Trump vetoes bill to end US Yemen war role

Image copyrightEPAImage caption Most of the civilian deaths in Yemen have been attributed to air strikes by the Saudi-led coalition US President Donald Trump has vetoed a bill passed by Congress to end the country’s support for the Saudi-led war in Yemen. … Read...

China’s economic growth beats expectations

Image copyrightGetty Images China’s economy grew slightly faster than expected in the three months to March, official figures released Wednesday showed. The economy expanded at 6.4% in the first quarter from a year earlier, ahead of a Reuters forecast of 6… Read...

Arsonist ‘kills neighbours fleeing fire’

Image copyrightGyeongsangnam-do Fire Department/News1Image caption The man set his own apartment on fire before stabbing his neighbours A South Korean man set his flat on fire and then stabbed building residents has they tried to flee killing five people, … Read...

100 arrests at London climate protest

Image copyrightTayfun Salci/Anadolu Agency/Getty ImagesImage caption Police began moving campaigners from Waterloo Bridge in the early hours of Tuesday More than 100 climate change activists have been arrested after blocking roads in central London. Exti… Read...

US newspaper wins Pulitzer it didn’t want

Image copyrightEPA A US local newspaper has won a Pulitzer Prize for coverage of a mass shooting in its own newsroom. But there was no celebration as the Capital Gazette in Maryland learned on Monday it had won the most prestigious prize in American journal… Read...