Top US official wanted jet for honeymoon
Image copyright Getty Images US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin asked to use a government plane for his European honeymoon last month, his office has confirmed.The request sparked an inquiry from the department's inspector general, and comes as he already faces
Turkey’s hunger-striking teachers absent for trial
Image copyright EPA Image caption Protesters were reportedly detained by riot police as the trial got under way The trial of two teachers on terror-related charges has opened in Turkey - marked by the absence of the accused.Nuriye Gulmen, a
ESPN accepts anchor’s apology for Trump tweets
Image copyright Jemele Hill/Facebook Cable sports network ESPN has said it accepts an apology from an anchor who sparked backlash for calling President Donald Trump a "white supremacist".Jemele Hill lashed out at Mr Trump on Twitter, calling him a "bigot"
Iraq: At least 50 die in twin attacks near Nasiriya
Image caption The attacks happened near Nasiriya in southern Iraq At least 50 people have been killed in two attacks in southern Iraq, health officials say.In the first attack, gunmen stormed a roadside restaurant near Nasiriya, the capital of Dhiqar
Carbon dating reveals earliest origins of zero symbol
Image copyright Bodleian Libraries Image caption Reading from right to left the small dot zero is the seventh character at the bottom right of the manuscript Carbon dating shows an ancient Indian manuscript has the earliest recorded origin of the
Venezuela’s ‘Plan Rabbit’ encounters ‘cultural problem’
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Venezuelans tend to keep rabbits as pets and do not view them as a source of meat Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has devised a "rabbit plan" to counter the economic war he says is
Greek oil spill threatens popular Athens beaches
Image copyright EPA Image caption Teams are working to remove oil from beaches on the Athens Riviera Clean-up crews are scrambling to contain an oil spill from a Greek tanker as it menaces some of Athens' most popular beaches.The vessel,
Daca: Trump denies reaching ‘Dreamers’ deal with Democrats
US President Donald Trump has denied reaching a deal with top Democrats to protect young undocumented migrants.Mr Trump said "massive border security would have to be agreed in exchange for consent" on the immigrant programme.Top Congress Democrats Nancy Pelosi and
Russia launches Zapad war games in Belarus
Image copyright Mil.ru Image caption A Russian tank brigade from the Moscow region is joining the Zapad exercise Russia and Belarus have launched a large-scale joint military exercise, called Zapad-2017, which has made nearby Nato countries nervous.It is one of
Australian police clear soldier over ‘severed hands’
Image copyright Getty Images A soldier in Australia's SAS will not face criminal charges for severing the hands of dead men suspected of being Taliban insurgents.The incident in Afghanistan in 2013 was referred to the Australian Federal Police by army