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Muslims, Native Americans and openly gay governor-elect make history

What is already the most diverse Congress ever will become even more so after elections which broke barriers of race and gender. For the...

Jewish students mark 80th anniversary of Kristallnacht in Berlin

Jewish students in Berlin have marked the 80th anniversary of Kristallnacht, the Night Of Broken Glass, when Nazis terrorised Jews throughout Germany and Austria. Some...

Donald Trump claims ‘big win’ in midterms despite losing House control

President Donald Trump took a buoyant view of midterm elections that saw his Republicans lose control of the House of Representatives. His party kept...

Democrats take control of US House but ‘blue wave’ stops short of Senate

Democrats seized the House majority from Republicans in midterm US elections but the “blue wave” did not reach the Senate where President Donald Trump’s...

American voters sending record number of women to congress

A record number of women have been elected to the US house of representatives, nearly two years after women took to the streets across...

Voters in midterms experiencing long queues and malfunctioning machines

Long queues and malfunctioning machines marred the first hours of voting in some precincts across the US. Some of the biggest problems today were in...

Taliban urged to stop killing Afghans after attack on border troops

The Nato chief urged the Taliban to stop killing their fellow Afghans, an appeal that came just hours after the insurgents attacked border troops...

Rape allegation recorded as ‘incivility’ by police, Scottish Justice Committee told

Police Scotland bosses have been accused of having “inappropriately recorded” allegations made by the public, politicians in Scotland were told, including a rape claim...

Iranian president warns of ‘war situation’ as US reimposes sanctions

The US has reimposed all sanctions on Iran that had been lifted under its 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, grinding further down on...

Crashed Lion Air jet’s airspeed indicator ‘malfunctioned on four flights’

The “black box” data recorder from a crashed Lion Air jet shows its airspeed indicator malfunctioned on its last four flights, investigators have said....

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