Charlottesville: Trump repeats ‘both sides’ rhetoric
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Mr Trump drew bipartisan criticism for his comments on Charlottesville US President Donald Trump has repeated the controversial argument that "both sides" were at fault in white supremacist violence last month."A lot of people are
Twitter storm
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Volunteers used social media to coordinate rescue efforts during Hurricane Harvey More than 1,000 people asked Magan Flores for help during Hurricane Harvey, despite the fact she had no formal training or official role
Most Professing Christians in Church of England Never Read the Bible, Survey Finds
(The Telegraph) — The majority of Church of England Christians don’t read the Bible, the church’s own polling has revealed. Figures show that 60 percent of self-declared followers of the Church admit they never read the Bible, and 36 percent
North Korea ‘fires missile from Pyongyang’
North Korea has fired a missile eastwards from its capital, Pyongyang, towards Japan, media reports say.Japan said that the missile likely passed over its territory and has warned residents to take shelter, local media report. South Korea and the US
Trump: Iran ‘atrocious’ at sticking to spirit of nuclear deal
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Donald Trump at the White House, after a visit to hurricane-hit Florida US president Donald Trump has said Iran is keeping to the spirit of the 2015 nuclear deal "atrociously".The deal - between Iran,
Rohingya crisis: Satellite images of Myanmar village burning
Image copyright Amnesty International Image caption Satellite imagery shows settlements before and after burning Rights group Amnesty International has released satellite images which it says show an "orchestrated campaign" to burn Rohingya villages in western Myanmar.Amnesty said this was evidence
Untangling the web
Image copyright Getty Images It is the corruption probe that has left politicians around the world looking over their shoulders. Prosecutors in a dozen countries are untangling a massive web of corruption that ran across a continent and further afield.Illegal
Woman Who Faced Possible Jail Time for Reaching Mothers Inside Abortion Facility Sentenced to Probation
TORONTO, Ont. — A Canadian woman who had been arrested last December after she refused to stop reaching mothers inside of an abortion facility, and who faced possible jail time as prosecutors had recommended an 18-month sentence, has instead been placed on
Celebrations as Nigeria’s ‘Chibok girls’ reunited with families
Image copyright Reuters Image caption The girls were reunited with their families at a party in the capital Abuja More than 100 "Chibok girls" freed from Nigeria's Boko Haram have been reunited with their families and will soon return to
Iraq MPs vote to sack Kirkuk governor over Kurdish referendum
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Najm al-Din Karim promised to ignore the parliamentary vote and stay in office The Iraqi parliament has voted to sack the governor of Kirkuk province amid rising tension ahead of a planned referendum on Kurdish