Deadly blast rocks Mogadishu port area, Somalia
By BBC
A suicide car bomber has killed at least 16 people in the Somali capital Mogadishu, officials say.
Dozens of others were injured in the explosion early on Sunday.
The bomber struck at the entrance of...
Trump congratulates Erdogan on poll win
By BBC
Donald Trump has congratulated Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on his victory in Sunday's referendum that gave him sweeping new powers.
The US president's phone call contrasts with concern by European leaders who have...
US aircraft crashes off Okinawa coast in Japan
By BBC
The US Marines have suspended flights of all Osprey military aircraft in Japan, after a crash off the coast of Okinawa island.
The incident on Tuesday night injured five crew members onboard.
It stoked immediate...
Should you let your children play with other children?
As more and more schools close around the world, parents are wrestling with what their children can and can't do. Should your child go out and play with friends? Or does social distancing mean...
Egyptian lawyer guilty of inciting rape
An Egyptian lawyer has been sentenced to three years in prison for saying that women who wear ripped jeans should be raped in punishment.
Nabih al-Wahsh, a prominent conservative, was also fined 20,000 Egyptian pounds...
Day of mourning for Italy quake dead
By BBC
A day of national mourning has begun in Italy for the almost 300 people who died when a powerful earthquake hit mountainous central regions.
Prime Minister Matteo Renzi is due to attend state funerals...
Chemical experts finally see Syria site
International chemical weapons experts have finally inspected the site of a suspected attack near Damascus which caused an international crisis.
The team from the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) travelled to the...
Russian spy: Ministers to be updated on investigation
The government's emergency committee Cobra is to be updated on the police probe into the suspected poisoning of a former Russian double agent.
Sergei Skripal, 66, and his daughter Yulia, 33, have spent a third...
Separatist clashes flare in south Yemen
Separatists in southern Yemen have seized government buildings in the city of Aden amid fierce clashes with forces of President Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi.
Prime Minister Ahmed bin Dagher has accused the separatists of mounting a...
Russia denies bombing Syrian civilians
Russia has denied its warplanes carried out air strikes on a village in eastern Syria on Sunday, which activists say killed dozens of civilians.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said 53 people died in...
