Brazil: Violence erupts in Rio after general strike

Buses and cars are set alight at the end of a day of protests against proposed pension reforms. Click here to read full story

North Korea crisis: North test-fires ballistic missile

The test of a North Korean ballistic missile appears to have failed, South Korean military says. Click here to read full story

In case you missed it: Cuba's got crabs

And other stories you missed this week. Click here to read full story

Gunpoint victim explains astonishing cool

A cashier at Jimmy John’s takeaway in Kansas City, Missouri tells the BBC how he kept his astonishing cool when a robber stuck a gun in his face. Click here to read full story

Trump executive order aims to allow Arctic drilling

The US president said he hoped the new order would create “thousands and thousands” of jobs. Click here to read full story

Executed Arkansas man 'convulsed and groaned'

The United Nations condemns the “cruelty” of Arkansas’ execution timetable. Click here to read full story

Michelle Obama: 'I won't run for office' for my children

“It’s all well and good until you start running, and then the knives come out,” said Mrs Obama. Click here to read full story

Brain Tumour Charity cautious about Italy mobile phone ruling

Charity urges caution after a ruling in Italy about mobile phone use and brain tumour growth. Click here to read full story

Paris Champs Elysees shooting: Gunman was 'focus of anti-terror' probe

The gunman who killed a policeman had earlier been seen as a potential Islamist radical, media say. Click here to read full story

Kidnapped Qatari hunting party of 26 'freed in Iraq'

Their release is thought to be part of a complex deal to evacuate four besieged Syrian towns. Click here to read full story