Saudi prince killed in helicopter crash
A senior Saudi prince was killed when the helicopter he was travelling in crashed near the border with Yemen, state television reports.
Prince Mansour bin Muqrin, the deputy governor of Asir province, was travelling with...
Sutherland Springs: Texas church shooting leaves 26 dead
At least 26 people have been killed and 20 others wounded after a gunman opened fire at a Texas church during Sunday service.
The attack happened at the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, a...
Paradise Papers: Tax haven secrets of ultra-rich exposed
A huge new leak of financial documents has revealed how the powerful and ultra-wealthy, including the Queen's private estate, secretly invest vast amounts of cash in offshore tax havens.
Donald Trump's commerce secretary is shown...
Pope wants priests to marry
Pope Francis has requested that Roman Catholic priests be given the right to get married.
The request applies to priests in Brazil, and is on the agenda for an upcoming synod (church council) in the...
Donald Trump embarks on marathon tour of Asia
US President Donald Trump has embarked on an 11-day trip to Asia during which he will visit Japan, South Korea, China, Vietnam and the Philippines.
It will be the longest tour of Asia by a...
Red Cross lose $5m of Ebola funds to fraud
The Red Cross has confirmed that more than $5m (£3.8m) of aid money was lost to fraud and corruption during the Ebola epidemic in West Africa.
Auditors found overpriced supplies, salaries for non-existent aid workers...
Egyptian TV presenter sentenced over pregnancy remarks
An Egyptian TV presenter has been sentenced to three years in jail after she discussed ways of becoming pregnant outside a conventional marriage.
Doaa Salah, a presenter on Al-Nahar TV, asked if her viewers had...
Catalonia crisis: Sacked ministers held by Madrid court
Eight sacked Catalan ministers have been remanded in custody by a Spanish high court judge over the region's push for independence.
Prosecutors had asked the judge to detain eight of the nine former government members...
Bid to outlaw bride price in Zimbabwe
A female lawyer in Zimbabwe has mounted a legal challenge to abolish lobola, or the bride price, saying it is an outdated practice which reduces women to mere "properties", the state-run Herald newspaper reports.
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Pope Francis admits he sometimes falls asleep while praying
Pope Francis has admitted that he sometimes nods off while praying.
"When I pray, sometimes I fall asleep," he said in an episode of a Catholic TV2000 television programme published on Youtube.
"Saint Therese used to...