Miss America hits out over ‘bullying’ by pageant officials
The reigning Miss America claims she has been bullied, manipulated and silenced by the pageant’s leadership.
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Imran Khan elected as Pakistan’s prime minister
Pakistani legislators have elected former cricket star and long-time politician Imran Khan as the country’s next prime minister, in a step towards the country’s third civilian transfer of power.
People plucked from rooftops as Indian floods kill hundreds
Rescuers have used helicopters and boats to evacuate thousands of people stranded on rooftops after unprecedented flooding in the southern Indian state of Kerala.
Imran Khan elected as Pakistani premier
Pakistani legislators have elected former cricket star and long-time politician Imran Khan as the country’s next prime minister, in a step towards the country’s third civilian transfer of power.
Maybe next year for ‘ridiculously’ expensive military parade, says Trump
Donald Trump says he has cancelled plans for a Veterans Day military parade, citing the “ridiculously high” price tag.
Spain remembers terror attacks that killed 16 in Catalonia
Barcelona has marked the first anniversary of terror attacks that killed 16 people, against a backdrop of division over the Catalan region’s pursuit of independence from Spain.
Serb-Russian youth camp closed after outcry over military training for children
Police in Serbia have closed a summer youth camp organised by Russian and Serbian far-right groups on a mountain in the west of the country.
Trump cancels military parade, blaming costs on Washington officials
President Donald Trump has said he is cancelling his plans for a military parade through the streets of Washington because the price was “ridiculously high”.
Former US security leaders condemn Trump for pulling ex-CIA chief’s clearance
Former US security officials have issued scathing rebukes to Donald Trump for withdrawing a former spy chief’s security clearance in what they cast as an act of political vengeance.
US threatens more sanctions in Turkey crisis
Turkey and the US have exchanged new threats of sanctions, keeping alive a diplomatic and financial crisis threatening the economic stability of the Nato country.
Jill Janus, singer of the metal band Huntress, dies at 43
Jill Janus, lead singer of the heavy metal band Huntress, has died at age 43, her family and band said.
16 hurt as bus overturns on German motorway
A bus heading from Stockholm to Berlin has come off a major road in north-eastern Germany and overturned, authorities said.
Heavy equipment brought in to move rubble from Genoa bridge collapse
Excavators have begun clearing large sections of the collapsed highway bridge in the Italian city of Genoa in the search for people still missing three days after the deadly accident.
Hundreds evacuated from rooftops after India floods kill 164
Rescue workers have used helicopters and boats to evacuate hundreds of people stranded on rooftops following unprecedented flooding in the southern Indian state of Kerala.
Afghan president visits key city following Taliban raid
Afghan president Ashraf Ghani is visiting the embattled city of Ghazni, a week after the Taliban in a surprise attack managed to infiltrate deep into the key provincial capital and capture several areas.
Pentagon delays Trump’s military parade until at least 2019
The Veterans Day military parade ordered by President Donald Trump will not happen in 2018, the US Defence Department said.
Turkish finance chief tries to reassure investors on crisis
Turkey’s finance chief has tried to reassure thousands of international investors on a conference call, in which he pledged to fix the economic troubles that have seen the country spiral into a currency crisis.
Doctors and nurses take to streets in Venezuela protests
Riot police have blocked hundreds of doctors and nurses from marching to Venezuela’s presidential palace to protest against low pay and shortages of medical supplies amid the nation’s deepening crisis.
Remains found in US desert compound are those of missing boy
Human remains found at a New Mexico desert compound have been identified as those of a missing boy with severe disabilities.
Vatican condemns ‘criminal’ sex abuse in Pennsylvania
The Vatican has called the sex abuse described in a grand jury report in Pennsylvania “criminal and morally reprehensible”.
Media tells Donald Trump – we are not the enemy
Newspapers from across the United States have hit back against President Donald Trump’s attacks on “fake news” with a coordinated series of editorials speaking up for a free and vigorous press.
New Amnesty chief attacks ‘atrocity’ of family separations at US border
The new leader of Amnesty International has said the Trump administration’s separation of families at US borders is “one of the worst atrocities” the world has seen in a long time.
Former Indian prime minister Atal Vajpayee dies aged 93
Former Indian prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee has died after a prolonged illness at the age of 93.
Former CIA director: Trump worked with Russians and now he’s desperate
Former CIA director John Brennan has said Donald Trump removed his security clearance because his campaign colluded with the Russians to sway the 2016 election – and the US president is now desperate to end the special counsel’s investigation.
Was great white shark to blame for Cape Cod attack?
Massachusetts’ leading shark expert is trying to determine if the first person to be attacked in waters off the state since 2012 was bitten by a great white shark.
IS claims responsibility for suicide attack that killed 34 students
Islamic State has claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing that targeted a Shia area of the Afghan capital, killing 34 students.
20 people may still be missing after Italian bridge collapse
As many as 20 people could still be missing in the rubble of the collapsed Morandi Bridge in Genoa, the city’s chief prosecutor said.
Genoa disaster points to difficulties with ageing bridges
The bridge that collapsed in the Italian port city of Genoa was considered a feat of engineering innovation when it was built five decades ago, but it came to require constant maintenance over the years.
One of world’s top urban forests threatened by tiny beetle
One of the world’s largest urban forests is under threat from a tiny beetle.
Genoa bridge collapse survivors recall terror
Survivors of the Italian bridge collapse have described the moment the road fell away beneath them.
Media warns Trump: We are not the enemy
Newsrooms across the US are hitting back against President Donald Trump with a co-ordinated series of editorials condemning his attacks on “fake news” and suggesting that journalists are the enemy.
Judge rules women will face full trial over Kim Jong Nam murder
The murder trial against two women accused of the brazen assassination of the North Korean leader’s half-brother is to continue.