Sudan Death toll from tribal violence in Sudan's West Darfur rises to 83 The incident is likely to destabilise the already fragile security situation in the country as international peacekeepers have already begun a phased withdrawal. 18/01/2021
USA FBI vetting troops amid fears of insider attack at Biden inauguration The move comes following the events at the Capitol, after which several on and off-duty police officers and active military personnel were arrested for participating in the siege. 18/01/2021
Russia What happened in the moments before Alexei Navalny's arrest in Russia? Euronews correspondent Galina Polonskaya was on the plane with opposition leader Alexei Navalny before he was detained on arrival at a Moscow airport. "I felt like he knew what was going to happen," she said. 18/01/2021
Russia Families of Soviet Gulag prisoners still waiting for compensation The families victims who suffered Stalinist repression are still waiting for compensation 30 years after the collapse of the former Soviet Union 17/01/2021
Russia Watch: Navalny kisses wife before being detained in Moscow airport Navalny's detention at passport control in Russia was widely expected but the opposition leader brushed off concerns saying he was "innocent". 17/01/2021
USA Biden administration plans executive orders to change Trump policies The new president plans to end Trump's restriction on immigration to the US from some Muslim-majority countries, move to rejoin the Paris climate accord and mandate mask-wearing on federal property and during interstate travel. 17/01/2021
Italy Animal footprints found on Florence's medieval cathedral roof Rather than intrepid animals scaling the building to walk on the roof, it seems the creatures walked across the terracottas when they were originally made. 17/01/2021
World Music producer Phil Spector, who invented 'wall of sound', dies age 81 Spector, who revolutionised pop with his "wall of sound" music production formula, was serving a prison sentence for the 2003 murder of Hollywood actress Lana Clarkson. 17/01/2021
Egypt Ancient temple, tombs and coffins unearthed by archaeologists in Egypt Archaeologists have unearthed an ancient treasure trove of tombs, coffins and mummies in a vast necropolis south of Cairo in Egypt. 17/01/2021
Turkey At least two dead after cargo ship sinks off Turkey in Black Sea A Turkish official said emergency workers had saved at least six crew members and found the bodies of two others. 17/01/2021
world news NASA 'megarocket' test aborted after computers shut down engine A test of NASA's new SLS megarocket was aborted after computers automatically shut down engines after a little over a minute 17/01/2021
Russia Alexei Navalny urges supporters to take to the streets and protest BREAKING: Alexei Navalny says he's been remanded in custody for a month after his arrest upon returning to Russia. 17/01/2021
Israel Protesters in Jerusalem continue calls for PM Netanyahu to resign Weekly protests continue in Jerusalem calling on Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu to step down over corruption charges 17/01/2021
Tunisia Protests continue in Tunisia against the police and economic crisis The demonstrations in Siliana and other cities began after a video posted on social media showed a police officer shouting and pushing a shepherd whose sheep entered the local government headquarters. 17/01/2021
World France, Germany and UK tell Iran to stop producing uranium metal The European countries said in a joint statement they were “deeply concerned” by Iran’s announcement it would produce uranium metal, a violation of the 2015 nuclear treaty. 17/01/2021
Indonesia Indonesian rescuers retrieve more bodies from aftermath of earthquake At least 56 people have died in the 6.2 magnitude earthquake which hit Sulawesi island on Friday night 17/01/2021
world news Winter wonderland in parts of Europe after snowfall Parisians built snowmen and threw snowballs before the nighttime curfew kicked in, whilst Belgians enjoyed up to 10 cm of snowfall. 17/01/2021
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Tunisian police continue to clash with protesters
Residents on island of Java clear up ash from Mount Semeru volcano
Number of bodies found after Indonesian earthquake rises to 56
Indonesia's Mount Semeru spews hot ash 5.6km into the air
China's famous Ice Town sees annual sculpture festival scaled back
North Korea holds huge military parade ahead of Biden inauguration