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North Korea warns of ‘natural disaster’ amid heatwave
North Korea says a heatwave is threatening a "natural disaster" and has called on its citizens to help protect crops from drought.
The Korean peninsula...
Pope Francis changes teachings of Catholic faith to oppose the death penalty in all...
Pope Francis has changed the teachings of the Catholic faith to oppose the death penalty in all circumstances, the Vatican has said.
The Catechism of...
Businesses shut in Zimbabwe’s capital as nation awaits release of disputed presidential election results
Businesses have shut in Zimbabwe's capital, Harare, as the nation awaits the release of heavily disputed presidential election results.
Armed soldiers and police are on...
At least 15 killed as gunmen attack Afghan government building
At least 15 people were killed today in Afghanistan’s eastern city of Jalalabad when gunmen stormed a government building, trapping dozens inside after a...
India police hunt eight men after sex attack on goat
Police in northern India said last night that a major manhunt was underway for eight men accused of having sex with a pregnant goat...
India strips four million of citizenship
India has published a list which effectively strips some four million people in the north-eastern state of Assam of their citizenship.
The National Register of...
U.S. President threatens U.S. government shutdown over border wall
U.S. President Donald Trump said yesterday he would allow the federal government to shut down if Democrats do not fund his border wall and...
US President denies knowing of 2016 Trump Tower meeting with Russians
US President Donald Trump today denied knowing about the 2016 meeting his son Donald Trump Jr. and other campaign staff held at Trump Tower...
Indian woman held for leaving dead infant aboard plane
An Indian woman has been detained after a dead infant was found on board a domestic flight from and area in north-east India to...
Medicinal cannabis products to be legalised in the UK
Specialist doctors in the UK will be able to legally prescribe cannabis-derived medicinal products by autumn, the home secretary has announced.
Those that meet safety...
