China to shut down North Korean companies
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Pyongyang has held a series of anti-US rallies China has told North Korean companies operating in its territory to close down as it implements United Nations sanctions against the reclusive state.The companies will be
Hurricane Irma: St Martin man held for huge looting hoard
Image copyright AFP Image caption Alleged looters in St Martin - theft from shops and homes was widespread in the aftermath of the storm A man has been arrested on the Caribbean island of St Martin for amassing a huge
Hurricane Maria: Trump waives shipping ban for Puerto Rico
Image copyright Getty Images US President Donald Trump has waived shipping restrictions to help fuel and supplies reach storm-ravaged Puerto Rico, the White House said.Mr Trump "has authorized the Jones Act be waived for Puerto Rico", the White House said
Ukraine arms dump fire alarm ‘was not working’
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionExplosions seen at military depot near Kalynivka, in central Ukraine When one of Ukraine's biggest munitions depots exploded, prompting the evacuation of 28,000 people, officials blamed sabotage. Now it has emerged that
Obama: ‘I cried when Malia went to college’
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption President Obama and his daughter Malia at his victory rally at McCormick Place, Chicago, November 6th 2012 Barack Obama has said he could not hold back tears after dropping off his daughter Malia at
Rohingya crisis: Myanmar cancels UN Rakhine visit
Image copyright EPA Image caption Access to violence-hit northern Rakhine state is tightly controlled The United Nations says a planned visit to Myanmar's Rakhine state, which has seen a mass exodus of Rohingya Muslims, has been cancelled by the authorities.
French adventure
Image caption The successful couple will inherit a house that is totally self-sufficient It could be your chance to live on a deserted island. The French government is looking for a new couple to take over the tiny Brittany island
Carrot-coloured sports car tempts Vitus the donkey
Image copyright McClaren/iStock Image caption Was Vitus the donkey feeling peckish? A German court will decide on Thursday whether the owner of a donkey which tried to snack on a sports car should pay for the damage.On 15 September last
One killed after rockslide in Yosemite National Park
Image copyright AFP Image caption El Capitan is one of the best-known landmarks in Yosemite One person has died and another has been injured by a rockslide in Yosemite National Park in California.A park spokesman said the rocks fell from
Vanuatu volcano eruption sparks Ambae island evacuation
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Manaro Voui has been in an "moderate eruption state" since Saturday An erupting volcano in Vanuatu has sparked an unprecedented evacuation of an entire island.All 11,000 residents of Ambae have been told to leave and