Palestinian PM in rare Gaza visit as rift with Hamas eases
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Large crowds turned out to welcome PM Hamdallah as his convoy crossed into Gaza The Palestinian prime minister is making a rare trip to Gaza as part of efforts to end a rift between Fatah
Body clock scientists win Nobel Prize
Three scientists who unravelled how our bodies tell time have won the 2017 Nobel Prize for physiology or medicine. The body clock - or circadian rhythm - keeps us in tune with the movement of the Earth and drives huge
BBC to launch new Indian services: What you need to know
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionBBC World Service is now available in 40 languages, including English. The BBC World Service is to begin broadcasting in four new Indian languages.The launch is part of the World Service's biggest
Las Vegas: Active shooter reported near Mandalay Bay
Image copyright Getty Images Police in Las Vegas are responding to reports of an active shooter near the Mandalay Bay Hotel.At least one gunman is reported to have opened fire at a country music festival being held on the Las
Ireland to Hold Abortion Referendum in 2018
Photo Credit: Oriol Martinez(Christian Institute) — Irish citizens will vote on the country’s constitutional protections for the unborn next year, its government has announced. Ireland’s Eighth Amendment currently pledges to “defend and vindicate” the equal right to life of the
Kim Jong-nam murder: Women plead not guilty in Malaysia trial
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Vietnamese Doan Thi Huong (left) and Indonesian Siti Aisyah (right) are accused of killing Mr Kim Two women have pleaded not guilty in the murder of Kim Jong-nam, the half-brother of North Korea's leader, at
Movie star to politician
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Indian movie star Kamal Haasan, 62, has said he wants to enter politics. The stage seems set to witness the arrival of a new political leader in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu
Canada’s New Democrats elect Jagmeet Singh as party leader
Image copyright Reuters Image caption New Democratic Party leadership candidate Jagmeet Singh Canada's federal New Democrats have picked Sikh politician Jagmeet Singh to lead their party into the next general election. Mr Singh, 38, will be the first ethnic minority
Cameroon independence protests result in deaths
Image copyright AFP Image caption Police in riot gear patrolled the streets of Buea Soldiers in Cameroon shot dead at least seven people during independence protests in the English-speaking parts of the country, a local mayor says.Rallies were held in
Tale of two cities
Image copyright AFP/Getty Image caption One voter leapt with joy in Barcelona; meanwhile this man made a plea for unity in Madrid As the Catalan independence referendum was held on Sunday, the mood in Spain's two biggest cities could not