What does the US Speaker of the House do?
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is facing the most serious threat to his leadership to date.
2023-10-03 09:20
The lives upended by colonial rule in the Middle East
British and French control of the region a century ago came at a cost which is felt until this day.
2023-10-03 08:51
Uttar Pradesh: Indian schoolgirl’s cycling death lays bare ugly face of ‘Eve-teasing’
The 17-year-old was run over after she fell off her bike when a man pulled her scarf.
2023-10-03 05:23
Judge sets May 6 trial date in bribery case against Sen. Menendez
The federal judge overseeing the case against Sen. Bob Menendez, his wife and three others set a trial date for May 6 -- less than a month before the New Jersey senate primary.
2023-10-03 04:19
Dr Denis Mukwege: Nobel Prize-winner to contest DR Congo presidency
Celebrated doctor Denis Mukwege won over the world - now his sights are set on leadership back home.
2023-10-02 23:51
SCOTUS declines to hear John Eastman's appeal to undo ruling allowing House Jan. 6 committee access to his emails
The Supreme Court said Monday that it will not take up former Donald Trump lawyer John Eastman's request to undo a ruling that allowed the House January 6 select committee to access emails he said were shielded by attorney-client privilege.
2023-10-02 22:22
Electoral politics begin to bite into Ukraine support
On both sides of the Atlantic, cracks are beginning to form in Western nations' support for Ukraine.
2023-10-02 20:51
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
Egypt fire: At least 38 injured in blaze at police complex
Around 50 ambulances sent to the facility, with people being treated for asphyxiation and burns.
2023-10-02 14:45
Deadly Mission Shark: County Down schoolgirl swims with sharks
A schoolgirl from County Down has travelled to the Bahamas to learn how to interact with sharks.
2023-10-02 13:58
Senegal's navy intercepts boats carrying 600 would-be migrants
They were attempting the treacherous crossing to Spain's Canary Islands - a gateway to Europe.
2023-10-02 04:23
Colonel Otton Hulacki: Polish WW2 veteran dies aged 101
Colonel Otton Hulacki was unable to return to Poland after the war and settled on the Isle of Wight.
2023-10-01 16:20