Catalonia crisis: Spain moves to suspend autonomy
Spain is to start suspending Catalonian autonomy on Saturday, as its leader threatened to declare independence.
The government said ministers would meet to activate Article 155 of the constitution, allowing it to take over running...
Trump was insensitive – soldier’s mother
The mother of a US soldier who was killed in action has backed a congresswoman's claim that President Donald Trump showed insensitivity during a phone call to her son's widow.
Representative Frederica Wilson said he...
Grace Mugabe sues over $1.35m diamond ring
Zimbabwe’s First Lady Grace Mugabe is suing a Lebanese businessman for failing to deliver a $1.35m (£1m) diamond ring, the country’s state-run Herald paper reports.
Jamal Ahmed is reported to have provided Mrs Mugabe with...
Trump’s latest travel ban blocked
US President Donald Trump's latest attempt to bar citizens of eight countries from entering the US has suffered a second federal court defeat.
Judges in Hawaii and Maryland issued separate temporary restraining orders on the...
Kenya election official Roselyn Akombe flees to US
A senior member of Kenya's electoral commission (IEBC) has fled to the US amid death threats ahead of next week's presidential election re-run.
Roselyn Akombe said the IEBC was under political "siege", unable to reach...
Trump denies ‘insensitive’ remarks to soldier’s widow
US President Donald Trump has said a lawmaker's claim he made a soldier's widow cry is "totally fabricated".
Congresswoman Frederica Wilson said she was shocked by the president's comments to the bereaved wife of a...
Kenya election official quits before poll
A senior member of Kenya's electoral commission (IEBC) has resigned, saying the country is unable to hold credible elections next week.
Roselyn Akombe said the IEBC was under political "siege", unable to reach consensus or...
Ban lifted on Kenya election protests
Kenya's High Court has temporarily lifted the government ban on protests against the electoral commission, reports the Daily Nation.
The opposition National Super Alliance (Nasa) had already called off today's demonstrations against the electoral commission...
Journalist who exposed Panama Papers killed in car blast
A prominent journalist who played a major role in the Panama Papers case has been killed in Malta.
Daphne Caruana Galizia, whose investigative work focused on corruption, was killed when a car bomb blew her vehicle...
Somalia attack: 165 unidentified bodies buried
As many as 165 unidentified bodies have been buried after a massive truck bomb attack in the Somali capital Mogadishu on Saturday.
At least 276 people have died and the government news agency Sonna says...