Anti-crime Hardliner Duterte Won in the Philippines Presidential Election
Mr Duterte has been the long-time front-runner in a campaign also driven by the economy and corruption. Hardline anti-crime candidate…
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Russian Victory Day of World War Two Parade Held on Today
Russian armed forces have paraded in central Moscow to mark the 71st anniversary of the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany…
Murder of Pakistani Activist Khurram Zaki in Karachi
Mr Zaki and other campaigners had filed a court case charging Abdul Aziz with incitement to hatred and violence against…
Belgium Prosecute Verviers Terror Cell Suspects
Police broke up the cell when they raided a house in Verviers in eastern Belgium in January 2015. Among those…
BBC team expelled from North Korea
The BBC team was in North Korea ahead of the Workers Party Congress, accompanying a delegation of Nobel Prize laureates…
Philippines Election Polls open Today
President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino is standing down as the constitution limits presidents to one six-year term. Five candidates are running but…
Canada wildfire Destroyed 20% of Fort McMurray Homes
Officials said the fire, now burning for a week, grew more slowly at the weekend than first feared. Firefighters…
Fuel Tanker Crash Cost 73 Lives in Ghazni province, Afghanistan
Accidents are common in Afghanistan where roads are often in a poor state. All three vehicles were set ablaze after…
North Korea Limits Use Of Nuclear Weapons
North Korea first tested nuclear weapons in 2006, after withdrawing from an international treaty. The meeting is the first congress…
Fresh Anti-Government protest in Warsaw, Poland
A smaller protest against EU interference was also held. The government passed legal amendments late last year which change the…
Nobel laureates Said North Korea Sanctions Should be Eased
International sanctions on North Korea were further tightened this year after it claimed to have tested a hydrogen bomb and…
Syria’s Aleppo Ceasefire Extended by Three Days
The truce is part of international efforts to build on a wide-ranging ceasefire introduced in February. Russia has been supporting…
Sadiq Khan Elected to London Mayor
In Scotland, the SNP said it would form a minority government after winning its third election in a row. The…
IS Mass Graves Found in Iraq
The Iraqi army re-captured parts of Ramadi from IS in December 2015. It had been held by the militants since May of…
Israel Tank fire Cost Gaza Woman
The clashes came after Israel said it had discovered a new tunnel reaching into Israel from Gaza. Israeli tank fire…