The US and Canada say they need to resolve "outstanding issues" before the cross-border project, seen as a symbol of binational cooperation, opens.

The tiny island is home to one of the most critical pieces of Iran's energy infrastructure.

The UK's competition regulator is investigating the airline over charges it imposes on parents to sit next to their child.

Social media firms face thousands of lawsuits, the BBC looks at four which could be significant.

BBC Sport examines which World Cup teams and players have played the most minutes since last summer, when the Club World Cup was kicking off in the United States.

We might believe we are in control of what we choose to eat, but our senses are constantly manipulating what we buy and how much we consume. Here's how to turn them to your advantage.

How much attention did you pay to what happened in the world over the past seven days?

There are now more active conflicts than at any point since World War Two. Residents in Iceland, New Zealand and elsewhere explain the qualities that make their nations so peaceful.

German director Lotte Reiniger's The Adventures of Prince Achmed was released a century ago in 1926 – and now stands as the world's oldest animated feature film

When photographer Jialing Cai plunged into the ocean in the dead of night, she found creatures of the deep had risen up to meet her.

The stunning artifact displays the luxurious lifestyle of Roman nobility but exposes hidden inequality.

From a Soviet-era sanatorium to a floating market in Bangladesh, this year's World Food Photography Awards capture the many ways food shapes daily life around the world.