Nigerian president vows crackdown on abusive Islamic schools after second raid
Nigeria’s president on Tuesday ordered a crackdown on abuse at Islamic schools, after a second police raid in less than a month revealed men and...
Brazil residential building collapses, at least one killed
A seven-story residential building collapsed in the northeast Brazilian city of Fortaleza on Tuesday, killing at least one person, a rescue worker told TV channel...
Romanian president appoints Liberal Party leader as PM-designate
Romania’s centrist President Klaus Iohannis said on Tuesday he had appointed opposition Liberal Party leader Ludovic Orban as prime minister-designate to form a transitional government...
Belarus briefly detains Russian accused of U.S. election meddling
Belarus briefly detained a Russian national accused by Washington of taking part in Russian attempts to interfere in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, Belarus’s interior...
Sick of Brexit, Scotland’s Sturgeon vows new independence vote in 2020
Scotland must hold another independence referendum in 2020 and will soon request the powers needed to hold it legally, Scottish National Party (SNP) leader Nicola...
Operations at two California refineries hit by earthquake
A small earthquake on Monday night hit operations at two oil refineries in Martinez, California, the companies said on Tuesday....
Scotland must hold independence referendum in 2020: SNP’s Sturgeon
Scotland must hold an independence referendum in 2020 and will soon request the powers needed to hold it legally, Scottish National Party (SNP) leader Nicola...
Brazil building collapses, at least one dead: rescue worker
A seven-story residential building collapsed on Tuesday in the northeast Brazilian city of Fortaleza, killing at least one person, a rescue worker told TV channel...
Is Europe’s busiest seaport ‘Brexit ready?’
The chief executive of Britain’s biggest shipping port says the ‘Port of Dover is fully ready for Brexit’, but that uncertainties remain of how France...
South Africa’s Zuma to appeal decision he must face graft charges
Former South African president Jacob Zuma will appeal a high court decision to deny him a permanent stay of prosecution on charges related to a...