International News
Car ‘rams Brazilian president’s gate’
A car has reportedly rammed the gate of the Brazilian president's palace in the capital Brasilia as pressure grows on Michel Temer to resign.
Security...
German parliament paves way for gay marriage vote Friday
Germany's parliament is set to vote on a bill to legalise same-sex marriage Friday after the lower house legislative committee put it on the...
Qatar condemns Saudi refusal to negotiate over demands
Qatar's foreign minister has condemned its Gulf neighbours for refusing to negotiate over their demands for restoring air, sea and land links.
According to BBC...
Former Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin sues New York Times for defamation
Former Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin is suing the New York Times for accusing her of incitement in a mass shooting.
In the defamation case,...
Strike on Islamic State prison in Syria ‘kills dozens’
Almost 60 people have been killed in a suspected US-led coalition air strike on a prison run by so-called Islamic State in eastern Syria,...
Nigerian university builds trench to stop Boko Haram attacks
Authorities in north-eastern Nigeria have begun digging a 17 mile trench around the University of Maiduguri to prevent attacks by Boko Haram Islamist militants.
On...
Five charged over Guatemala shelter fire
A judge in Guatemala has charged five more people over the deaths of 41 teenage girls in the fire at a government-run shelter in...
Deal signed over UK minority government
An agreement has been reached which will see the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) back Theresa May's minority government in the UK.
The deal, which comes...
More London high-rises fail fire safety tests
Cladding on 60 high-rise buildings across 25 local authority areas in England has failed fire safety tests, the government has said.
There are plans to...
Republican senators’ revolt puts health bill in jeopardy
Four Republican senators have expressed reservations about their party's plan to repeal Obamacare, throwing the health bill's fate into uncertainty.
Ted Cruz, Ron Johnson, Mike...