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Billionaire Michael Bloomberg launches US presidential bid

Billionaire Michael Bloomberg is running for US president. The 77-year-old former New York City mayor, one of the richest men in the world, announced his...

Politicians approve new election for post-Morales Bolivia

Bolivian politicians have unanimously approved a measure calling for new presidential elections that would exclude former leader Evo Morales. It was a key step toward...

High turnout in Hong Kong vote seen as referendum on protest

Given a chance to vote, the people of Hong Kong did just that. Long lines snaked around plazas and extended for blocks as citizens of...

Corbyn says he would be ‘honest broker’ in Labour Brexit referendum

Jeremy Corbyn has defended his decision to remain “neutral” in a second EU referendum, saying it is a sign of “strength and maturity”. The British...

Harry Dunn’s family say they have been treated like ‘dirt on bottom of shoes’

The parents of Harry Dunn have accused the British and American authorities of treating them like “the dirt on the bottom of (their) shoes”. Tim...

Teenage migrant among 39 dead in trailer went missing from Dutch asylum centre

One of the teenagers among 39 migrants whose bodies were found in a refrigerated lorry container in Essex in England had gone missing from...

Brazil’s ex-president vows to make life ‘hell’ for those he says put him in jail

Brazil’s former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has vowed to make life “hell” for the forces he says put him in prison. Mr da...

Mudslides and floods kill dozens in Kenya

Kenya’s interior minister says 34 people have died as a result of flooding in the East Africa nation. Heavy rains unleashed overnight floods in western...

Pacific islands voting on independence from Papua New Guinea

The Pacific islands of Bougainville are voting in a historic referendum to decide if it will become the world’s newest nation by gaining independence...

Hong Kong families oppose tear gas use on eve of local elections

Dozens of Hong Kong families with young children have chanted “no more tear gas” as they marched to oppose the government’s handling of pro-democracy...

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