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Armed groups that have been controlling Tripoli for more than a decade have agreed to leave Libya's capital. Interior minister Imad Trabelsi - part of the internationally recognised government - said after lengthy negotiations a deal had been struck for regular forces to police Tripoli. He told journalists there would only be emergency police, city officers and criminal investigators in their place. The deal comes after a series of deadly […]
Two men in the United States have been charged with murder for a gunfight on the fringe of a Super Bowl victory rally in Kansas City, which killed one person and wounded more than 20 others, according to prosecutors and court documents. Prosecutors in the state of Missouri told reporters on Tuesday that Lyndell Mays and Dominic Miller were charged with second-degree murder and several weapons counts in the shooting, which began […]
Severe weather warnings were in place across swathes of China on Wednesday as temperatures plummeted across the south and Beijing shivered in snowy conditions. Authorities renewed an orange alert – the highest in the country’s three-tier system – warning that average temperatures in the south could fall by six to 12 degrees Celsius (43 to 53 Fahrenheit) by Friday. In some areas, the mercury could plunge by over 20C, the […]
The mother of Alexei Navalny, the Putin critic who died in a Russian prison, has called on President Vladimir Putin to release his body. In a video filmed outside the colony where he died on Friday, she said she had been trying to see him for five days but didn't even know where he was. And Navalny's wife Yulia urged the authorities not to stop his loved ones from saying […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin has given North Korean leader Kim Jong Un a luxury Russian-made car. Pyongyang's state media said the limousine was delivered to Mr Kim's top aides on Sunday. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov later confirmed the gift, saying it was an Aurus, a full-sized luxury sedan of the type used by Mr Putin himself. The two internationally isolated countries have forged close relations since Russia's invasion of Ukraine. […]
Protesting Indian farmers say they will resume marching to capital Delhi this week after rejecting a government proposal to buy some crops at assured prices on a five-year contract. The protesters began marching last week but were stopped around 200km (125 miles) from Delhi. Since then, farmer leaders were in talks with the government on their demands. But on Monday night, they said the offer was "not in their interest". […]
Australian rider Shane Rose has been cleared by a review after competing in a mankini. Equestrian Australia (EA) said the three-time Olympic eventing medallist had not breached their code of conduct. Rose, 50, was stood down from competing after wearing the outfit at a show jumping event at Wallaby Hill near Sydney on 11 February. "Shane has reflected on the incident and has apologised," said EA chief executive Darren Gocher. […]
Animal welfare charities have welcomed an Africa-wide ban on the controversial donkey skin trade. It will make it illegal to slaughter donkeys for their skin in 55 countries across the continent. Demand for the animals' skins is fuelled by the popularity of an ancient Chinese medicine called Ejiao, traditionally made from donkey hides. African state leaders approved the ban at the conclusion of the African Union summit in Ethiopia on […]
A major search is continuing after a two-year-old boy fell into a river in Leicester. Police said officers were called to the River Soar, in the Aylestone area, just after 17:00 GMT on Sunday. Emergency services, including water rescue teams, went to the scene but were unable to locate the child, who was with his family at the time he fell in. Additional specialist teams joined the search on Monday. […]
