Kenyan voting system ‘won’t be ready’
Image copyright AFP Image caption Opposition leader Raila Odinga (left on poster) successfully challenged August's result in court The company providing the voting system for the re-run of Kenya's presidential election says the equipment will not be ready in time,
Egypt mass trial sees hundreds imprisoned over 2013 protests
Image copyright AFP Image caption Clashes between police and demonstrators in 2013 ended in hundreds of deaths Forty-three people have been sentenced to life in prison after a mass trial in Egypt that also saw years-long sentences given to hundreds
Cyclist Mark Beaumont breaks around the world record
Image copyright Mark Beaumont Mark Beaumont has broken the world record for cycling around the world - by 44 days.The 34-year-old, from Perthshire, arrived in Paris one day ahead of schedule having cycled the 18,000-mile route in 79 days.He set
Egypt social media users mock college flag ceremony
Image copyright Egyptian Independent Image caption Students line up by faculty to salute the flag The Egyptian government has decreed that the country's 2.5m college students should salute the flag at the start of the academic year, in a move
North Korea says sanctions will accelerate nuclear programme
Image copyright AFP/Getty Image caption Kim Jong-Un and top military officials celebrated Friday's missile launch North Korea has warned that more sanctions and pressure will only make it accelerate its nuclear programme.In a strongly worded statement, the foreign ministry called
Donald Trump: The UN has not reached its potential
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Mr Trump at the UN The United Nations is not living up to its potential, US President Donald Trump has said in his debut speech to the UN General Assembly. "Focus more on people, less
Textbook revolution
Image copyright AFP Image caption There is a storm of criticism over textbooks revised for children aged six to 14 Turkey's schools have begun the new academic year with a controversial curriculum that leaves out the theory of evolution and
Iraqi Kurdish referendum must be suspended – Iraqi PM
Image copyright EPA Image caption Marches in support of the vote took place in Erbil last week Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has formally demanded the suspension of next week's referendum on Kurdish independence.The Supreme Court also ordered that the
Theresa May visits Canada for post-Brexit trade talks
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Theresa May and Justin Trudeau previously met at a G20 summit in Germany Prime Minister Theresa May is due to travel to Canada to discuss plans for a post-Brexit trade deal.She said the two countries
UK tourist in Venice hands big euro find to police
Image caption A view of Rialto bridge - a tourist hot spot in Venice Arriving in Venice at the weekend on a holiday in Italy, a 67-year-old British woman discovered a plastic bag containing €2,700 (£2,400; $3,200).Instead of pocketing the