Venezuela accuses UN of lying over alleged rights abuses
Image copyright EPA Image caption Venezuelan Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza said the UN report was "riddled with lies" Venezuela's Foreign Minister has accused the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights of lying.Jorge Arreaza was responding to a
IS attack on Sinai convoy ‘kills 18 Egyptian police’
At least 18 policemen have been killed in an attack on a convoy in Egypt's Sinai peninsula claimed by so-called Islamic State, security sources say.Militants detonated a roadside bomb near the town of el-Arish, reportedly destroying three armoured vehicles and
Catalan independence rally: Thousands gather in Barcelona
Image copyright AFP Image caption The crowd held aloft a giant pro-independence "Yes" banner Thousands of Catalans are thronging the streets of Barcelona to mark their national day - the "Diada" - and show support for an independence referendum.Catalonia's pro-independence
Red Cross physiotherapist killed by patient in Afghanistan
A Spanish physiotherapist working at a Red Cross hospital in northern Afghanistan has been shot dead by a patient, the group says.Lorena Enebral Perez, 38, was killed at the aid group's rehabilitation centre in the city of Mazar-e Sharif.She was
Sydney bride gets married with bouquet made of doughnuts
Image copyright PAige burgess Image caption Paige surprised her bridesmaids by replacing their flowers with the baked bouquets Wedding flowers are seen by many brides as an integral part of the big day, but one woman from Australia went for
Trump commemorates 9/11 anniversary
Image copyright Getty Images President Donald Trump has presided over his first 9/11 commemoration in office, marking the 16th anniversary of the attacks.He and first lady Melania observed a solemn moment of silence at the White House and later at
Australians urged to eat kangaroo meat
Image copyright AFP Image caption Kangaroos have multiple status as both a pest and national symbol of Australia Landholders and ecologists in Australia are warning wild kangaroo levels have become unsustainable, urging Australians to eat more kangaroo meat.Government figures show
India 13-year-old rape victim’s baby dies two days after birth
Image copyright Getty Images The baby of a 13-year-old Indian rape victim, allowed by the Supreme Court to terminate her pregnancy, has died two days after he was born. The baby had been in neonatal intensive care in Mumbai but
Iraq holds 1,300 foreign wives and children of IS suspects
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Iraqi army officers said most of the women being held at Hammam al-Alil camp were Turkish The Iraqi authorities are holding more than 1,300 foreign family members of suspected Islamic State militants at a displaced
Hurricane Irma: Florida to begin huge relief operation
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionStrong winds and rain have been battering Florida Search and rescue teams in Florida are due to swing into action as daylight reveals the extent of damage wreaked by Hurricane Irma.The huge