Russia: Trump and Kim are like ‘children in a kindergarten’
Image copyright EPA Image caption Mr Lavrov said the exchanges were "like when children in a kindergarten start fighting". Russia's foreign minister has likened the war of words between Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un to a kindergarten fight between children.The
Blocked off
Image copyright Shah Hossain Image caption Shah Hossain's social media channels were curtailed in the wake of the conflict in Myanmar A number of Rohingya activists have had their social media accounts curtailed during the recent conflict in Myanmar, leading
Political football
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Speed teens
Image caption Mirza Nikolaev, 16, joined Bosnia's junior luge team after seeing an item about it on the TV news A summer luge may look like a plastic tray on wheels. But at full speed it hurtles around the concrete
Fear for the future
Image copyright Yolande Knell Image caption Sheikh Mirza, many of whose Yazidi community have been killed or enslaved A slight octogenarian dressed in loose white garments, Sheikh Mirza looks an unlikely warrior against the fighters of so-called Islamic State (IS).Nevertheless,
Farglish no more
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Apple introduced new iOS on Tuesday Android devices as well as Apple computers have Persian keyboards, but until this week the option wasn't available on Apple phones or iPads. For years Persian speakers used the
Canada targets senior Venezuelan officials with sanctions
Image copyright Reuters Image caption President Nicolas Maduro is top of the sanctions list Canada will impose sanctions against senior members of the Venezuelan government over their "anti-democratic behaviour".Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is among the 40 people who will have
New Zealand votes in tight general election
Image copyright AFP New Zealand is heading to the polls in a tightly-fought general election. Polls are showing a slight lead for incumbent Bill English of the ruling National Party over his main challenger Jacinda Ardern of the Labour Party.Labour
Indonesia: Bali volcano highest alert issued
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Mount Agung last erupted in 1963, killing more than 1,000 people Indonesia has issued its highest level alert for a volcano on Bali, warning that an eruption on the popular tourist island could be imminent.About
Puerto Rico dam bursts in wake of Hurricane Maria
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Floodwaters from Hurricane Maria have destroyed homes in Puerto Rico and knocked out the island's electricty A dam has failed and caused "extremely dangerous" flooding on Puerto Rico's Guajataca river in the wake of