Italy referendums: Lombardy and Veneto vote on greater autonomy
Image copyright AFP Image caption "Yes" posters in the Veneto region Two of Italy's richest northern regions are holding referendums to ask voters if they want more autonomy.Lombardy, which is home to Italy's financial capital Milan, and the Veneto region
Former US presidents gather for hurricanes fundraiser
Image copyright Reuters Image caption The five former presidents all travelled to Texas for the concert America's five living former presidents gathered together for a concert in aid of victims of the hurricanes which ravaged the US this year.Barack Obama,
Night of slaughter
The Faroe Islands are home to an impressive array of seabirds but there is only one colony of gannets, located on the most westerly island, Mykines. Unfortunately for them, the young birds are considered a delicacy by the islanders. So,
The extra miles
Image copyright Steve and Paula Boone Image caption Steve and Paula Boone have run more than 1,000 marathons between them Why are more people running marathons in all 50 states - and what does it say about modern America?In 1988,
WHO chief ‘rethinking’ Robert Mugabe’s appointment
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Robert Mugabe is frequently taken to task over human rights abuses The new head of the World Health Organisation (WHO) is rethinking a plan to appoint Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe as a goodwill ambassador.Dr Tedros
Catalonia independence: Puigdemont ‘will not accept’ Rajoy plan
Image copyright AFP/Getty Image caption Mr Puigdemont said Madrid had refused offers of dialogue Catalan President Carles Puigdemont says Catalonia will not accept Madrid's plan to curb the region's autonomy.In a statement, he described the imposition of direct rule as
Czech election: Billionaire Babis secures big early lead
Image copyright AFP Image caption Andrej Babis, 63, is the second-richest man in the Czech Republic A populist billionaire candidate has taken the lead in partial results from the Czech Republic's general election.Andrej Babis's centrist movement ANO had more than
Military cadets killed in Kabul minibus suicide bombing
Image copyright Nasir Behzad, BBC Afghan Service Image caption Saturday's suicide bomb came as Afghans were grieving multiple deaths in two attacks on mosques At least 15 military cadets have been killed in a suicide attack in Kabul, Afghan officials
Several injured in Munich knife attack
Image copyright AFP Image caption Police said no motive had been established Several people have been lightly injured by a man wielding a knife in the German city of Munich, police said.Officers are searching for the attacker, who fled the
Catalonia vote: Spain expected to impose direct rule
Image copyright AFP Image caption Catalonia's independence referendum has thrown the country into crisis The Spanish cabinet is expected to approve measures allowing the government to impose direct rule over Catalonia.Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy meets with his cabinet almost three