‘Hostages freed’ by French in Burkina Faso

Four foreign hostages have been freed by French forces in the West African country of Burkina Faso, the French government says. Two of those released were French, while the other two were said to be an American woman and a South Korean woman, it said. Two … Read...

Norwegian woman dies from puppy bite

Image copyrightBirgitte KallestadImage caption Birgitte Kallestad’s family are calling on Norway to make rabies vaccinations compulsory for citizens travelling to the Philippines A Norwegian woman has died after contracting rabies from a stray puppy in the… Read...

Venezuela lawmakers take refuge in embassies

Image copyrightGetty ImagesImage caption Opposition figure Leopoldo López took refuge in Spain’s Caracas embassy in May Three Venezuelan opposition members of parliament have taken shelter in foreign embassies after losing their congressional immunity. Th… Read...

Catholic clergy must now report sex abuse

Image copyrightAFPImage caption The Pope promised action to tackle abuse in February Pope Francis has made it mandatory for Roman Catholic clergy to report cases of clerical sexual abuse and cover-ups to the Church. In an Apostolic letter, which is set to… Read...

Europe rejects Iran’s nuclear ‘ultimatums’

Image copyrightEPAImage caption Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani (2nd right) says it is not pulling out of the nuclear deal European powers have said they remain committed to the Iran nuclear deal but that they “reject any ultimatums” from Tehran to...