Media captionUS President Donald Trump speaking in Bethlehem: “I won’t call them monsters” US President Donald Trump has called those behind the Manchester suicide bombing and other similar attacks “evil losers in life”. “I won’t call them monsters because they would like that term. I will call them losers,” he said in a speech during […]
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Many of the gang’s alleged operatives were young women who had little option but to take part, say police Munich police say they have broken up a huge burglary clan which they estimate may have been responsible for a fifth of German break-ins. The criminal gang was compared by […]
Image copyright AFP Image caption Activists have long tried to highlight the lack of awareness of domestic violence as a crime in Romania, and the scant number of resources and facilities to support victims Romania has been criticised over its lack of commitment to tackling domestic violence in a ruling by the European Court of […]
Media captionJulian Assange spoke on the balcony of the Ecuadorian embassy: “Seven years of detention without charge” Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has said he will not forgive and forget attempts to arrest him over rape allegations which led him to seek asylum in Ecuador’s London embassy. Hailing an “important victory”, he said he was prepared […]
Image copyright AFP Image caption Posters showing President Trump alongside Saudi Arabia’s King Salman are on display in Riyadh US President Donald Trump has left for Saudi Arabia on his first foreign trip since becoming president. His eight-day trip will also take in Israel, the Palestinian territories, Brussels, the Vatican and Sicily. It comes as […]
Image copyright AFP Image caption There has been international outcry over the reported persecution of gay men in Chechnya Dozens of gay men who fled persecution in Chechnya are hoping to find safety in a handful of countries that have volunteered to help. Activists are in talks with five countries, two of them non-EU, the […]
Media captionSix things to know about the vote Iran’s presidential election has been extended by four hours, due to long queues at polling stations. Voting was due to end at 18:00 local time (13:30 GMT) but was extended twice, and polls are now due to close at 22:00. In the capital, Tehran, voting has been […]
Media captionFootage shows a man being arrested near to the crashed red car A woman is dead and 22 other people injured after a car sped on to a pavement in New York City’s Times Square, the fire department says. The 26-year-old driver, a US Navy veteran and US citizen, is in custody. “There is […]
Image copyright Getty Images Brazil’s Bovespa stock market was briefly halted as investors reacted to corruption allegations against Brazilian President Michel Temer. Stocks plunged more than 10% at the start of trading, prompting circuit breakers to kick in and halt dealings. President Temer was forced to deny a newspaper report that he had given consent […]
Image copyright AFP Image caption Hebe de Bonafini denies the accusations A judge in Argentina has indicted the head of human rights organisation the Mothers of Plaza de Mayo. Hebe de Bonafini, 88, has been charged with misusing public funds allocated to a social housing project. The programme, created by former President Cristina Fernández, was […]
