Seven men held over Italy nightclub stampede deaths

Image copyright AFP Image caption Police say the men are part of a criminal group operating in central and eastern Italy Italian police have arrested seven young men in connection with a stampede at a nightclub last year which killed six people. Six of those held are accused of manslaughter. The men, aged between 19 […]

Woman killed as US police officer fires at dog in Arlington, Texas

A woman in the US has died of a gunshot wound after a police officer fired his gun when he saw a barking dog running towards him. The unnamed policeman was responding to a call about the woman in Arlington, Texas. She has been named as 30-year-old Margarita Brooks. She died of her injury in […]

INF nuclear treaty: Nato ‘to avoid arms race’ after US-Russia pact ends

Image copyright Reuters Image caption Presidents Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump, pictured in 2017, have pulled out of the INF treaty Nato will aim to avoid a new arms race with Russia, its secretary general says, after the US formally withdrew from a key nuclear treaty with Moscow. Both Jens Stoltenberg and US Secretary of […]

Japan to strike South Korea off trusted export list as rift deepens

Media captionA man smashed up his Japanese-made car in protest at the trade dispute Japan will remove South Korea from its list of trusted trade partners, deepening a bitter row between the two countries. The decision to strike South Korea off its so-called “white list” puts fresh trading restrictions on the country. South Korean President […]

Indonesia earthquake: Tsunami fears after quake off Java

Media captionJakarta residents wait anxiously in the streets after the quake Indonesia’s authorities have urged people living near the coast to move to higher ground after a powerful earthquake off the island of Java. Officials said the quake, put by US monitors at magnitude 6.9, risked generating a tsunami 3m (10ft) high. The quake struck […]

Japan to strike South Korea off trusted export list as rift deepens

Media captionA man smashed up his Japanese-made car in protest at the trade dispute Japan will remove South Korea from its list of trusted trade partners, deepening a bitter row between the two countries. The decision to strike South Korea off its so-called “white list” puts fresh trading restrictions on the country. South Korean President […]

Indonesia earthquake: Tsunami fears after quake off Java

Media captionJakarta residents wait anxiously in the streets after the quake Indonesia’s authorities have urged people living near the coast to move to higher ground after a powerful earthquake off the island of Java. Officials said the quake, put by US monitors at magnitude 6.9, risked generating a tsunami 3m (10ft) high. The quake struck […]

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