Stanislav Petrov, who averted possible nuclear war, dies at 77
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionStanislav Petrov: ''I knew perfectly well that nobody would be able to correct my mistake if I had made one'' A former Soviet military officer credited with averting a possible nuclear disaster
Maria an ‘extremely dangerous’ hurricane
Hurricane Maria has strengthened to an "extremely dangerous" category four hurricane, US forecasters say, as it heads towards the Leeward Islands in the Caribbean.It is due to hit the islands on Monday night local time.Maria is moving roughly along the
Canada unveils its first US Civil War monument
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Members of the Grays and Blues pose in front of the monument Canada has unveiled its first monument to the US Civil War, honouring the 40,000 Canadians who fought during America's bloodiest conflict. The monument
Kenyan voting system ‘won’t be ready’
Image copyright AFP Image caption Opposition leader Raila Odinga (left on poster) successfully challenged August's result in court The company providing the voting system for the re-run of Kenya's presidential election says the equipment will not be ready in time,
Egypt mass trial sees hundreds imprisoned over 2013 protests
Image copyright AFP Image caption Clashes between police and demonstrators in 2013 ended in hundreds of deaths Forty-three people have been sentenced to life in prison after a mass trial in Egypt that also saw years-long sentences given to hundreds
Cyclist Mark Beaumont breaks around the world record
Image copyright Mark Beaumont Mark Beaumont has broken the world record for cycling around the world - by 44 days.The 34-year-old, from Perthshire, arrived in Paris one day ahead of schedule having cycled the 18,000-mile route in 79 days.He set
Egypt social media users mock college flag ceremony
Image copyright Egyptian Independent Image caption Students line up by faculty to salute the flag The Egyptian government has decreed that the country's 2.5m college students should salute the flag at the start of the academic year, in a move
North Korea says sanctions will accelerate nuclear programme
Image copyright AFP/Getty Image caption Kim Jong-Un and top military officials celebrated Friday's missile launch North Korea has warned that more sanctions and pressure will only make it accelerate its nuclear programme.In a strongly worded statement, the foreign ministry called
Donald Trump: The UN has not reached its potential
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Mr Trump at the UN The United Nations is not living up to its potential, US President Donald Trump has said in his debut speech to the UN General Assembly. "Focus more on people, less
Textbook revolution
Image copyright AFP Image caption There is a storm of criticism over textbooks revised for children aged six to 14 Turkey's schools have begun the new academic year with a controversial curriculum that leaves out the theory of evolution and