US health secretary Tom Price quits after plane scandal
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Tom Price had said he would reimburse taxpayers and fly commercial in future US Health Secretary Tom Price has resigned over the use of expensive private planes for official business. He previously apologised after
Catalonia referendum: Thousands turn out for closing rally
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionTractors have gathered in Barcelona to show support for the referendum Tens of thousands of people have turned out in Barcelona for the closing rally in the campaign for Catalonia's banned independence
Canada MPs to loosen penalties for drunks in kayaks
Image copyright swissmediavision Image caption Canadians have a passion for recreational boating In Canada, you may soon be able to paddle a canoe while cracking open a cold one. Kayaking while drunk is currently subject to tough punishments which means
‘No good news in Puerto Rico’ says mayor
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media caption'No power for 6-8 months' in Puerto Rico The mayor of Puerto Rico's biggest city has berated a Trump cabinet official who called the US response to Puerto Rico, "a good news
Anger as German ex-chancellor Schroeder heads up Rosneft board
Image copyright AFP Image caption Some Germans suspect Mr Schroeder of trying to promote Russian interests in Germany Former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder is facing a backlash after being elected chairman of the Russian state-controlled oil giant Rosneft.The appointment deepens
Yemen war: UN agrees to send war crime experts
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionWatch: What happened to Saleem? The UN has agreed to send war crimes investigators to Yemen to examine alleged violations committed by all parties to country's civil war. The UN Human Rights
Ryan Zinke: US interior secretary ‘spent $12,000 on flight’
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Mr Zinke is reported to have used costly charter flights when on government business A row over Trump administration officials' use of charter flights for business trips has deepened amid reports of Interior Secretary
Suicide ‘shepherd’ bomber kills several people near Kabul mosque
Image copyright EPA Image caption Shia Muslims had gathered for Friday prayers when the blast struck A suicide bomber has killed at least five people near a Shia mosque in Kabul ahead of the major religious commemoration of Ashura.The attacker
US ‘to pull staff from Cuba over sonic attacks’
Image copyright Reuters Image caption The US embassy in Havana The US is to pull most of its staff from its embassy in Cuba, American media report, after reports that they suffered sonic attacks. About 60% are leaving in response
Catalonia referendum: Tractors roll into Barcelona to defend vote
Image copyright AFP Image caption The lone-star flag could be seen everywhere on the columns Columns of tractors waving the lone-star flag of Catalan independence are converging on the region's towns to defend Sunday's banned referendum.Supporters cheered as a column