Image copyright AFP Image caption The suspect was being detained at Silivri prison, on the outskirts of Istanbul One of two men detained two weeks ago by Turkey on suspicion of spying for the United Arab Emirates has killed himself in prison, prosecutors say.The suspect, identified as Zaki Hasan, was found hanged in his cell…
Thousands of people were told to evacuate their homes near Montreal in eastern Canada early on Sunday after rising floodwaters breached a dyke following heavy rain. The barrier protecting Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac near Canada’s second largest city gave way causing water up to 1.5m (5ft) deep to surge through the area.
Image copyright Getty Images Victims of crimes, including those alleging rape, are to be asked to hand their phones over to police – or risk prosecutions not going ahead. Consent forms asking for permission to access information including emails, messages and photographs have been rolled out in England and Wales. It comes after a number…
A woman from Mongolia has won a prestigious environment award after successfully campaigning to stop mining firms destroying a critical habitat for snow leopards. Bayarjargal Agvaantseren persuaded her government to create a huge nature reserve in the South Gobi Desert and cancel 37 mining contracts in the area.She is one of six people recognised for…
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption A ban has been put in place but no specific mention of the niqab or burka was made Sri Lanka has banned face coverings in public, following a spate of suicide attacks on Easter Sunday that killed at least 250 people and injured hundreds.President Maithripala Sirisena said he was…
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionHow cow dung could help fight climate change Climate change can’t be halted if we carry on degrading the soil, a report will say.There’s three times more carbon in the soil than in the atmosphere – but that carbon’s being released by deforestation and poor farming.This is…
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionThe shooting happened at a synagogue in Poway, north of San Diego A rabbi who was injured in the deadly shooting at a synagogue near San Diego on Saturday has described the moment he faced the gunman.Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein says he lifted his hands when he saw…
Image copyright Getty Images Avengers: Endgame has made box office history by taking a record-breaking $1.2bn (£929m) in global ticket sales in its opening run.The Disney blockbuster has become the fastest film ever to break the $1bn barrier, doing so in just five days. Endgame is the 22nd offering in the Marvel Studios superhero franchise.Its…
Image copyright AFP Image caption PM Pedro Sánchez promised supporters a pro-European government that would tackle inequality Spain’s governing Socialists have won the country’s third election in four years, but are short of a majority.PM Pedro Sánchez’s party polled 29% and will need the help of either left-wing Podemos and regional parties, or the centre…
(INDIANAPOLIS) — Retired Lt. Col. Oliver North said Saturday that he will not serve a second term as the president of the National Rifle Association amid inner turmoil in the gun-rights group. In a statement read to members of the group Saturday, North said he believes a committee should be set up to review the…