Somalia: At least 20 dead in Mogadishu blast
Image copyright EPA Image caption There are fears people are trapped under the rubble A massive bomb attack in a busy area of the Somali capital Mogadishu has killed at least 20 people, police say.Many others were wounded when a
Iraq conflict: Kurdish Peshmerga ‘given deadline’ in Kirkuk
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Kurdish Peshmerga fighters have been ordered to defend Kirkuk "at any cost" Kurdish Peshmerga fighters say Iraq's central government has ordered them to surrender key military positions in the disputed city of Kirkuk within hours.They
Christian minorities are massacred by Buddhists in Myanmar
For years the military junta that governed Myanmar has applied stringent discriminatory measures against all non-Buddhist religious groups in the name of the ‘one nation, one race and one religion’ policy.The change in political regime in 2015 with the victory
St Helena: Flights to remote Atlantic island begin at last
Image copyright PA Image caption The opening of the airport was delayed The first scheduled commercial airline flight to the remote British island of St Helena in the south Atlantic is to land shortly.A plane from South Africa is expected
Need for speed
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Lewis Hamilton during the Japan F1 Grand Prix Next weekend Britain's Lewis Hamilton could secure his fourth Formula One title at the United States Grand Prix. His Mercedes team is a staggering 145 points
Baby loss
Stillbirth is rarely spoken about. But insights from those who have navigated the heartbreaking experience can help parents come to terms with their grief. A new website, Stillbirth Stories, which collects detailed interviews with mothers, fathers and clinicians, has been
Original Asterix illustration sells for 1.4m euros in Paris auction
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption The French-Belgian comic book series Asterix has been translated in to more than 100 languages A signed original illustration for an early Asterix comic book cover has sold for more than 1.4m euros (£1.25m;
Harvey Weinstein: ‘Business as usual’ at Weinstein Co, brother insists
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Bob Weinstein co-founded the studio with his brother in 2005 Harvey Weinstein's brother, Bob, has denied media reports that the film production company they co-founded could be closed or sold."Our banks, partners and shareholders
Penguins die in ‘catastrophic’ Antarctic breeding season
Image copyright BBC/Shutterstock Image caption It is the second catastrophic season for the southern penguins in five years All but two Adelie penguin chicks have starved to death in their east Antarctic colony, in a breeding season described as "catastrophic"
Iran nuclear deal: Trump vows not to sign off agreement
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Iran would not be allowed to become a nuclear threat like North Korea, Mr Trump said US President Donald Trump has condemned Iran as a "fanatical regime" and refused to continue certifying an international nuclear