Ex-UBS trader Adoboli to be deported to Ghana by Sept 10
Kweku Adoboli, a former trader convicted of fraud in 2012, is facing deportation to Ghana after being detained at Livingston police station.
He served four years of a seven-year sentence for a £1.4bn fraud at...
Malaysia women caned for having lesbian sex
Two Malaysian women convicted of attempting to have lesbian sex in a car have been caned in a religious court.
The Muslim women, aged 22 and 32, were each caned six times in the Sharia...
Hundreds escape Libya prison amid deadly clashes in Tripoli
Some 400 prisoners have escaped from a facility near the Libyan capital Tripoli amid deadly violence between militia groups in the city, police say.
"The detainees were able to force open the doors" in order...
Brazil’s 200-year-old national museum hit by huge fire
A fire has gutted the National Museum of Brazil in Rio de Janeiro, the oldest scientific institution in the country.
Most of the 20 million items it contained, including the oldest human remains discovered in...
US military to cancel $300m in Pakistan aid over terror groups
The US military says it is cancelling $300m (£230m) in aid to Pakistan over what it calls Islamabad's failure to take action against militant groups.
President Donald Trump has previously accused Pakistan of deceiving the...
John McCain: Obama and Bush lead Washington service
Former presidents Barack Obama and George W Bush are among mourners at a service for Senator John McCain at Washington's National Cathedral.
The Vietnam War hero, who became one of America's most high-profile politicians, died...
John McCain: Sarah Palin ‘excluded from his funeral
Sarah Palin, the ex-Alaska governor who served as John McCain's running mate when he ran for president in 2008, is reportedly banned from his funeral.
According to US media, the request to Mrs Palin -...
Trump threatens to pull US out of World Trade Organization
President Donald Trump has threatened to withdraw the US from the World Trade Organization (WTO), claiming it treats the country unfairly.
"If they don't shape up, I would withdraw from the WTO," Mr Trump said...
SA: Foreigners flee as three are killed in xenophobic attacks
Immigrants have fled South Africa's main township, Soweto, following xenophobic attacks which killed three people on Wednesday, the BBC's Nomsa Maseko reports from Johannesburg.
Violence broke out after locals accused a Somali shop owner of...
Germany returns skulls of Namibian genocide victims
Germany has handed back the human remains of indigenous people killed during a genocide in colonial Namibia more than 100 years ago.
A Namibian government delegation received the skulls at a church service in the...