Rohingya crisis: Bangladesh plans huge camps for refugees
Image copyright AFP Image caption Bangladeshi security forces are already guarding Rohingya camps near the border The Bangladeshi government has announced plans to build shelters for up to 400,000 Rohingya Muslims fleeing from neighbouring Myanmar.The army and aid agencies are
Catalonia referendum: Separatists rally around mayors in Barcelona
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption A supporter held up a poster of the ballot paper Supporters of Catalan independence from Spain are rallying in Barcelona behind more than 700 mayors facing the threat of arrest for backing a referendum
Ryanair to cancel 40-50 flights per day for six weeks
Image copyright AFP Ryanair is to cancel 40 to 50 flights every day for the next six weeks, in a bid to improve punctuality of flights. The budget Irish-based airline announced the plan on Friday, saying that it was "unacceptable"
Berlin’s Urban Nation museum hails graffiti as art from
Image copyright EPA Image caption The inaugural exhibition displays work by more than 100 of the world's best known street artists Many cities around the world view graffiti as nothing less than vandalism - a form of pollution that must
Swords and robes
Image copyright Getty Images When Winston Churchill went to see King Abdul Aziz ibn Saud in February 1945, he soon realised that the £100 ($134) worth of perfume he brought was no match for the robe, jewelled sword, dagger and
‘People’s verdict’
Image copyright Reuters Image caption Maryam Nawaz has been campaigning hard ahead of Sunday's by-election "The lion is here!" shout a jubilant crowd of female supporters of Pakistan's ruling PML-N party. The "lion" is normally the former Prime Minister Nawaz
Trump’s ‘Make America Great Again’ hats burned over Daca deal
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Trump negotiations with the Democrats over the Daca deal has caused a spilt within his supporters Disaffected supporters of US President Donald Trump have posted social media videos of themselves burning his "Make America
The waiting game
Image copyright Marco Panzetti Image caption Life goes on: Mohamed Fatima from Mali, who is pregnant, is waiting for her case to be processed so she can move on from Fenoglio camp About 100,000 people have arrived on Italian shores
Mentioning the war
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Mainstream opinion sees the Wehrmacht as a willing tool of the Nazis A candidate of Germany's right-wing nationalist party has said the country should "be proud of" its soldiers in both world wars and
‘Hillary safe space’
Image copyright @verrit Image caption Verrit describes itself as "media for the 65.8 million" It's a website that describes itself as "media for the 65.8 million" - a reference to the number of Americans who voted for Hillary Clinton in