Scientists have announced the landmark discovery in Ethiopia of a nearly complete skull of an early human ancestor that lived 3.8m years ago - a species boasting an intriguing mixture of apelike and human-like characteristics.
Leaders of the 76th Venice International Film Festival have kicked off the event by debating the inclusion of a film by Roman Polanski and the limited numbers of female directors in competition.
An attack on a bar in Mexico's Gulf coast city of Coatzacoalcos has left 25 people dead.
Teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg has crossed the Atlantic on a zero-emissions sailboat to attend a conference on global warming.
New York prosecutors have given renewed hope to accusers of Jeffrey Epstein that justice may yet be served, sitting down with them amid increasing speculation that British heiress Ghislaine Maxwell could still be charged.
Oscar-winning actor Matthew McConaughey is to join the University of Texas as a professor in the autumn.
Billy Loftus of Ballina Mart told me he is beginning to see the weather impact his trade. "We've had a lot of rain over the last few weeks and our last sale was 10pc bigger than the same sale last year. Lads are moving a bit earlier as a result, I think."
