Jake LaMotta: Legendary Raging Bull boxer dies at 95
Image copyright Getty Images Jake LaMotta, the uncompromising fighter portrayed by Robert De Niro in "Raging Bull", has died aged 95.The former world middleweight boxing champion died in a nursing home due to complications from pneumonia, his wife told US
Mexico earthquake: Many children killed at primary school
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionMoments after the earthquake hit At least 30 people, mostly children, died at a primary school which collapsed in Mexico City during Tuesday's earthquake, local media say.The shallow, 7.1 magnitude quake killed
Store lifts ban on ‘pillow fort’ boy, 12
Image copyright Monica Rodriguez A New Zealand department store has relented in the case of a 12-year-old boy whom it had accused of trespass and banned for two years because he was caught building a pillow fort.The Auckland store's security
Kenya’s Supreme Court criticises IEBC electoral commission
Image copyright AFP Image caption The judges ruled by a 4-2 majority to annul the 8 August election Kenya's Supreme Court has blamed the country's electoral commission (IEBC) for its decision to annul the re-election of President Uhuru Kenyatta.The judges
Time to go?
Image copyright AFP Image caption Anti-government protests have spread across the country A new round of demonstrations is expected across Togo as the country grapples with an unprecedented political crisis, brought about by calls for the introduction of presidential term
India rape: Second uncle held in 10-year-old pregnant child’s case
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Campaigners say 50% of abusers are known to the child or are "persons in trust and care-givers" A second uncle of a 10-year-old Indian child who gave birth to a baby girl last month
Saudi Arabia to lift ban on internet calls
Image copyright AFP Image caption The Saudi authorities said they had blocked VoIP apps in 2013 in order to "protect society" Saudi Arabia is lifting a ban on voice and video calling apps such as WhatsApp and Skype, in a
Iraqi refugee in Berlin praised for handing over cash find
Image copyright AFP Image caption The handbag containing €14,000 (£12,400; $16,800) was left on board a subway by its 79-year-old owner Berlin police have praised an Iraqi refugee who handed in a handbag she found containing €14,000 (£12,400; $16,800).The bag
First Australia refugees approved for US resettlement
Image copyright REFUGEE ACTION COALITION Image caption Refugees at Manus detention centre checking for news of the US resettlement deal A group of refugees from Australia's offshore detention centres have become the first to be accepted by the US under
Catalonia referendum: Spanish raid government buildings
Image copyright AFP Image caption Spain's Guardia Civil have staged a series of operations this week against the planned vote Spain's Guardia Civil police have gone into key Catalan regional government ministries in Barcelona as part of a search for