Canada targets senior Venezuelan officials with sanctions
Image copyright Reuters Image caption President Nicolas Maduro is top of the sanctions list Canada will impose sanctions against senior members of the Venezuelan government over their "anti-democratic behaviour".Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is among the 40 people who will have
New Zealand votes in tight general election
Image copyright AFP New Zealand is heading to the polls in a tightly-fought general election. Polls are showing a slight lead for incumbent Bill English of the ruling National Party over his main challenger Jacinda Ardern of the Labour Party.Labour
Indonesia: Bali volcano highest alert issued
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Mount Agung last erupted in 1963, killing more than 1,000 people Indonesia has issued its highest level alert for a volcano on Bali, warning that an eruption on the popular tourist island could be imminent.About
Puerto Rico dam bursts in wake of Hurricane Maria
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Floodwaters from Hurricane Maria have destroyed homes in Puerto Rico and knocked out the island's electricty A dam has failed and caused "extremely dangerous" flooding on Puerto Rico's Guajataca river in the wake of
McCain torpedoes Republicans’ Obamacare repeal plan again
Image copyright Getty Images Senator John McCain has said he cannot support his fellow Republicans' latest effort to repeal Obamacare, dealing it a potentially fatal blow.The Arizona senator, who is battling brain cancer, said he "cannot in good conscience" vote
UK Judge Rules Starving Minimally Conscious Patients to Death Does Not Always Need Court Approval
LONDON — A judge in the United Kingdom has ruled that permission from the courts is not necessary when doctors and family members agree that food and water should be withdrawn from a person in a minimally conscious or persistent
US Health Secretary Tom Price’s private air travel probed
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The former Georgia congressman has been tasked by Trump with overhauling the US healthcare system An internal investigation has been opened into Health Secretary Tom Price over his private plane travel on official government
Saudi textbook features image of Yoda with King Faisal
Image copyright Shaweesh/Gharem Studio Image caption Shaweesh said he included Yoda because, like King Faisal, he was "wise, strong and calm" Saudi Arabia's education minister has apologised for the production of a school textbook in which the Star Wars character
James Comey: Protests disrupt speech to Howard students
Image copyright Howard University Protesters shouting "no justice, no peace" have disrupted a speech by former FBI director James Comey to university students in Washington DC.Mr Comey was giving a convocation address at Howard University, a leading historically black college.It
Deep impact
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Brain disease resulting from repeated head impacts was found in 99% of former NFL players' brains donated for examination The suicide of a jailed ex-NFL footballer later found to have had brain disease is renewing