As the baby boomers retire, Berkeley, California, wants them to sell their businesses to their workers.
St Lucia quarantines US cruise ship over measles case
No-one has been allowed to leave the US ship, reportedly owned by the Church of Scientology.
‘Bring my grandchildren home from Syria’
Fatiha is the grandmother of six children kept in a camp in Syria, but she hopes she’ll be able to welcome them back to Belgium soon.
In pictures: Italy’s annual snake festival in the village of Cocullo
Worshippers in an Abruzzo town mark 1 May by covering a statue of their patron saint with reptiles.
Elderly Australia couple receive meth haul in post
The 20kg package of methamphetamine, worth millions of dollars, was meant for someone else.
Austrian restaurateur ‘threw food in guests’ faces’
It began when diners complained about the wrong dish and ended in violence, say Austrian police.
Google to ‘auto-delete’ web tracking history
An option to have search and location history deleted after three months will soon be offered.
‘There are no hostages,’ says the man defending R Kelly
R Kelly’s lawyer Steve Greenberg denies claims that the musician is holding girls hostage.
Six charts that show how hard US sanctions have hit Iran
Iran’s leaders have stayed defiant in the face of the sanctions, but their substantial impact is clear.
Leonardo da Vinci portrait marks 500th anniversary of his death
A portrait identified as Da Vinci goes on display to mark the 500th anniversary his death.