Saudi Arabia women hail end of driving ban
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionSaudi women's driving activist Manal al-Sharif: 'I cried' Campaigners in Saudi Arabia have hailed King Salman's decree allowing women to drive for the first time.One female activist called it a "great victory",
Desperation in Puerto Rico
Image copyright Cristina Cabrero Image caption Juan Molina (L), who requires cancer treatment in Puerto Rico, with his wife Teresa (R) and parents. When Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico at the weekend, Sofia Abregu filmed it. "Now the water is
Yingluck trial: Thai ex-PM sentenced to five years in jail
Image copyright AFP Former Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has been found guilty of criminal negligence and sentenced in absentia to five years in prison. The supreme court convicted her of mishandling a rice subsidy scheme which allegedly cost Thailand
Cinema travellers
Image copyright Amit Madheshiya For seven decades now, travelling cinemas have been transporting the magic of movies to audiences across rural India.Often travelling as a part of religious and entertainment fairs, they bring the big screen magic to millions. Huge
Australian restaurant draws controversy over hanging cow
Image copyright ETICA Image caption The stuffed cow hangs above diners in an Australian restaurant An Australian restaurant has drawn controversy for hanging a taxidermied cow from its ceiling to raise debate about eating animals.The dairy cow has been strung
EasyJet puts its weight behind plans for electric planes
Image copyright EasyJet Image caption An EasyJet picture shows where the engines might be in an electrically powered plane EasyJet is backing plans to develop commercial passenger aircraft powered by electric batteries instead of conventional aero engines.The airline wants the
Bombardier describes tariff ruling in Boeing row as ‘absurd’
Image copyright Pacemaker Image caption Boeing had complained Bombardier got unfair state subsidies from the UK and Canada Canadian aerospace firm Bombardier has described the US Department of Commerce's preliminary ruling against it in its row with Boeing as "absurd".An
Serbian-Australian jailed for war crimes
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Dragan Vasiljkov, centre, has been convicted of war crimes A former Serbian paramilitary commander with Australian dual citizenship has been sentenced to 15 years in jail for war crimes.Dragan Vasiljkovic, also known as "Captain
Amos Yee: Singapore teen blogger freed with asylum in US
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Mr Yee was released from a Chicago immigration facility on Tuesday A Singaporean teenager has been released from jail after a government appeal against him being granted asylum was dismissed.Amos Yee, known for his political
Otto Warmbier ‘systematically tortured’ by N Korea say parents
Image copyright Reuters The parents of Otto Warmbier have shared horrific details of his condition when he arrived home from North Korea.Fred and Cindy Warmbier told Fox and Friends that the North Koreans were "terrorists" who had "systematically tortured" their