Germany Gay Marriage Approved By MPs In Snap Vote
A clear majority of German MPs have voted to legalise same-sex marriage, days after Chancellor Angela Merkel dropped her opposition ...
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Scores Killed In Tanker Fire Near Bahawalpur
At least 153 people have been burnt alive and dozens of others injured after a fuel tanker overturned and exploded ...
Botswana’s Former President Ketumile Masire Dies Aged 91
Botswana has declared three days of national mourning after the death of former President Sir Ketumile Masire, aged 91. Mr ...
Suspected Suicide Bomber Shot At Brussels Railway Station
Belgian soldiers have shot a man suspected of being a would-be suicide bomber at Brussels Central Station, officials say. He ...
Top US Navy Commander In Japan Over Destroyer Crash
The US Navy's top commander visited Japan Tuesday to meet with the grieving families of seven sailors killed in a ...
Two Dead As Gunmen Storm Tourist Resort
Gunmen have stormed a tourist resort in Mali popular with Westerners and two people are dead, the country’s security minister ...
Lesotho Prime Minister Thomas Thabane’s Wife Shot Dead
The estranged wife of incoming Lesotho Prime Minister Thomas Thabane has been shot dead two days before his inauguration. Lipolelo ...
Ethiopia’s Emergency Food Aid To Run Out Next Month
Ethiopia will run out of emergency food aid for 7.8 million people affected by drought at the end of this ...
South Sudan Bans Foreign Journalists
The South Sudan Media Authority has banned at least 20 foreign journalists from media coverage in the country for what ...
GCC Nations Issue More Threats Against Qatar
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) threatened to impose an economic embargo against Qatar while Bahrain said "any options" were on ...
Police Warn Bald Men After Ritual Attack
Bald men in Mozambique could be targets of ritual attacks, police have warned, after the recent killing of five men ...
George and Amal Clooney Welcome Twins
Amal Clooney has given birth to twins – a girl named Ella and a boy named Alexander. They were born ...
Qatar Flight Ban Begins As Crisis Grows
Egypt is closing its airspace to Qatari planes in a growing diplomatic row, with Saudi Arabia and Bahrain expected to ...
Qatar Faces Airspace Ban As Crisis With Neighbours Grows
Egypt is closing its airspace to Qatari planes in a growing diplomatic row, with Saudi Arabia and Bahrain expected to ...
World Leaders Condemn London Attack
World leaders have condemned Saturday’s London terror attack which left seven people dead and more than 30 injured. President Emmanuel ...
Ethiopia Blocks Mobile Internet
Mobile internet access in Ethiopia has been blocked by the government – but officials are refusing to say why. It ...
Madras Court Orders Suspension of Cattle Slaughter Ban
A ban on trading cattle for slaughter has been temporarily suspended by the Madras High Court, dealing the first legal ...
Sri Lanka Deploys More Troops As Flood Toll Climbs To 180
At least 180 people have now been confirmed dead in the worst flooding to hit Sri Lanka for 14 years. ...
19 Dead As Troops Fight ISIL-Linked Groups
Fighters locked in street-to-street battles with security forces in a southern Philippine city on Mindanao island have killed 19 civilians, ...
Burundi Orders Couples To Wed Amid Drive To ‘moralise Society’
Cohabiting couples in Burundi have until the end of the year to get married or face legal consequences. The government ...