Cuba Cuba's Castro brothers to "give way to a younger generation" Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro stole the show at the five-yearly Communist party Congress in Havana as he made a rare appearance along side his 19/04/2016
Egypt Egyptian police officer shoots man dead over a cup of tea A police officer has been arrested in Egypt allegedly for shooting one man dead and injuring two others reportedly after an argument over a cup of 19/04/2016
United Kingdom Palmyra arch replica goes on show in London The original arch in Palmyra may have been destroyed on October 5th, but a five metre high replica has gone on show in Trafalgar Square in London 19/04/2016
Sport Champion snowboarder Balet killed in avalanche Switzerland’s star snowboarder Estelle Balet was killed by an avalanche on Tuesday aged 21. Balet was making a promotional film in the canton of 19/04/2016
USA More storms forecast for Texas as Houston reels from floods A flash flood alert has been put in force for large parts of the Houston area in Texas, on top of the deluge that has already struck. The city 19/04/2016
Business China's steel output increases as talks on global glut fail Under pressure to curb steel output and relieve a global glut, China says its production actually hit a record high last month. 19/04/2016
Spain Suspected Islamist recruiter caught in Spain Spanish police have arrested a Moroccan man on the island of Mallorca on suspicion of having close links to Islamic militants. The man has not been 19/04/2016
Chile Chile's first elected president after Pinochet, Patricio Aylwin, dies Former Chilean president Patricio Aylwin has died aged 97. Aylwin was the first post-Pinochet dictatorship president and managed the transition to 19/04/2016
Sport NBA Playoff: Curry-less Golden State see off Houston in game two With reigning MVP Steph Curry out of action due to an ankle injury, the record-breaking Golden State Warriors showed off their strength in depth on 19/04/2016
world news Syria: airstrike on market kills 'dozens' in rebel-held Idlib Amateur video uploaded onto a social media website is said to show the aftermath of airstrikes on a vegetable market in opposition-held territory in 19/04/2016
Sport Struggling Marseille sack coach Michel Struggling French first division side Marseille have sacked coach Michel following a disastrous season that has left the Mediterranean side down the 19/04/2016
Sport Djokovic and Williams win Laureus sportsman and sportswoman award The world’s top male and female tennis players Serena Williams and Novak Djokovic won the Laureus sportsman and sportswoman awards for 2016 at a gala 19/04/2016
Brazil Brazil: Rousseff fights but impeachment tide rises Dilma Rousseff, the embattled Brazilian president facing possible impeachment on corruption charges, has fired back at her critics for staging what 19/04/2016
Business Kuwait oil workers strike buoys crude prices Oil prices are being supported by a strike by energy workers in Kuwait which has offset an expected price slump following the failure by major oil producers to agree to freeze output levels. 19/04/2016
Culture news Oldest art fair Art Cologne marks 50th anniversary The 50th anniversary edition of Art Cologne was a special one, bringing together more than 200 galleries from 24 countries. Considering each gallery 19/04/2016
Cinema Elvis & Nixon: historic meeting hits silver screen A surreal 1970 encounter between Elvis Presley and President Richard Nixon is the subject of the film 'Elvis & Nixon' starring Kevin Spacey and Michael Shannon. 19/04/2016
Business Netflix new subscriptions slow New customer forecasts from Netflix are way short of what investors were expecting and so they punished the video streaming service with a sell off of its shares. 19/04/2016
Iraq ISIL revenues on the wane as coalition attacks its cash stash The world's biggest, baddest, terrorist group variously known as ISIL, Daesh or ISIS is facing "severe financial challenges":http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/isis-terror/isis-richest-terror-group-worl 19/04/2016
Business IBM's revenue still weak IBM has reported its worst quarterly revenue in 14 years as income from newer services, such as cloud and mobile computing, failed to offset declines in its traditional businesses. 19/04/2016
Israel Jerusalem fears return of dark days of bombings After a period when Jerusalem commuters were again at ease with public transport that had been targeted in suicide attacks in the past, people went 19/04/2016
Republic of Ecuador Ecuador quake search enters third day as hopes fade of finding survivors Rescue efforts following the earthquake in Ecuador have moved into a third day amid warnings that there is little hope of finding more people alive 19/04/2016
Business Bonds are back for Argentina Argentina is back selling government bonds for the first time in 15 years having settled a long-running legal battle with investors after it defaulted on its debts in 2001. 19/04/2016
