Can Xue: The Chinese author who could win a Nobel prize
Denied an education in the Cultural Revolution, Can Xue has since published several award-winning novels.
2023-10-05 14:28
Ukraine war: US gives 1.1 million rounds of ammunition seized from Iran to Kyiv
The US military says the rounds were confiscated from a ship taking arms to Yemeni rebels last year.
2023-10-05 11:22
Marburg virus and other false rumours about today's emergency alert test
False rumours are swirling online about a routine trial of the US alert system.
2023-10-05 04:20
Irish police chief to meet officer representatives over rota row
Officers are planning to take four more days of action in a dispute over rotas.
2023-10-04 18:25
Marina Ovsyannikova: Anti-war Russian journalist sentenced in absentia
Maria Ovsyannikova, who protested live on air against the invasion of Ukraine, gets more than 8 years in jail.
2023-10-04 17:49
Global Bond Rout Upending Markets Shows No Signs of Abating
A selloff in global bond markets gathered pace, driving yields to the highest level in more than a
2023-10-04 16:17
Speaker Kevin McCarthy: US House of Representatives votes to oust Republican leader
The Republican says the vote was "personal", lashing out at his political nemesis, Matt Gaetz.
2023-10-04 15:49
Canada MPs elect first black House of Commons Speaker
Greg Fergus faces the task to "restore the honour of the Chamber" after the Nazi in parliament row.
2023-10-04 03:22
Niger attack: Jihadists kill dozen of soldiers in deadliest raid since coup
Killings by militant Islamists have intensified since the military seized power in July.
2023-10-03 15:45
Bangladesh's worst ever dengue outbreak has now killed more than 1,000 people
More than 1,000 people have died from dengue in Bangladesh's worst outbreak on record, official data shows, with rising temperatures due to the climate crisis driving the ongoing spread as more cases are reported away from dense urban centers for the first time.
2023-10-03 12:45
Kenya to ban private children's homes over trafficking fears - Florence Bore
All privately owned orphanages and children's homes will be abolished, the social protection minister says.
2023-10-02 19:45
Laphonza Butler of EMILY's List to replace Dianne Feinstein as senator
The 44-year-old will be the only black female member of the US Senate.
2023-10-02 13:28