Afghan defence chiefs resign over deadly Taliban attack
Afghanistan's defence minister and army chief of staff have resigned in the wake of a Taliban attack that left scores of soldiers dead, the presidential palace says.
The attack happened on Friday at an army...
France elections: Macron-Le Pen through to run-off, projections say
The centrist Emmanuel Macron and far-right leader Marine Le Pen have won the first round of voting in French presidential elections, projected results say.
Mr Macron won 23.7%, while Ms Le Pen won 21.7%, French...
France votes for new president amid high security
Voters are going to the polls in France to choose their next president, amid high security following a deadly attack on Paris police three days ago.
About 50,000 police and 7,000 soldiers are being deployed...
‘Angry Police Wives’ protest against violence
More than 100 wives and partners of police have protested in Paris against attacks on police following the killing of an officer on the Champs Elysees.
The Angry Police Wives group marched through the city...
US to honour ‘dumb’ Australia migrant deal
The United States has confirmed it will be going through with a migrant resettlement plan made with Australia.
US President Donald Trump once called the deal, which was agreed under his predecessor, "dumb".
The agreement allows...
David Adjaye named world’s most influential architect
"Architectural visionary" David Adjaye has been named among Time magazine's 100 most influential people of 2017 – and is the only architect to make the list.
While last year BIG founder Bjarke Ingels was the sole...
18 students killed in South Africa bus crash
At least 18 schoolchildren were killed when a minibus and a truck collided north of the South African capital of Pretoria on Friday, emergency services authorities said.
The driver of the minibus was also killed,...
Russia court outlaws ‘extremist’ Jehovah’s Witnesses
Russia's Supreme Court has accepted the government's request to designate Jehovah's Witnesses as an outlawed religious group, deeming it to be an extremist organisation.
The justice ministry argued that the group had distributed pamphlets which...
Nigeria football fans ‘electrocuted’ while watching TV
Football fans, who had gathered to watch last night's Uefa Europa match between Manchester United and Anderlecht at a viewing centre in the southern port city of Calabar, have been electrocuted after an electric...
Borussia Dortmund bombs: ‘Speculator’ charged with bus attack
Police in Germany have charged a man suspected of being behind an attack on the Borussia Dortmund team bus.
Rather than having links to radical Islamism, he was a market trader hoping to make money...