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Social media video enough for police to charge in gang rape case

Police in Brazil investigating an alleged gang rape which may have involved more than 30 men have said there is no doubt the assault...

North Korea missile ‘explodes on launch pad’

North Korea has again failed in its attempt to launch a powerful missile said to have the potential to reach US military bases in...

Edward Snowden ‘carried out public service, but should still face trial’

Former US attorney general Eric Holder has said whistleblower Edward Snowden performed a "public service" by sparking a debate about secret domestic surveillance programmes,...

Gardener Jean-Louis Cayrou jailed for murder of his lover in 2012

Gardener Jean-Louis Cayrou, aged 54, has been jailed for 30 years after he was found guilty of the premeditated murder of his British expat...

Noise generated in intensive care units ‘breaks WHO guidelines’

Hospital intensive care units generate a cacophony of noise that far exceeds World Health Organisation (WHO) guidelines, research suggests. Staff running a typical intensive care...

Vigil held for zoo gorilla shot dead after boy fell into enclosure

Animal rights activists have staged a vigil for the gorilla killed at Cincinnati Zoo after a four-year-old boy slipped into his enclosure. A special zoo...

Iraqi forces surround Fallujah in battle against Islamic State

Iraq's special forces troops have surrounded Fallujah ahead of an operation to retake the Islamic State-held city west of Baghdad. The Iraqi government teamed up...

700 migrants believed drowned in Mediterranean

More than 700 migrants may have drowned in the Mediterranean Sea south of Italy in the past few days as they tried to reach...

Chinese detergent maker sorry for harm done by racist advert

A Chinese detergent maker has apologised to black people hurt by an advert in which a black man "washed" by its product was transformed...

Plea for Rio Olympics to be moved over Zika virus fears is rejected

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has rejected calls from 150 leading scientists to move or postpone the Rio Olympics because of the ongoing Zika...

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