After a nerve-racking 16-month wait for the Trump administration to make a decision on her case, Captain Niloofar Rahmani is now "focused on her dream" and wants to become a pilot in the US.

Refugees fleeing the war in Syria may have their land sold from underneath them, with the Assad Government giving landowners just weeks to prove they own their homes before they can be auctioned off.

WhatsApp co-founder and chief executive officer Jan Koum is planning to leave the company "to do things I enjoy outside of technology", as reports say he has clashed with owners Facebook over security and encryption.

A prominent sports lawyer quits his position at the IAAF, citing the "objectionable" new law that bans South African runner Caster Semenya from competing in her preferred events.

Britain has not identified the suspects who carried out the poisoning of former Russian double agent Sergei Skripal, but is stepping up protection for other defectors who might also be at risk, the UK's national security adviser says.