Catalan referendum: Regional strike threatened after vote
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Catalonia held a vote on independence from Spain on Sunday A general strike threatens to bring large areas of Catalonia to a standstill, following the Spanish region's disputed referendum.The strikes was called by Catalan
Nissan faces $220m hit from Japanese recall
Image copyright Getty Images Nissan will recall 1.2 million vehicles in Japan after regulators said safety checks did not meet domestic requirements.Nissan shares fell by 5% on Monday after the firm said the recall could cost about 25bn yen (£167m;
Kashmir attack: Indian army camp in Srinagar hit
Suspected militants have attacked an Indian army camp in Srinagar in Indian-administered Kashmir, officials said.Three Border Security Force (BSF) personnel were injured in the attack, which began at 04:00 local time (22:30 GMT Monday).Authorities say security forces continue to exchange
Bolivia’s army in dispute with government over Che Guevara homage
Image copyright AFP Image caption Che Guevara (L) and Fidel Castro (R) four years after they led the 1959 Cuban revolution A row has broken out in Bolivia between the government and army veterans over the 50th anniversary of the
Maximum misery
Image copyright AFP Image caption People say the stampede that killed 23 people on Friday was an accident waiting to happen A deadly stampede at a busy Mumbai station that killed 23 people last Friday has caused anger, not only
King David v Joshua
Image copyright AFP Image caption Kenya politicians on the campaign trail are adept at quoting from the Bible In our series of letters from African journalists, Joseph Warungu reflects on how the Bible has taken centre stage in the battle
South African chair-throwing politicians ‘shameful’
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Cyril Ramaphosa wants to become the ANC's leader and the country's next president South Africa's Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa has hit out at brawling, chair-throwing ANC politicians, describing their behaviour as shameful.He made the remarks
Marseille knifeman ‘used several aliases and stole’
Image copyright Reuters Image caption The attack took place outside the train station in the southern French port city A suspected jihadist who stabbed two young women to death at Marseille's main train station had used several aliases and was
Catalan referendum: Spain region ‘not seeking traumatic split’
Image copyright AFP/Getty Images Image caption Carles Puigdemont appealed for international mediation to help solve the growing crisis Catalan President Carles Puigdemont has said he is not planning a "traumatic" split with Spain, after a disputed independence referendum on Sunday.He
Nissan’s sweat-sensing car seat signals dehydration
Image copyright Nissan Image caption Nissan's Soak technology changes colour when drivers sweat Nissan has shown off a prototype sweat-sensing car seat which it says could help prevent road accidents.The technology, called Soak, changes colour if perspiration is high in