August 28, 2018
Germany migrants: Protesters face off in Chemnitz
Rival protests over a murder in the east German city of Chemnitz have ended with several people injured as objects were hurled by both sides, police say. Far-right activists had gathered in the centre for a second day as a Syrian and an Iraqi…
August 27, 2018
Germany migrants: Merkel condemns ‘vigilantes’ after Chemnitz murder
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said "vigilante justice" will not be tolerated after far-right unrest over a murder in the eastern city of Chemnitz. Scuffles have broken out during two days of protests by hundreds of people in the city centre…
August 24, 2018
Hurricane Lane: Hawaii hit by flooding and landslides as storm nears
Hurricane Lane has been downgraded to a category two tropical storm as it churns towards Hawaii, but is still causing flash flooding and landslides. Schools and offices were closed as residents took shelter from the storm, which pummelled the US…
August 24, 2018
Trump Organization financial chief Weisselberg ‘given immunity’
The Trump Organization's finance boss, Allen Weisselberg, has reportedly been granted legal immunity in the probe into Michael Cohen. He was summoned to testify earlier this year in the investigation into Cohen, Donald Trump's longtime former…
August 23, 2018
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi: ‘New audio message’ from IS leader released
The Islamic State group (IS) has released an audio message purportedly from its leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, his first in almost in a year. In a speech, he calls on IS supporters to "persevere", despite the losses the group has suffered in Iraq and…
August 22, 2018
Hurricane Lane: Hawaii braces for category four storm
The US state of Hawaii is bracing for a dangerous category four hurricane which could hit the islands as early as Wednesday evening. Lane was downgraded to a category four storm, with sustained winds of 155 mph (249km/h), but officials say it is…
August 21, 2018
Italy floods: Girl, 8, rescued after deadly flash flood
An eight-year-old girl with hypothermia is among 23 people rescued from flash flooding in the Pollino National Park in southern Italy. At least 10 hikers died in the Calabria tourist spot after they were hit by a wall of water on Monday. Rescuers…
August 20, 2018
Pope on Pennsylvania sex abuse report: We abandoned the little ones
Pope Francis has acknowledged "with shame and repentance" the Catholic Church's failure to act over sexual abuse by clerics against minors, writing "we showed no care for the little ones; we abandoned them." In a letter released by the Vatican on…
August 20, 2018
Knife attacker shot by police near Barcelona
A man wielding a knife and shouting in Arabic was shot dead as he entered a police station south of Barcelona, Spanish authorities said on Monday. The attacker, said to be 29 and of Algerian origin, had gone into the building at 05:52 (03:52 GMT)…
August 15, 2018
Afghanistan Taliban withdraws protection for Red Cross
The Taliban says it will no longer allow safe passage to Red Cross staff working in Afghanistan. The militants accuse the neutral humanitarian group of failing to meet its obligations to help Taliban prisoners in a jail in Kabul. The International…