Kazakh leader Nazarbayev resigns after three decades
Kazakhstan's President Nursultan Nazarbayev, the only man to lead the country since it emerged from the collapse of the Soviet Union in the early 1990s, has resigned. ...
Cyclone Idai: 'Massive disaster' in Mozambique and Zimbabwe
Cyclone Idai has triggered a "massive disaster" in southern Africa affecting hundreds of thousands if not millions of people, the UN says. ...
Dutch shooting: Utrecht police arrest suspect after three killed
A man has been arrested after three people were killed a five wounded, some seriously, in a shooting on a tram in the Dutch city of Utrecht. ...
Yellow vest protests: Paris police sacked, rally bans planned
The French government will replace the Paris police chief and ban rallies in some areas, after Saturday's violent protests. ...
Third Brexit vote must be different - Speaker
Speaker John Bercow has thrown the UK's Brexit plans into further confusion by ruling out another vote on the PM's deal unless MPs are given a new motion. ...
Three dead in record flooding in US Midwestern states
Thawing snowpack and heavy rains have brought historically high flooding to several Midwestern states and have led to thousands of evacuations. ...
Trump claims media are blaming him for New Zealand shooting
The president condemned the Christchurch attack but said that white nationalism is not a growing threat around the world. ...
Ethiopian air crash investigators begin black box analysis
Air crash investigators have begun analysing the black box data recorder from Ethiopian Airlines flight 302, amid reports that the plane wreckage suggested similarities with a previous disaster involving the Boeing 737 Max jet. ...
Brazil school shooting: Thousands attend wake for victims
Thousands of people have attended a wake for victims of a school shooting near the Brazilian city of São Paulo. ...
Christchurch shootings: 49 dead in New Zealand mosque attacks
Forty-nine people have been killed and 48 wounded in shootings at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, in the nation's deadliest attack. ...
Brexit: May in final push to convince MPs to back deal
MPs are voting on Theresa May's Brexit deal after she made a final bid to convince them to back it. ...
30 injured after severe turbulence tosses passengers on US flight
Thirty people were injured as severe turbulence tossed terrified passengers and crew around a Turkish Airlines plane cabin passing over the US on Saturday. ...
Brexiteer MPs say delay would be political calamity
Two leading Brexiteers have said any delay to Brexit would do "incalculable" harm to public trust in politics. ...
Venezuela's Maduro thanks military for defeating 'coup'
Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro has praised the armed forces for staying loyal to him and defeating a "coup" led by the US and opposition leader Juan Guaidó. ...
Algerians gather in largest protest against Bouteflika
Algerians protesting against the rule of President Abdelaziz Bouteflika have staged huge demonstrations in the capital, Algiers, and other cities. ...
Venezuela power cuts: Blackouts hit Caracas and spread
Schools and workplaces in Venezuela have closed as an electricity blackout continues into a second day. ...
German academics and authors call for end to 'gender nonsense'
A group of German authors, comedians and academics have added fuel to the flames of an increasingly bad-tempered culture war over language bias by calling for a fightback against “ridiculous linguistic constructions” designed to make German more gender-neutral. ...
Democrats won’t let Fox News host presidential primary debate
The Democratic National Committee won’t allow Fox News to host a presidential primary debate, the political group announced this week. ...
Trump revokes Obama rule on reporting drone strike deaths
President Donald Trump has revoked a policy set by his predecessor requiring US intelligence officials to publish the number of civilians killed in drone strikes outside of war zones. ...