US death row inmate Christa Pike awake and speaking after failed execution, lawyers say

Experts and lawyers called the apparent recovery unprecedented, noting she is believed to be the only known person to survive a lethal injection.

A beautiful Himalayan bird is changing its voice due to human activity, research shows

A sharp increase in human activity is affecting the way the Himalayan monal lives and communicates, studies show.

Braid-creator Jonathan Blow on making the 'biggest puzzle game ever'

Order of the Sinking Star is due out on Thursday and has roughly 1,500 puzzles for players to try

Many Nepalis swept away in the floods aren't officially dead, leaving families in limbo

Relatives are finding themselves with no compensation and facing an administrative nightmare.

Watch: Riot police clash with school protesters and use tear gas in France

Hundreds of thousands of people have taken to the streets across France amid a wave of protests by high-school pupils.

How drunk is too drunk? Cornell rape allegations expose 'loopholes' in consent laws

The BBC speaks to experts about current US state sexual assault laws and why some believe changing them will help alleged victims.

Finland orders halt to work on two Google data centres

The order affecting two planned data centres follows concerns over forest clearance.

White House defends Trump comment to let Iran 'take out' LA and San Diego

Gavin Newsom called the remarks “deranged”, but the White House said Trump was warning of the risk of a nuclear Iran.

Kenya confirms its first Ebola death as outbreak spreads

The patient had been living in DR Congo, where more than 4,000 people have died from the disease this year.

Watch: At the scene of student protests in Lille

The BBC’s Europe correspondent Nick Beake reports from a large demonstration in northern France.