USA Central African nations warn Trump reform could lead to conflict A coalition of 12 African countries has sounded the alarm that a possible US reform to rules on “conflict minerals” could create violence in Africa 15/02/2017
United Kingdom Post-Brexit hate crimes in England and Wales reach record levels Hate crimes in England and Wales have risen to record numbers in the three months immediately following the UK's vote to leave the European Union 15/02/2017
United Kingdom UKIP leader Nuttall under pressure over Hillsborough inaccuracies UKIP leader Paul Nuttall has admitted past claims he lost close friends at the Hillsborough football disaster were false 14/02/2017
North Korea North Korean leader's half-brother 'assassinated with poisoned needles' in Malaysia, sources Kim Jong-nam reportedly murdered at Kuala Lumpur airport by poisoned needles 14/02/2017
Syria Syrian President Assad: ISIL has "definitely" infiltrated refugees to the West Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said he believes beyond any doubt that “terrorists” have “definitely” masked themselves as refugees 10/02/2017
Economy UK High Court dismisses EEA Brexit legal challenge The UK High Court dismissed a Brexit legal challenge to force parliament to specify if leaving the EU also means leaving the European Economic Area 03/02/2017
Philippines Human rights groups slam Philippine's war on drugs Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International call for investigations into the extrajudicial police killings of President Duterte's war on drugs 01/02/2017
USA Calexit? California paves way for independence vote Grassroots organisers have received the green light to start campaigning for California to secede from the United States 31/01/2017
USA Human-pig embryo created by scientists Scientists in California have managed to successfully grow human cells within a pig embryo. 27/01/2017
Korea Top North Korean defector says Kim Jung-un's days "are numbered" North Korea's most highly-ranked defector in years says Kim Jung-un's regime is crumbling 26/01/2017
USA Science goes rogue: US government agencies tackle Trump on Twitter Government employees from more than a dozen federal agencies in the United States have opened rogue Twitter accounts 26/01/2017
USA Trump administration removes Obama-era apology to LGBTI community for government discrimination President Donald Trump's administration takes down an apology to the LGBTI community from the US State Department's official website 25/01/2017
USA Pop icon Michael Jackson's daughter says her father was murdered Paris Jackson, the only daughter of pop icon Michael Jackson tells Rolling Stone magazine she is convinced his 2009 death was no accident 25/01/2017
United Kingdom UK officers who Tasered their own race relations advisor acted as the public 'expect' UK police officers who Tasered a prominent civil rights activist acted how “the public expect of them,” said the head of a local police lobby 24/01/2017
World News How to make toast without increasing cancer risk When cooking bread to make toast, or when frying, baking or roasting, strive for a slightly golden colour rather than a deep brown. 23/01/2017
USA Obama grants most commutations as Presidency ends President Obama has secured another place in history – as the President to commute the most prisoners' sentences while in office 18/01/2017
United Kingdom Scotland hits back, threatens UK with independence after May's Brexit speech Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon criticised Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit vision and reinforced Scotland's right to self-determination 17/01/2017
USA The Trump dossier: what do we know and is it credible? As Donald Trump weathers the storm caused by an explosive intelligence report new details are emerging about the report's author 13/01/2017
USA Trump press conference showcases deepening rift with media and intelligence agencies Trump sidelines CNN, calls the network "fake news" during first press conference since his 2016 election victory 12/01/2017
Russia Russian serial killer admits to killing 81 women Mikhail “The Werewolf” Popkov already serving a life-sentence for murdering 22 women, admitted to police he murdered 59 others 11/01/2017