North America will bake in extreme temperatures amid celebrations for the United States' 250th birthday.

Qatar's foreign ministry spokesman says no high-level meetings or direct talks between the US and Iran are scheduled.

Fable and Mythos were abruptly suspended in June over concerns that they could be used by hackers.

Addiction treatment centres say more clients are coming for help with "out-of-control" phone use.

Serena Williams loses on her singles return to Wimbledon - but what can we expect next from the tennis legend?

In the early 2000s you were more three times more likely to be assaulted in Scotland than in the US, but the country now ranks among some of the safest in the world.

The spin-off introduces a new generation to Elle Woods, but critics say young people deserve better.

Once called the "wildest woman in America", this fearless knife-wielding naturalist has lived off the land for 53 years, fighting to preserve Cumberland Island for future travellers.

Moving "from the slums to the exclusive salons", Brassaï captured the brothels, gay bars and backstreets of Paris's hazy night-time in its radical inter-war years.

Europe is in the grip of a record-breaking heatwave. To help stay cool, people in France have been turning to an unusual solution – chalk. Here's the science behind the trend.

At Bocuse d'Or, elite chefs compete in one of the world's most demanding culinary contests.

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.