Iraqi Kurd referendum: Erdogan warns of sanctions hunger
Image copyright EPA Image caption Iraqi soldiers joined Turkish troops for exercises on the Turkish side of the border on Tuesday Turkey's president has said Iraqi Kurds could go hungry as a result of the punitive measures it is considering
Belgian ‘sugar daddy’ ads prompt outcry for luring students
Image copyright Corinne Torrekens Image caption This van was seen at Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB) telling students to "improve your lifestyle" A website's ad campaign telling young women they could fund their studies by dating a sugar daddy has
Seven arrested in Egypt after raising rainbow flag at concert
Image copyright Mashrou' Leila Image caption Mashrou' Leila said the Cairo concert had been one of the best they had played Egyptian police have arrested seven people after they were allegedly seen raising rainbow flags at a concert in Cairo
Vegetative-state patient responds to therapy
Image copyright Corazzol et al Image caption The scan shows the man's brain activity before (L) and after (R) the treatment A man in France has regained some degree of consciousness after being in a vegetative state for 15 years.
North Korea’s secretive state
As North Korea and the United States continue to trade threats, we have little idea how the war of words is perceived to the people of North Korea because the regime of Kim Jong-un maintains an iron grip over the
Bali volcano: Indonesia fears imminent Mt Agung eruption
Image copyright AFP/Getty Images Image caption Farmers living in the shadow of Agung have been moving their cattle off their land Indonesia has warned that the active volcano on the tourist island of Bali is entering a "critical phase", amid
Palestinian gunman kills three Israelis in West Bank
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Security forces attended the scene after the attack Three Israelis have been shot dead by a Palestinian at the entrance to a Jewish settlement in the occupied West Bank, Israeli police say. The gunman, a
Canada groom saves child from drowning in river
Image copyright Hatt Photography / Facebook A wedding photoshoot in Canada took an unexpectedly dramatic turn as the bridegroom leapt into a river to save a little boy from drowning.Clayton and Brittany Cook were posing for wedding photos on a
North Korea crisis: Washington denies ‘war declared’
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionSarah Huckabee Sanders: Frankly the suggestion is absurd The US has dismissed a statement by North Korea accusing Washington of declaring war on the country, calling the idea "absurd".The White House also
Nigeria’s Ogba Zoo attack: Three policemen killed
Image copyright Ogba Zoo & Park Image caption The Ogba Zoo was described as one of Nigeria's top tourist destinations Three policemen have been killed by gunmen who attacked a zoo in Nigeria's mid-western Edo State, the police have told