The decision of the Aceh Provincial Government in Indonesia to move flogging from public into more closed spaces, such as prisons, draws resistance from the public and the local parliament.

A Canadian man who travelled to Peru to study hallucinogenic medicine is lynched in a remote corner of the Amazon rainforest, after he was accused by members of an indigenous community of killing a local spiritual leader.

A ni-Vanuatu boy who captured online attention after progressing into the final stages of a local surfing competition with an old, duct-taped surfboard is gifted a new board from a fellow surf enthusiast in New Zealand.

The priceless 16th-century casket containing Anne of Brittany's embalmed heart was stolen earlier this month, fuelling fears it could be melted down.

Former US president George HW Bush was admitted to hospital the day after his wife's funeral, where attendees included George W Bush, Bill and Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama and current First Lady Melania Trump.