India Stampede at Indian railway station kills 15 A rush hour stampede has killed 15 people at Elphinstone railway station in Mumbai, India. 29/09/2017
Iraq Baghdad says Erbril airport off limits for international flights from Friday evening The central Iraqi government has told the Kurds in Erbil their international flights will be embargoed from Friday 6pm local time. 28/09/2017
Japan Abe dissolves Japan's parliament & sets Oct 22 election date Japanese PM Shinzo Abe has set an Oct 22 election date and dissolved parliament. 28/09/2017
USA Playboy founder Hugh Hefner dies aged 91 Mr. Playboy Hugh Hefner dies aged 91 with debatable legacy - sexual liberator or exploiter? 28/09/2017
USA Social media giants called to testify by US Congress Google, Facebook & Twitter gave been called to testify by the Congressional Investigation into alleged Russian interference in the 2016 US presidential election. 28/09/2017
Business Series Ryanair crisis deepens with more cancellations Ryanair has announced more than 400,000 new flight cancellations as pilot crisis deepens. 27/09/2017
Business Series French & German trainmakers to merge to create world's number two locos and signals giant Trades unions warn merger of Alstom & Siemens' train businesses is loco & will cost jobs in France & Germany. 27/09/2017
USA Bombardier promises to fight "absurd" 220% tax hike on US plane sales Canada's Bombardier calls 220% US import tax penalty on its C-series planes "absurd", says legal battle will continue. 27/09/2017
Ukraine Ukrainian authorities blame "subversion" for ammo dump fire Another fire at an ammunition dump in Ukraine is being investigated for "subversion", say the authorities. 27/09/2017
Cinema CBS beaming after Star Trek Discovery premiere The latest Star Trek TV series Discovery, the franchise's sixth since 1966, has premiered in the US. 27/09/2017
PuertoRico Trump appeals, Lopez donates as celebrities rally to aid Puerto Rico Puerto Rico is in "deep trouble" tweets Donald Trump as Jennifer Lopez promises the island of her parents one million dollars. 26/09/2017
USA Star Trek Discovery returns to where no-one has gone before The most eagerly-awaited televison event of the year has taken place, the return of Star Trek. 26/09/2017
Korea North Korea bolsters east coast defences North Korea has reinforced its ground and missile defences along its east coast. 26/09/2017
World News Australia bids for the stars with new Space Agency Australia has announced it is to open its own space agancy, 50 years after launching one of the first satellites 25/09/2017
Turkey Trial of Cumhuriyet staff resumes in Turkey The trial of 20 executives and staff members of Turkish daily Cumhuriyet resumes in Turkey on Monday. 25/09/2017
World News ESA releases film of Aurora Borealis shot from ISS The European Space Agency's cameras onboard the ISS have caputred the glory of the Aurora Borealis. 25/09/2017
PuertoRico Scale of rebuilding Puerto Rico grows as teams discover extent of damage With rescue teams only just reaching many interior parts of Puerto Rico the island faces years of work to repair the damage done by Hurricane Maria. 25/09/2017
USA The US extends travel ban to citizens from North Korea, Venezuela and Chad Donald Trump's third attempt to ban citizens entering the US from some states drops Sudan, relaxes restrictions on Iraqis, but adds Chad, North Korea and Venezuela. 25/09/2017
Norway Norway under fire for deporting woman who was whipped in Iran An Iranian woman living in Norway for the last eight years and who was whipped 80 times in Iran this week after deportation in March is taking the Norwegian Immigration Ministry to court. 22/09/2017
PuertoRico Dazed Caribbean communities wonder how life can resume after Hurricane Maria Puerto Rico & the Dominican Republic, among the worst-hit by Hurricane Maria, faced with daunting rexconstruction task. 22/09/2017