Hurricane-hit Havana
Image caption The streets of Vedado became canals in the wake of Hurricane Irma "This didn't even happen during the so-called Storm of the Century in 1993," said Yaritza Mendoza, the floodwaters lapping around her knees. "We've never seen the
Norway election: Ruling Conservatives claim second term
Image copyright EPA Image caption Erna Solberg is projected to be Norway's first Conservative PM to be re-elected since 1985 Norway's Conservative Prime Minister Erna Solberg appears set for a second term after claiming victory in the country's general election.Ms
Muslim Fulani Herdsmen Massacre 20 Nigerian Christians
ANCHA, Nigeria (Morning Star News) – Muslim Fulani herdsmen in central Nigeria’s Plateau state massacred 20 Christians, including children, as they slept in the hours after midnight on Friday (Sept. 8) in an apparent reprisal attack that mystified villagers, sources said. Police
New strategy
Image copyright Getty Images Co-ordinated groups of Twitter bots pushing pro-Russian propaganda have developed an odd but occasionally effective strategy - retweeting messages that the bot-makers disagree with and flooding their enemies with followers. Brian Krebs is an investigative journalist
‘Never afraid’
"We've got to keep our country safe. You look at what's happening in Germany, you look at what's happening last night in Sweden. Sweden, who would believe this?"When US President Donald Trump launched this criticism of European refugee policy during
North Korea slapped with new UN sanctions
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption North Korea has claimed to have developed a hydrogen bomb China and Russia have joined a unanimous UN vote to impose new sanctions on North Korea after its sixth and largest nuclear test. The
Rohingya crisis: Civilians ‘maimed by landmines’
Image caption Sabequr Nahar has lost both her legs The BBC has spoken to Rohingya Muslims who suffered crippling injuries after apparently stepping on army landmines as they fled violence in Myanmar.One of them, a 15-year-old boy being treated in
Crimean Tatar leader Chiygoz jailed by Russian court
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Crimean Tatars make up an estimated 12% of the peninsula's population (file picture) A prominent opponent of Russia's annexation of Crimea has been given eight years in jail for stirring up protests.Akhtem Chiygoz, deputy
Hurricane Irma: Two-thirds of Florida without power
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionStrong winds and rain have been battering Florida About 6.5 million homes in Florida, two-thirds of the total, are without power after Hurricane Irma cut a deadly path through the state, officials
Google appeals against huge EU anti-trust fine
Image copyright AFP Tech giant Google has lodged an appeal against the 2.4bn euro fine (£2bn / $2.8bn) it was ordered to pay by the European Commission in June. The regulator had ruled that positioning its own shopping comparison service