International
Thailand warns Facebook over content
Authorities in Thailand have warned Facebook to take down content critical of the monarchy, or face legal action.The social media giant has been given...
India top court reviews Islamic instant divorce
India's Supreme Court has formally opened hearings into a number of petitions challenging the controversial practice of instant divorce in Islam.The court said it...
India wedding: At least 24 killed by collapsing wall
At least 24 people were killed when a wall collapsed during a wedding party in northern India.
The guests had taken shelter from heavy rain...
Nicaraguan pastor jailed for woman’s exorcism death
An evangelical Nicaraguan pastor and four followers have been sentenced to 30 years for burning a woman to death in a so-called exorcism ritual.Vilma...
FBI chief James Comey fired by Trump
President Donald Trump has fired the director of the FBI over his handling of the inquiry into Hillary Clinton's emails, the administration says.The White...
Venezuelans prepare fecal cocktails to throw at security forces
Venezuela's opposition protests on Wednesday may be the messiest in a six-week wave of unrest as demonstrators prepare to throw feces at security forces,...
Governor jailed for blasphemy against Koran
An Indonesian court has sentenced the minority Christian governor of Jakarta to two years in prison for blaspheming the Koran following a trial that...
Zuma appeals for help to find ‘kidnapped’ Nikoi
Almost two months since Unicef director Charlotte Nikoi’s disappearance, President Jacob Zuma appealed to anyone who may have information to come forward and assist...
‘7,000 bodies buried’ beneath Mississippi university
The remains of at least 7,000 people may be buried beneath the University of Mississippi, officials estimate.The bodies of the state's first mental institution...
The great British Brexit robbery: how our democracy was hijacked
“The connectivity that is the heart of globalisation can be exploited by states with hostile intent to further their aims. The risks at stake...
Tanzania school bus crash kills dozens
More than 30 people - almost all of them schoolchildren - have been killed in a bus crash in northern Tanzania, officials say.They say...
Macron wins French presidency by emphatic margin: projections
Emmanuel Macron was elected president of France on Sunday with a business-friendly vision of European integration, defeating Marine Le Pen, a far-right nationalist who threatened to...
Kushner family in Beijing: ‘Invest $500,000 and immigrate’ to US
Nicole Kushner Meyer, the sister of White House adviser and President Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner, spoke at an event in Beijing on Saturday.She was...
Tanzania school bus crash kills dozens
More than 30 people - almost all of them schoolchildren - have been killed in a bus crash in northern Tanzania, officials say.They say...
US soldier killed in mission against Somalia’s al-Shabab
A US soldier has been killed in Somalia during operations against al-Shabab militants, the American military says.Two other US servicemen were injured in Thursday's...
Theresa May accuses EU of trying to affect UK election
Theresa May has accused European politicians of making "threats" against Britain to try to influence the general election result.The PM launched a stinging attack...
Titanic II: Fully functioning replica of original liner to set sail in 2018
A fully functioning replica of RMS Titanic is set to launch in 2018, 106 years after the original vessel sunk in the North Atlantic Ocean.This...
Egypt violence: Three police killed in Cairo attack
Suspected militants have killed three police officers and wounded five others in an attack in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, the interior ministry says.The assailants,...