International
China Sets Target For 80% of Citizens To Speak Mandarin By 2020
Only 40% of people in some rural parts of China speak the national dialect China has said that it wants 80% of its...
Martin Lawrence Proposes To Girlfriend, 5 Years After Divorce
Martin Lawrence and his new girlfriend American actor and comedian, Martin Lawrence is getting married again five years...
South Africa’s Credit Rating Has Been Cut To Junk Status
South Africa's credit rating has been cut to junk status by the ratings agency S&P Global. The agency said that...
Man Admits Causing Girls’ Deaths
A man has admitted causing the deaths of two cousins by careless driving in a hit-and-run crash on New Year's Eve....
Parents Guilty Over Baby’s Bath Death In Tenbury Wells
The parents of a toddler who drowned in a bath have been found guilty of manslaughter. Lisa Passey, 28, and her former...
Trump Son-In-Law Jared Kushner In Iraq With Top US General
US President Donald Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, is in Baghdad to meet Iraqi leaders and be briefed on the fight...
Islam Critic Cancels Tour Over Security
A former Dutch MP and prominent critic of conservative Islam, Ayaan Hirsi Ali, has cancelled a speaking tour of...
May Laughs Off Spain ‘war’ Questions
Prime Minister Theresa May has laughed off journalists' questions about going to war with Spain following the Gibraltar...
India Attacks On Nigerians ‘racial’
Envoys from African nations in the Indian capital, Delhi, have condemned the handling of recent attacks on Nigerian...
Trump Supreme Court Pick Neil Gorsuch Faces Senate Showdown
Gorsuch gave three days of testimony to the Senate panel last month President Trump's Supreme Court nominee is expected...
St Petersburg Metro Explosion Kills Several
About 10 people have been killed in an explosion between two underground stations in St Petersburg. The head of...
May Laughs Off Spain ‘war’ Talk
Prime Minister Theresa May has laughed off journalists' questions about going to war with Spain following the Gibraltar...
Trump Golf Course Urination Case Starts
A privacy case against Trump International Golf Clubs Scotland is under way at a small claims court. Rohan Beyts is...
Sci-Fi Forest Tracks Carbon Impact
An industrial-scale experiment in a Staffordshire forest will help fill gaps in knowledge about climate change. The...
Wildlife Travel Agent Drops Zoo Trips
A leading marketer of "responsible tourism" has decided to stop selling tours that include visits to zoos. Responsible...
UK To Send Military Trainers To Jordan To Help Fight IS
The prime minister says allies must come together to combat the threat posed by IS Britain will send military trainers...
Trump To ‘reboot’ US-Egypt Ties With Sisi Meeting
Egyptian President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi is to visit the White House for the first time since he led the military's...
Ivory Coast Plays Blame Game For Cocoa Crisis In Top Producer
Ivory Coast’s cocoa regulator pointed to speculators and prospects for a glut as the reason for a slump in futures...
St Petersburg Metro Explosions Kill Ten
At least 10 people have been killed in explosions at underground stations in St Petersburg, Russian media report. The...