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Israel

Netanyahu bans al-Aqsa visits from ministers to ease tensions

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has banned cabinet ministers from visiting the al-Aqsa mosque compound, in a bid to ease tensions around

Israel

More unrest in Jerusalem and the West Bank

The situation remains tense in east Jerusalem and the West Bank where more people have been injured in outbreaks of unrest. A man and woman are in

Hungary

Hungary's first democratic president Árpád Göncz, dies 93

Hungary’s first democratically elected president Árpád Göncz, has died aged 93. He was elected twice by parliament and is credited with steering the

Sweden

The Swedish crime writer Henning Mankell creator of Inspector Kurt Wallander has died

The Swedish crime writer Henning Mankell has died of cancer at the age of 67. The author revealed he had the illness in a newspaper column last year

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Guatemala

Death toll rises in Guatemala landslide

Authorities in Guatemala say there is little hope of finding any more survivors from last Thursday’s landslide which swept down on to a town near the

USA

US: Multiple deaths in school shooting in Oregon State

USA

Shooting in Oregon college, at least 15 dead

Saudi Arabia

Hajj: Saudi authorities reject queries over death toll

The Saudi authorities have denied suggestions that more than a thousand people died in the tragedy last week – and say the death toll stands at 769

Mexico

Mexico marks one year since 43 students disappeared

Tens of thousands of demonstrators in Mexico have marked the first anniversary of the disappearance of 43 college students. Many protesters here in

Saudi Arabia

Iran to take legal action against Saudi Arabia over Hajj deaths

Thousands of Iranian protesters took to the streets of towns and cities across the country to condemn the Saudi government over the deaths of

Mexico

Mexico: vigil marks anniversary of 43 students' disappearance

A vigil has been held to mark one year since 43 students disappeared in Mexico. The country’s attorney general said they vanished in an attack by

Saudi Arabia

Hajj stampede 'beyond human control', says Saudi Arabia's top cleric

Saudi Arabia’s top religious leader has said the authorities were not to blame for the deadly stampede at the Hajj pilgrimage. The grand mufti

Saudi Arabia

More than 700 pilgrims die in stampede at Hajj near Mecca

More than 700 dead and over 850 injured is the sickening death toll following a stampede near Mecca during the Hajj religious festival. Pilgrims were

United Kingdom

British author Jackie Collins dies

Best-selling British author Jackie Collins has died of breast cancer. She was 77. The younger sister of actress Joan Collins passed away in Los

United Arab Emirates

Dubai Ruler Sheikh Mohammed’s son dies

Sport

Dettmar Cramer revered Bayern coach dies at 90

The man with a fully functional football brain Dettmar Cramer has died at the age of 90. Cramer, known as the ‘Football Professor’ led Bayern Munich

Egypt

Mexico demands explanation from Egypt over tourist deaths

Mexico has been trying to get more details from the Egyptian authorities about the attack on a number of Mexican tourists who were caught in friendly

Egypt

Egyptian forces 'mistakenly kill' 12 in Mexican tourist convoy

Egyptian authorities say the police and military have accidentally killed 12 people, including at least two Mexican nationals. Reports suggest a

Egypt

Mexican tourists accidentally killed by Egyptian security forces

Egyptian authorities say 12 people, Egyptian and Mexican nationals, have been accidentally killed after police and military shot at a Mexican tourist

Greece

34 refugees with many women and children perish in Greek waters

At least 34 people, nearly half of them women, babies and young children, have drowned in the Aegean Sea in the single biggest loss of life in these