Catalonia referendum: Spanish raid government buildings
Image copyright AFP Image caption Spain's Guardia Civil have staged a series of operations this week against the planned vote Spain's Guardia Civil police have gone into key Catalan regional government ministries in Barcelona as part of a search for
Tata and ThyssenKrupp agree steel merger
Image copyright Christopher Furlong India's Tata Steel and German rival, Thyssenkrupp, have taken the first step towards merging their European steel operations.The tie-up will lead to job losses, to be shared between the two companies. The deal would create Europe's
Suu Kyi Rohingya speech criticised by global leaders
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionThe BBC's Jonah Fisher looks at Ms Suu Kyi's speech Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi is facing mounting international pressure for her handling of violence in Rakhine state and the Rohingya refugee
Report: Sudan Forces Refugee Children to Recite Islamic Prayer to Receive Food
(ACLJ) — Christian South Sudanese refugee children are denied food in Sudan’s refugee camps unless they recite Islamic prayers. The U.S. Department of State includes three nations on its “State Sponsor of Terrorism” list. Sudan is one of them, along with Syria and
Trump’s first UN speech met with criticism from some leaders
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionTrump's UN audience agrees on one thing about his speech Donald Trump's first major speech at the United Nations has been denounced by some of the member nations he singled out for
Some Auckland petrol stations run out of fuel after burst pipe
Image copyright Getty Images Several petrol stations in Auckland have been hit by fuel shortages as problems caused by damage to a pipeline in New Zealand's largest city spread. Z Energy confirmed to the BBC that 13 service stations had
Bolivia governing party challenges Morales’ term limit
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Evo Morales wants to stand again in the 2019 presidential election Lawmakers from Bolivia's governing Movement Towards Socialism party (MAS) have asked the Constitutional Court to allow President Evo Morales to run for a fourth
Colorado police hunt ‘Mad Pooper’ jogger
Image copyright KKTV Image caption The city police department said the woman's behaviour is "abnormal" Police in Colorado are looking for a mystery jogger - dubbed "the Mad Pooper" - who keeps defecating outside a family's home.Cathy Budde says the
Mexico: Strong quake strikes, collapsing buildings
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionThe strong quake was felt in the capital, Mexico City A strong earthquake has struck Mexico, toppling buildings in the capital Mexico City, sparking panic and sending thousands of people into the
Catalonia referendum: Spanish raid on Unipost deals blow to vote
Image copyright EPA Image caption Protesters arrived at the Unipost offices in Terrassa during the day Spanish police have discovered a mass of documents directly related to a banned Catalan independence referendum scheduled for 1 October.Early on Tuesday, the Guardia