Image copyright AFP/DPA Image caption Some residents are now worried that the bell could draw neo-Nazi groups to the village A village in Germany has voted to keep a controversial church bell embossed with a swastika and the words “All for the Fatherland – Adolf Hitler”. The parish council of Herxheim argued that the Nazi-era […]
Media captionA doctor in Eastern Ghouta says there is still shelling, but “the level is less than before” Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has ordered a daily humanitarian pause in fighting in the Eastern Ghouta enclave in Syria. It will start on Tuesday, and include the creation of a “humanitarian corridor” to allow civilians to leave. […]
Snow has also fallen across parts of France, Sweden and Austria. This street in Kosovo’s capital Pristina was completely blanketed. In pictures: European cities shiver in Siberian snow blast
Media caption‘School sheriff didn’t have the courage’ An armed officer who stood outside a Florida school where a gunman killed 17 people last week “certainly did a poor job”, the US president has said. Deputy Scot Peterson resigned after an investigation found he failed to confront the suspect. President Trump said the officer trained his […]
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Graham died at his home in North Carolina US evangelist Billy Graham – one of the most influential preachers of the 20th Century – has died aged 99. Graham became one of the best-known promoters of Christianity, beginning his worldwide mission in large arenas in London in 1954. He […]
Image copyright AFP/GETTY Image caption The President visited authorities and victims involved in the Florida shooting last week US President Donald Trump is “supportive” of efforts to improve background checks on gun ownership, the White House says. A statement said he had spoken to Republican Senator John Cornyn about a bipartisan bill he helped introduce. […]
Image copyright AFP / Ho / Tasnim News Image caption Rescue helicopters have been hit by bad weather high in the Zagros mountain range Search and rescue teams are continuing to look for an Iranian plane that crashed in bad weather on Sunday. Local government officials reported that the wreckage had been found, but a […]
Media captionThe Russian foreign minister called for “facts” before commenting further Russia’s foreign minister has dismissed as “blather” the charges levelled by the FBI special counsel against 13 Russians for election meddling. Sergei Lavrov said at a major security conference in Germany he would not comment further until he saw “facts”. The charges brought by […]
Image copyright AFP Image caption The fraud is linked to luxury jeweller Nirav Modi Three people have been arrested on suspicion of helping a billionaire jeweller to defraud one of India’s largest banks of millions. Nirav Modi, a diamond broker and luxury jeweller to celebrities, is being investigated in a $44m (£31m) fraud case at […]
Media captionThe earthquake shook this newspaper office in Mexico City A 7.2-magnitude earthquake has hit south-western Mexico, causing buildings to shake in the capital Mexico City, about 350km (217 miles) away. The epicentre of the powerful tremor was near Pinotepa de Don Luis in Oaxaca state, the US Geological Survey said. Friday’s quake was 24.6km […]
