September 2017

Image copyright David Rehmar Image caption Passengers could see the damaged engine from windows mid-flight An Air France flight from Paris to Los Angeles was forced to make a sudden diversion when it lost part of an engine over the

(World Watch Monitor) — Police in the southwestern Indian state of Kerala have launched an investigation into a complaint by a woman in her twenties who says she was detained and harassed for 22 days at a yoga center because

Image copyright RTÉ Image caption The country's abortion laws are some of the strictest in Europe Tens of thousands of people have marched through Dublin to demand change to the Republic of Ireland's abortion laws.The March for Choice is the

Image copyright Reuters Image caption Some NMR members were equipped with full riot gear, including shields A rally of neo-Nazis in Sweden has ended in clashes with both anti-fascist counter-demonstrators and police.The Nordic Resistance Movement (NMR) group had planned a

Image copyright Reuters Image caption Pro-independence activists have occupied designated polling stations Police have sealed off 1,300 of 2,315 schools in Catalonia designated as polling stations for the region's banned independence referendum, Spain's central government says.The move came as the

Image copyright Reuters Image caption Rex Tillerson is in China meeting President Xi Jingping and other top officials The US is in "direct contact" with North Korea, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has said.Mr Tillerson said Washington was "probing" the

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionMayor Carmen Yulin Cruz describes deteriorating conditions Donald Trump has lashed out at Puerto Rico politicians over their criticism of US relief efforts on the island following Hurricane Maria.The category four hurricane

Image copyright EPA Image caption It is not clear if the arrested person is the same man who appeared in security video footage in a supermarket near Konstanz Police in Germany have arrested a man on suspicion of contaminating adult

Image copyright AFP The sun on that hot August day three years ago was punishing. It baked our backs, burnt our foreheads, and left the assembled dignitaries and excited onlookers soaked in sweat.We'd been standing in position since long before

Image copyright AFP/Getty Image caption Experts think Bali's Mount Agung could erupt for the first time since 1963 The lifespan of a volcano can be measured in millennia, and so waiting a few days for it to erupt may not