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The BBC's Steve Bradshaw travels to the Kenyan island of Lamu to find out what globalisation means to a devout Muslim.

Salman Rushdie's epic novel has been named Best of the Booker. How might those who have not read it appear erudite? By reading a precis of course.

The BBC's Martin Redfern reports from the X-Prize Cup for space enthusiasts in Las Cruces, New Mexico.

Two pen pals who began writing to each other in 1955 have a "wonderful time" as they meet for the first time.

Part of Panama's tropical forest, a biodiversity hotspot lying at the crossroads of two continents and two oceans, is up for sale to developers.

Fights in Britain and the rest of the world as well as the latest results.

BBC News asked a panel of voters from the Latino community for their views on the upcoming US presidential election.

A 400-year-old Spanish rent book is discovered in a charity shop in west London.

Spanish cyclist Javier Otxoa is recovering well from the horrific training accident that killed his twin brother and put him in a coma.

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