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N Korea threatens ‘physical response’ to US-South Korea anti-missile system
North Korea has threatened a "physical response" after the US and South Korea announced an agreement to deploy an advanced missile defence system.
The Terminal...
Lionel Messi handed jail term in Spain for tax fraud
In Picture:Â Lionel Messi, left, in court with his father in June
Argentina and Barcelona footballer Lionel Messi has been sentenced to 21 months in prison...
Kim Jong-un’s ‘weight problem’ and the pitfalls of spy briefings
In Picture:Â Kim Jong-un has noticeably gained weight since he took power, but this has led to a chain of speculation (left in May 2016,...
Lionel Messi ‘retires’ from international football
Argentina and Barcelona forward Lionel Messi retired from international duty after missing in a penalty shootout as Chile won the Copa America final.
June 27,...
Euro 2016: Cristiano Ronaldo throws reporter’s microphone into lake
June 23, 2016:Â The journalist who had his microphone thrown in a lake by Cristiano Ronaldo believes negative press might have been the reason for...
Solar plane completes Atlantic crossing
The zero-fuel aeroplane, Solar Impulse, has landed in Spain, completing the Atlantic leg of its historic bid to circumnavigate the globe.
June 23, 2016:Â The landing...
China builds world’s most powerful computer
A new supercomputer from China has topped the latest list of the world's most powerful machines.
June 20, 2016: The 93 petaflop Sunway TaihuLight is...
Mars crater named after Nepal quake village Langtang
A crater on Mars has been named after one of the villages worst hit by the 2015 earthquake in Nepal.
June 18, 2016:Â At least 215...
Teaching slum girls and female refugees to believe in themselves
June 17, 2016 :Two-thirds of the world's illiterate population is female.
And the 17 million girls who are not in education, according to Unesco, are...
EgyptAir crash: Wreckage found in Mediterranean
Wreckage of the EgyptAir flight that went missing over the Mediterranean last month has been found, Egyptian investigators say.
A statement said "several main locations...
The secret life of a transgender airman
June, 15, 2016: Transgender people are banned from serving in the US armed forces, yet an estimated 12,800 do, the vast majority in secret....
The cleanest village in India
Mawlynnong,June 15, 2016: In eastern India’s Mawlynnong village, tidying up is a ritual that everyone – from tiny toddlers to toothless grannies – takes...
A tiny country of creative geniuses
Scotland has long been at the forefront of innovation, drawing on a unique combination of practicality and creativity.
Scotland, June 15, 2016:Â The first time I...
How one woman overcame tragedy and made millions
Singapore, June 13, 2016 :Jocelyn Chng's voice softens considerably when she describes her poverty-stricken childhood in 1970s Singapore.
Her parents had lost their jobs when...
Euro 2016: Marseille clashes leave Britons in hospital
France, June 12, 2016:
A number of British people are in hospital in France, the UK's ambassador has said following a series of clashes between...
Beijing to probe running tracks after reports children suffered nosebleeds
Beijing, June 10, 2016:
Beijing authorities have ordered the inspection of all school running tracks and synthetic sports fields in the Chinese capital, state media...
No internet for Singapore public servants
Public servants in Singapore will be blocked from accessing the internet on work computers from May next year.
Singapore, June 9, 2016:Â The moves aims to...
Japan protests to China over ship in disputed waters
Japan has lodged a protest with the Chinese ambassador in Tokyo, after a Chinese ship sailed close to contested islands in the East China...
US election 2016: Clinton hails ‘milestone for women’
Hillary Clinton has thanked her supporters for helping her reach a historic moment for women - the US Democratic nomination for president.
USA, June 8,...
Richard Huckle: Malaysians deplore ‘devil that hid in the church’
Malaysia, June7, 2016:
News of British national Richard Huckle's rape and abuse of children in Malaysia over eight years has elicited disgust, anger and despair...
Hillary Clinton ‘secures Democratic nomination’ – AP
June 7 , 2016:
Hillary Clinton has clinched the Democratic nomination for US president after reaching the required number of delegates, an AP tally...
US journalist and translator killed in Afghan ambush
In Picture:Â David Gilkey had won a series of awards for his reporting around the world
Kabul, June 6, 2016:Â David Gilkey of National Public Radio (NPR)...
The India-Pakistan masterpiece that fell through the cracks
In Picture:Â The only professional actor in the film, Tripti Mitra, was a well-known Indian theatre actor
June 5, 2016: A 1958 Pakistani film, considered by...
