Category: Int’l relations

South Africans have gathered in Johannesburg and Soweto to mourn their former leader, Nelson Mandela, who died on Thursday aged 95.

A storm that has wreaked havoc across northern Europe has claimed three lives in Poland, bringing to six the toll of people killed in hurricane-force winds.

Within hours of Nelson Mandela’s passing, commentary from around the world began pouring in – reflecting the greatness of the man and the impact his life had on the entire globe.

A series of attacks at Yemen’s defence ministry have left at least 20 people dead and 37 injured, officials say.

King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand has urged people to support each other for the sake of the country, in his address to the nation on his birthday.

A senior commander of the Lebanese Shia militant group Hezbollah has been killed near Beirut, the group says.

The European Commission has fined eight banks – including RBS – a total of 1.7bn euros (£1.4bn) for forming illegal cartels to rig interest rates.

A powerful uncle of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has been removed from his post, South Korean media reports say.

A Moscow court has jailed Bolshoi Ballet soloist Pavel Dmitrichenko for six years for organising an acid attack on the company’s artistic director.

Energy drinks packed with caffeine can change the way the heart beats, researchers warn.

The Muslim Brotherhood has rejected Egypt’s new draft constitution.

The United States has advised American commercial airlines to notify Beijing of flight plans over China’s newly-declared air defense identification zone, although U.S. officials say the compliance does not indicate U.S. government acceptance of China’s requirements.

Protesters in Ukraine have stormed the Kiev city council building, venting their anger over a government decision not to sign a deal on closer EU ties.

Police in Thailand have fended off protesters who descended on key sites in Bangkok trying to unseat the government of Yingluck Shinawatra.

Three people have died after a police helicopter crashed into a busy pub in Glasgow, the BBC understands.

The cousin of a woman who belonged to a Maoist commune in south London being investigated by police for alleged slavery has accused its members of turning her against her family.