc.com)
S Korea''s most prolific online sex criminal sentenced to life in prison (www.bbc.com)
Michelin-starred Australian chef Skye Gyngell dies aged 62 (www.bbc.com)
Five dead in suicide bombing in Pakistan (www.bbc.com)
Hunting down those who kill people to sell their body parts for ''magic charms'' (www.bbc.com)
Gaza food kitchens still missing essential products despite ceasefire (www.bbc.com)
Chinese land, US radar and ties to Taiwan: The geopolitics rattling a tiny Pacific nation (www.bbc.com)
Machu Picchu hit by a row over tourist buses (www.bbc.com)
Rubio hails ''tremendous progress'' at Ukraine peace talks (www.bbc.com)
Bolsonaro says ankle monitor damage caused by paranoia (www.bbc.com)
G20 summit boycotted by US closes in South Africa (www.bbc.com)
Israel targets key Hezbollah official in first attack on Beirut in months (www.bbc.com)
Fifty children escape after mass school abduction in Nigeria (www.bbc.com)
Ukraine''s Aonishiki becomes sumo champion in Japan (www.bbc.com)
In Ukraine''s ''kill-zone'', robots are a lifeline to troops trapped on perilous eastern front (www.bbc.com)
Man who grabbed Ariana Grande at premiere banned from Singapore (www.bbc.com)
Vietnam floods leave at least 90 dead and 12 missing (www.bbc.com)
Nasa astronaut films Northern Lights from space (www.bbc.com)
US insists it authored Ukraine peace plan ahead of talks on ending war (www.bbc.com)
How Greene went from Maga loyalist to quitting Congress (www.bbc.com)
Hidden in plain sight - Mumbai''s glorious Art Deco legacy at 100 (www.bbc.com)
COP30 - Five key takeaways from a deeply divisive climate summit (www.bbc.com)
''We worry more about food'' say Venezuelans living under threat of US military action (www.bbc.com)
Who killed young Chechen woman who fled Russia for a life of freedom? (www.bbc.com)
JFK''s granddaughter shares terminal cancer diagnosis (www.bbc.com)
UN climate talks fail to secure new fossil fuel promises (www.bbc.com)
Israeli strikes across Gaza kill 22 Palestinians, medical and civil defence officials say (www.bbc.com)
Irish fashion designer Paul Costelloe dies aged 80 (www.bbc.com)
Three arrested in India after police crack 800,000 bank heist (www.bbc.com)
Drones spotted near Dutch military base (www.bbc.com)
Jair Bolsonaro arrested after being deemed a flight risk (www.bbc.com)
Ukraine''s allies voice concerns over US plan to end war (www.bbc.com)
Nigeria sees one of worst mass abductions as 315 taken from school (www.bbc.com)
Seven bodyguards arrested over Mexican mayor''s murder (www.bbc.com)
Ukraine allies to hold talks at G20 on White House peace plan (www.bbc.com)
The Christian converts the US is deporting back to Iran (www.bbc.com)
Our babies were taken after ''biased'' parenting test - now we''re fighting to get them back (www.bbc.com)
India''s blind women cricketers chase history at first T20 World Cup (www.bbc.com)
Five takeaways from Trump and Mamdani''s surprisingly cordial meeting (www.bbc.com)
High-profile Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene to quit Congress after Trump feud (www.bbc.com)
Will Trump''s no-show eclipse South Africa''s G20 moment? (www.bbc.com)
Zelensky warns Ukraine risks losing US support over White House peace plan (www.bbc.com)
Family of missing Colombian seek answers after US strike on alleged drug boat (www.bbc.com)
US judge resigns after being disciplined for wearing Elvis wig in court (www.bbc.com)
At least five killed in Bangladesh earthquake (www.bbc.com)
Steve Rosenberg: Kremlin tight-lipped on leaked plan - but advises Kyiv to accept (www.bbc.com)
What we know about leaked US draft plan to end Russia''s Ukraine war (www.bbc.com)
Grizzly bear on loose after attacking school group in Canada, injuring 11 (www.bbc.com)
UN climate summit drops mention of fossil fuels from draft deal (www.bbc.com)
Russia yet to receive anything official from US on peace plan, Kremlin says (www.bbc.com)
Canadian man loses legal battle to reclaim million-dollar stash (www.bbc.com)
Indian fighter jet pilot killed in crash at Dubai airshow (www.bbc.com)
Fukushima owner edges towards restarting first reactor since meltdown (www.bbc.com)
Anti-Hamas armed groups seek future role under Gaza peace plan (www.bbc.com)
Trump''s growing impatience to end Ukraine war is a concern for Kyiv (www.bbc.com)
Scientists reveal what triggered Santorini ''earthquake swarm'' (www.bbc.com)
Pupils abducted from Catholic school in fresh Nigeria attack (www.bbc.com)
Venezuela says opposition leader will become fugitive if she collects Nobel (www.bbc.com)
Men posing as India''s central bank officials pull off 800,000 heist (www.bbc.com)
New US rules say countries with diversity policies are infringing human rights (www.bbc.com)
Friday-night drug deals helping Russian war machine, UK crime agency warns (www.bbc.com)
When will the Epstein files be released and will they be redacted? (www.bbc.com)
Russian envoy Kirill Dmitriev: Putin propagandist or key to peace with Ukraine? (www.bbc.com)
Watch: Chadwick Boseman posthumously honoured with Hollywood star (www.bbc.com)
Australia is banning social media for kids under 16. How will it work? (www.bbc.com)
Streaming platform Twitch added to Australia''s teen social media ban (www.bbc.com)
Frida Kahlo self-portrait sells for 55m, sets auction record for a female artist (www.bbc.com)
Cuter and closer: Raccoons may be on their way to becoming America''s next pet (www.bbc.com)
At least 41 dead as relentless rains flood Vietnam (www.bbc.com)
Trump calls Democrats'' message to troops seditious behaviour, punishable by death (www.bbc.com)
India''s delayed action plan raises eyebrows at COP30 climate summit (www.bbc.com)
South African women call purple protest over gender violence (www.bbc.com)
Tears, walkouts and drama: New Miss Universe to be crowned as chaotic season ends (www.bbc.com)
BBC visits US-led Gaza ceasefire monitoring centre in Israel (www.bbc.com)
''Huge columns of smoke'': BBC at the scene of fire at COP30 (www.bbc.com)
Zelensky to speak with Trump after US proposes Russia-Ukraine peace plan (www.bbc.com)
Bush lauds Dick Cheney as a ''thinker and listener'' at funeral (www.bbc.com)
COP30 climate talks evacuated after fire breaks out (www.bbc.com)
Spain''s attorney general convicted in controversial leak case (www.bbc.com)
More than 250 arrested in Charlotte as US immigration crackdown escalates (www.bbc.com)
Nigerian separatist leader convicted on terrorism charges (www.bbc.com)
What do we know about the Epstein files? (www.bbc.com)
Alleged mastermind behind Mexican mayor''s murder arrested (www.bbc.com)
Woman jailed for 20 years over murder of Australian surfer brothers (www.bbc.com)
Ripley''s revealed as buyer of 12m golden toilet (www.bbc.com)
Ethiopia receives historic artefacts held in Germany for 100 years (www.bbc.com)
Ukrainian teen saboteurs recruited on Telegram to attack their own country (www.bbc.com)
Trump signs bill ordering justice department to release Epstein files (www.bbc.com)
Watch: Indonesia''s Semeru volcano spews giant ash clouds as it erupts (www.bbc.com)
Paris court blocks auction of earliest-known calculator (www.bbc.com)
Hasina''s conviction for crimes against humanity is testing India-Bangladesh ties (www.bbc.com)
Turkey set to host COP31 as Australia steps aside (www.bbc.com)
Albanian PM accuses Mahmood of ''ethnic stereotyping'' (www.bbc.com)
US military officials in Ukraine for talks on ending war (www.bbc.com)
Italy to extradite Nord Stream blast suspect to Germany (www.bbc.com)
Trial opens into North Macedonia nightclub fire that killed 63 (www.bbc.com)
Israeli strikes across Gaza kill 25 Palestinians, health ministry says (www.bbc.com)
Instagram owner Meta tells Australian teens accounts will close (www.bbc.com)
''I won''t be silenced'' says French anti-drugs activist after murders of two brothers (www.bbc.com)
Inside the California lab that shows the contradiction at the heart of the trillion-dollar AI race (www.bbc.com)
Kenyan authorities paid trolls to threaten Gen Z protesters, Amnesty says (www.bbc.com)
Larry Summers resigns from OpenAI board after Epstein emails made public (www.bbc.com)
Ferry carrying 267 people runs aground in South Korea (www.bbc.com)
Family of Indian man lynched over beef rumours vows to keep fighting for justice (www.bbc.com)
Klimt painting second most expensive artwork sold at auction (www.bbc.com)
Miss Universe judge quits scandal-ridden pageant (www.bbc.com)
Japan''s largest urban fire in decades rips through 170 buildings (www.bbc.com)