Headscarf ban sparks debate over Kosovo's identity
The home of Florinda Zeka in central Kosovo is an idyllic spot, surrounded by...
View ArticleAid agency warns of 'double disaster' for Niger
Niger has been hit by a double disaster as recent floods compound an existing food crisis, a UK aid agency warned. Aid workers are struggling to help thousands of people affected by the floods...
View ArticleA novel idea: Take a look inside the library pub
Can pubs replace libraries? A pub in the Yorkshire Dales which also doubles as a library may...
View ArticlePolice Ombudsman report into Claudy bomb attack due
Northern Ireland's Police Ombudsman is due to publish his report into the alleged involvement of a priest in a 1972 IRA bombing in County Londonderry. Nine people, including an...
View Article1972 Claudy bombings: Questions for Catholic Church
The findings of the investigation into the 1972 Claudy bombings - in which nine people were killed - are likely to be highly critical of both...
View ArticlePakistan floods: Senior UN figure criticises response
A senior United Nations official has called on the global community to urgently step up its response to the floods that have...
View ArticleAudio slideshow: The Eel Man of the Fens
Peter Carter's family has been eel fishing in the Cambridgeshire Fens for the past...
View ArticleFringe's funniest joke prize awarded to Tim Vine
Comedian Tim Vine has won a prize for the funniest joke of this year's Edinburgh...
View ArticleWeather warnings as heavy rain hits Scotland
Severe weather warnings remain in place overnight for some parts of north-eastern Scotland after a day of torrential rain and strong winds. The Met Office has warned people in Grampian and Central,...
View ArticleMale whale seeks female to take plunge
A humpback whale has put on a spectacular show in waters off...
View ArticleTamil asylum-seekers must stay in jail, Canada says
More than 400 Sri Lankan Tamil refugees who arrived in Canada aboard a cargo ship 11 days ago have been told they must stay in jail. The Canadian Immigration and Refugee Board agreed with government...
View ArticleHong Kong hostages killed in Manila bus siege
Philippine police have stormed a hijacked bus and shot dead a former police officer who had taken a group of Hong Kong tourists hostage. Eight of...
View ArticleWho, What, Why: How do you un-glue a protester?
Climate campaigners superglued themselves to a cark park gate during a demonstration on Monday. How are they released? It is...
View ArticleFormula 1's Lewis Hamilton fined for driving stunts
British driver Lewis Hamilton has been fined A$500 (£288) for performing car...
View ArticleHong Kong bans Philippines travel after hijack deaths
Hong Kong has expressed angry shock at the Philippines after the deaths of eight of its tourists in a...
View ArticleDon't label heroin users as 'junkies' - Drug Commission
People should stop calling heroin users "junkies" or "addicts", an influential think tank on drugs has said. The UK Drug Policy Commission said such names stigmatised users and made it more difficult...
View ArticlePassenger plane crashes in Nepal storm with 14 on board
A small passenger plane has crashed into the hills outside Nepal's capital in heavy rain, officials said. The plane, which...
View ArticleDeiliad record byd am wylio ffilmiau wedi marw
Bu farw'r gŵr sy'n dal record y byd Llyfr Guinness am wylio'r nifer fwyaf o ffilmiau erioed. Bu farw Gwilym Hughes o Ddolgellau yn Ysbyty Maelor Wrecsam ddydd Llun yn 65 oed ac mae'n gadael gwraig,...
View ArticleCardiff and Vale LHB pays out for lengthy hospital stay
A woman who complained her adult son was hospitalised unnecessarily for two years is to...
View ArticleClimate change activists 'to leave' RBS building
Climate change protesters have said they plan to leave the Royal Bank of Scotland's global headquarters in the west of Edinburgh. About 500 activists spent the night at the...
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