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German police arrest Syrian suspect, avert of ‘major terrorist attack’
German police arrested a 19-year-old Syrian suspected of planning an Islamist-motivated bomb attack in Germany with the aim of killing as many people as...
Saudi Arabia to allow women into sports stadiums
Saudi Arabia will allow women to attend sports events in stadiums for the first time from next year, officials say.
Families will be able to...
Allegations of sonic attacks claimed to be ‘totally false’ between the United States and...
Cuba says there have been no sonic attacks against United States embassy staff in its capital, Havana, and that the claims are a "political...
Emails reveal Foreign Office alarm at Trump travel ban
The United Kingdom government wanted to set up an internal warning system to monitor and react to decisions made by President Donald Trump, emails...
Puigdemont under pressure over independence bid in Catalan’s crisis
Pressure is rising on Catalonia's President Carles Puigdemont over his regional government's drive for independence from Spain.
He is expected to make a statement in...
Rights group warns black travellers against American Airlines
A leading United States civil rights group is warning black travellers against flying on American Airlines, saying that they could face "disrespectful, discriminatory or...
Iraqi Kurds offer to ‘freeze’ independence referendum result
Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan Region has offered to "freeze" the result of September's referendum on independence and begin dialogue with Baghdad.
A statement also proposed a...
Venezuela opposition leader quits as coalition rift widens
Venezuela's opposition has taken a hit after one of its leading members announced he was leaving the coalition.
Henrique Capriles, an ex-presidential candidate, said the...
Typhoid vaccine set to have ‘huge impact
A new vaccine that could prevent up to nine-in-10 cases of typhoid fever has been recommended by the World Health Organization.
According to the BBC...
Mugabe would have rejected World Health Organization role, says spokesman after its U-turn
Robert Mugabe would have rejected the role of World Health Organization (WHO) kindness ambassador, if he had been asked formally, his spokesman said yesterday;...