Mariano Rajoy: Spanish PM forced out of office
Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has been forced out of office by a no-confidence vote in parliament.
Socialist leader Pedro Sánchez, who filed the motion after Mr Rajoy's party was implicated in a corruption scandal,...
Criticism of Trump trade tariffs intensifies
Massive US tariffs have come into force as condemnation of the Trump administration's move intensifies.
Criticism of the import tax on steel and aluminium from the EU, Canada and Mexico was joined by top congressional...
Biafra shutdown cripples Nigerian cities
A stay-at-home protest by Biafran separatists in Nigeria has crippled cities and towns in the south-east.
Streets are empty and markets, banks and schools are closed to mark the abortive attempt in 1967 to gain...
Key N Korean official meets top US diplomat
The right-hand man to North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has met US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in New York to discuss a historic summit.
Gen Kim Yong-chol dined with Mr Pompeo after flying in...
Arkady Babchenko: ‘Murdered’ Russian journalist is alive
Russian journalist Arkady Babchenko, widely reported to have been assassinated in Kiev on Tuesday, has turned up alive at a press conference.
In an extraordinary development, the high-profile critic of the Kremlin appeared live on...
ABC drops Roseanne show after racist tweet
ABC TV network has cancelled comedian Roseanne Barr's sitcom after she posted a racist tweet likening an African-American former Obama aide to an ape.
ABC said: "Roseanne's Twitter statement is abhorrent, repugnant and inconsistent with...
Key Italy talks amid fears of snap poll
Italy's PM-designate Carlo Cottarelli is to meet the country's president, amid reports that snap elections may be called to break the political deadlock.
Media reports say Mr Cottarelli, an ex-IMF economist, has failed to secure...
Buhari to reduce age limits for political office
Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari will approve a new law to reduce age limits in political office, which could make it easier for younger candidates to run in next year's election.
The move comes after intense...
Mozambique ‘jihadists behead’ villagers
At least 10 people have been beheaded in northern Mozambique by suspected Islamist militants, officials say.
Children are reported to be among those targeted in the attack on Monjane village in Cabo Delgado province, a...
Three killed in Belgium shooting
A man has shot dead two police officers and a nearby driver in the eastern Belgian city of Liège.
The gunman took a female cleaner hostage at a school before being killed by police. Two...