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Iran’s Rouhani fumes at US after Ahvaz parade attack
Media playback is unsupported on your device Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has criticised the US following a deadly attack on a military parade.Gunmen opened fire at Revolutionary Guard troops in the
Iran military parade attacked by gunmen in Ahvaz
Gunmen have opened fire on an Iranian military parade in the south-western city of Ahvaz, killing at least 25 people, including civilians, and injuring 60, state media say.The attackers sho
Brett Kavanaugh nomination: Trump challenges accuser
President Donald Trump has challenged the woman who has accused his Supreme Court nominee of sexual assault, demanding she provide evidence.Mr Trump questioned why the FBI was not called at
Russia reinstated by Wada after doping scandal suspension
A decision to lift the suspension of Russia's anti-doping agency has been labelled "the greatest treachery against clean athletes".The World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) has
North Korea’s Kim Jong-un agrees to shut missile site
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has agreed to shut one of the country's main missile testing and launch sites.He signed a pledge to permanently close the Tongchang-ri facility, after talks
Israel blames Syria for Russian aircrew deaths but ‘expresses sorrow’
Israel says Syria is to blame for the deaths of 15 Russian aircrew shot down by Syrian forces after Israel launched an air raid on the city of Latakia.Israel "expressed sorrow" for the deat
Brett Kavanaugh: Republican senators call for vote delay
A number of Republicans have said the vote on US President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, should be paused while allegations of sexual assault are properly heard.It
Typhoon Mangkhut: Deadly typhoon lands in south China
Media playback is unsupported on your device Typhoon Mangkhut is lashing China's most populous province, bringing winds of up to 100 mph (162 kph).Guangdong is on its highest alert for the storm, which a
Typhoon Mangkhut: 14 killed as storm batters Philippines
Media playback is unsupported on your device Some 14 people have been killed in a massive storm which brought destruction to the northern Philippines, a presidential adviser says.Typhoon Mangkhut ripped
Hurricane Florence: Life-threatening storm lands in North Carolina
Media playback is unsupported on your device Hurricane Florence has made landfall on the US East Coast, bringing with it winds, heavy rains and warnings of "catastrophic" floods. The centre of the storm
Aung San Suu Kyi defends verdict against Reuters journalists
Media playback is unsupported on your device Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi has defended the jailing of two Reuters journalists, despite international condemnation.She said Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo had broken
Skripal poisoning: Putin says suspects ‘civilians, not criminals’
Media playback is unsupported on your device The two suspects in the poisoning of ex-Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter are civilians, not criminals, Russian President Vladimir Putin says.The UK
Migrant crisis: Scores drown off Libyan coast
More than 100 migrants died in a shipwreck off the Libyan coastline earlier this month, an aid agency says.Two rubber boats set off on 1 September but one of the vessels deflated and sank,
Swedish election: Main blocs neck and neck as nationalists gain
The Swedish general election has left the two main political blocs almost tied, with the anti-immigration party making gains on its previous results.With nearly all ballots counted, the gov
North Korea holds parade without ballistic missiles, reports say
Media playback is unsupported on your device North Korea did not display any intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) at a military parade to mark its 70th anniversary, reports say.It is also unclear
Egypt sentences hundreds over 2013 pro-Morsi protests
Egypt has delivered verdicts for more than 700 people over a pro-Muslim Brotherhood sit-in after President Mohammed Morsi was ousted in 2013.The court confirmed 75 people's death sentences
Syria war: Iran, Russia and Turkey meet to discuss Idlib
Media playback is unsupported on your device The presidents of Iran, Russia and Turkey are holding a key summit in Tehran that could decide the fate of Syria's last major rebel stronghold.There are fears
India court legalises gay sex in landmark ruling
Media playback is unsupported on your device In a historic decision, India's Supreme Court has ruled that gay sex is no longer a criminal offence.The ruling overturns a 2013 judgement that upheld a colon
Typhoon Jebi forces closure of Kansai airport, near Osaka in Japan
Media playback is unsupported on your device A major international airport in western Japan has been closed, with thousands of people evacuated, in the wake of deadly Typhoon Jebi.Kansai airport, a major
Trump attacks Sessions over prosecutions of Republicans
US President Donald Trump has accused Attorney General Jeff Sessions and the justice department of damaging the re-election chances of two Republican representatives by prosecuting them.The
Brazil’s 200-year-old national museum hit by huge fire
Media playback is unsupported on your device A fire has gutted the National Museum of Brazil in Rio de Janeiro, the oldest scientific institution in the country.Most of the 20 million items it contained,
Somalia’s capital Mogadishu hit by huge explosion
Media playback is unsupported on your device A suicide bomber has attacked a government office in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, causing a nearby school to collapse, police say.The car bomb in Howlwadag
US ends aid to Palestinian refugee agency Unrwa
The United States is ending all funding for the UN's Palestinian refugee agency, the US State Department says.It described the organisation, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (Unrw
Trump threatens to pull US out of World Trade Organization
President Donald Trump has threatened to withdraw the US from the World Trade Organization (WTO), claiming it treats his country unfairly."If they don't shape up, I would withdraw from the
Rohingya crisis: Myanmar leader Suu Kyi ‘should have resigned’
The outgoing UN human rights chief says Myanmar's de-facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi should have resigned over the military's violent campaign against the Rohingya Muslim minority last year.Z
