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.

The chief executive of UK supermarket giant Sainsbury's burst into song just hours after announcing the company will buy rival Asda.

At least one person is dead after an abandoned 26-storey building occupied by squatters in Sao Paulo caught fire and collapsed, sending chunks of fiery debris crashing into neighbouring buildings and surrounding streets.

Media reports say special counsel Robert Mueller has given a list of almost four dozen questions to US President Donald Trump's lawyers as part of his investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 US election and whether Mr Trump obstructed justice.

Actress Ashley Judd files a defamation and sexual harassment lawsuit against film producer Harvey Weinstein, alleging he damaged her movie career after she refused his sexual advances.

A veterinarian is accused of turning puppies into drug mules for a Colombian trafficking ring by cutting their stomachs open and stitching packets of liquid heroin into their bellies.

Sixty-four passengers had to wait up to two hours before being brought down after a roller coaster at Universal Studios in Japan stalls.

A group of five female football fans disguise themselves as men to defy an Iranian ban on women attending a major men's football match.

Gibson guitars, esteemed by generations of guitar greats from Chuck Berry to Slash, files for bankruptcy protection after years of grappling with debt.

North and South Korea dismantle huge loudspeakers used to blare Cold War-style propaganda across their tense border, in line with an agreement on reconciliation after last week's summit.

A double to Karim Benzema helps send Real Madrid through to its third-straight Champions League decider following a gripping 2-2 draw with Bayern Munich in the second leg of their semi-final at the Santiago Bernabeu.

French riot police use water cannon and teargas to control some 1,200 hooded and masked protesters dressed in black, who turned up on the sidelines of the annual planned demonstration by labour unions.

Shares in Tinder's parent company crash after Mark Zuckerberg announces Facebook is getting into the dating game, with a new service he says is "not just for hook-ups".

The Dominican Republic switches allegiance from Taiwan to China after it offered a $4.1 billion package of investments and loans, a Taiwan official says.

The fallout in US gymnastics from the Larry Nassar abuse scandal continues, with famous coaches Bela and Martha Karolyi among those sued by gymnast Sabrina Vega, who alleges they ignored signs about Nassar's behaviour and the risk he posed.

An Israeli judge issues another extension of the extradition case of Malka Leifer, the Australian-Israeli accused of sexually abusing girls at a Jewish school in Melbourne more than a decade ago.

A letter from Donald Trump's New York physician released by his campaign in 2015 declaring he would be "the healthiest individual ever elected to the presidency" was composed by the candidate himself, the doctor says.

A postcard claiming to be written by the notorious serial killer, dated 11 days before his final suspected victim was found dead and warning of two murders, sells at auction for $49,000.

An Australian who was awarded $344,000 for wrongful dismissal told the Cambodian newspaper he worked for that he had a "major backer" who would "help me win" the case, according to an email obtained by the ABC.

Arya Permana sheds his title as the world's fattest boy after losing almost half of his staggering 190-kilogram body weight from two years ago.

The world's nuclear watchdog effectively rejects Israel's claims Iran lied about its nuclear activities, referencing a report showing, "no credible indications of activities in Iran relevant to the development of a nuclear explosive device after 2009".