Brett Kavanaugh and Christine Blasey Ford both gave evidence on Thursday

Brett Kavanaugh: Trump’s Supreme Court pick faces FBI inquiry

President Donald Trump has ordered an FBI investigation into sexual misconduct allegations against his nominee for the US Supreme Court. A Senate committee earlier voted to approve Brett Kavanaugh's nomination to the top US court. But...
At least 48 people have been killed in the quake

Indonesia earthquake: Dozens dead in Palu

Almost 50 people have been confirmed dead after a strong tsunami triggered by a magnitude 7.5 earthquake hit a coastal Indonesian city on Friday. Waves of up to 2m (6.6ft) high swept through Palu on...
Brett Kavanaugh and Christine Blasey Ford both gave evidence on Thursday

Brett Kavanaugh: Republicans push for US Supreme Court vote

Republicans are pushing to vote on President Donald Trump's nominee for the US Supreme Court on Friday, after hearing dramatic testimony from him and a woman accusing him of sexual assault. Brett Kavanaugh denied the...

Adultery no longer a criminal offence in India

India's top court has ruled adultery is no longer a criminal offence. The 158-year-old colonial-era law said any man who had sex with a married woman, without the permission of her husband, was guilty of...
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Trump accuses China of election ‘meddling’ against him

China is attempting to "meddle" in the forthcoming US mid-term elections, President Donald Trump told world leaders during a UN meeting. "They don't want me or us to win because I am the first president...

Melania Trump to visit Ghana, others on first major solo int’l trip

Melania Trump plans to visit Ghana, Malawi, Kenya, and Egypt when she travels to Africa next week on her first major solo international trip as first lady. The one-week trip, which begins Monday, will take...
Stefan Lofven, PM for four years, failed to survive the first weeks of the new government

Swedish PM Lofven ousted in no confidence vote

Sweden's Prime Minister Stefan Lofven will have to stand down after losing the support of parliament. The anti-immigration Sweden Democrats (SD) backed the vote to remove him, weeks after a general election that delivered a...

Governor ‘ordered pregnant lover’s death’

Kenyan governor Okoth Obado has been charged in court with aiding and abetting the brutal murder of his ex-girlfriend, a pregnant student. The married governor pleaded not guilty to the charge. Mr Obado's arrest followed weeks...

Iran warns U.S., Israel of revenge after parade attack

The deputy head of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards warned U.S. and Israeli leaders on Monday to expect a “devastating” response from Tehran, accusing them of involvement in an attack on a military parade in the...

Trump’s court nominee, faces new sex allegation

A second woman has come forward with allegations of sexual misconduct against President Donald Trump's US Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. Deborah Ramirez, a Yale university classmate of the judge, told the New Yorker that...