Canada MP sorry for Catherine McKenna ‘climate Barbie’ remark
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Catherine McKenna said sexist comments would not stop women taking part in politics A Canadian Conservative MP has apologised after referring to environment minister Catherine McKenna as "climate Barbie".Gerry Ritz made the comment on Twitter
Fed to start unwinding bond portfolio
Image copyright Getty Images The Federal Reserve has said that it will start to run down some of the investments it made to boost the US economy after the financial crisis.In October the Fed will start to reduce a $4.2trn
Catalonia referendum: Spain PM calls for ‘escalation’ to stop
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionCatalonia's separatist government is defying a Constitutional Court order to halt the 1 October vote Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has gone on national TV to urge Catalan separatists to abandon their
New Mexico ‘Church’ Becomes First in Mennonite Church USA to Appoint Openly Lesbian ‘Lead Pastor’
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A “church” in New Mexico has become the first in the Mennonite Church USA to appoint an open lesbian as “lead pastor.” Albuquerque Mennonite Church, which affirmed homosexual relationships a decade ago, made the announcement on Monday
Men only
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Geerte Piening was told by the judge that she should have used a men's urinal The case of a Dutch woman fined €90 (£80; $105) for relieving herself in an alleyway in the centre
Mississippi’s path
Image copyright Alec Soth Photographer Alec Soth has made a series of road trips along the Mississippi River, documenting the people, landscapes and interiors he encountered along the way.During the slow process of setting up his large-format camera, Soth would
Australian school discriminated against turban-wearing boy
Image copyright SAGARDEEP SINGH ARORA Image caption Sidhak Singh was initially not allowed to wear his patka, or child's turban, to school An Australian school discriminated against a five-year-old Sikh boy when it prevented his enrolment because he wore a
Hurricane Maria: Whole of Puerto Rico without power
Image copyright AFP/Getty Images Image caption Palm trees were bent double in Puerto Rico's capital, San Juan Hurricane Maria has knocked out power to the entire island of Puerto Rico, home to 3.5m people, emergency officials have said. Abner Gómez,
Election annulled
Image copyright AFP Image caption The judges ruled by a 4-2 majority to annul the 8 August election By squarely blaming the electoral commission and its chairman for the failure of the presidential election, the Supreme Court has put the
Rouhani condemns Trump at UN
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has hit back at Donald Trump over comments the US president made regarding the nuclear deal with Iran. He told the UN General Assembly the new US administration "destroys its own credibility and undermines international confidence".In