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Crime rate sours in Venezuela   Rising crime rate is one of the many challenges being faced by Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, who won his second six-year term in office in a disputed election on Sunday. Venezuelan...

70th Edinburgh Festival underway   Scotland's capital has been transformed into a giant interactive backdrop – casting visitors in the centre of an audiovisual art installation. Music and performance arts are taking centre stage in Scotland's capital....

Trump tells Russia to 'get ready' for a missile attack   US President Donald Trump said "missiles will be coming" after Russia said it will shoot down missiles fired at Syria. US President Donald Trump at the...

Climb If You Dare: 5 Most Dangerous Mountains on Earth by Dale Harris   Mountaineering is a fun outdoor activity, but not something that all people can attempt. However, if you’re a true climber, nothing is fulfilling...

Bill Cosby: 'Please don't put me on #MeToo'   Molly Redden in New York   Actor makes flippant remark to journalist during dinner in Philadelphia. Retrial scheduled to begin 2 April after July trial ended in hung jury. Bill...

Mark Zuckerberg on Charlottesville: Facebook will remove violent threats Julia Carrie Wong   CEO says Facebook is ‘watching closely’ and will ‘take down threats of physical harm’, joining raft of tech companies purging white nationalists and...

Venezuela's presidential election candidates   Venezuela's mainstream opposition is boycotting the election and two of their most popular leaders are barred from standing. Here's a look at the three candidates that are running in Sunday's vote. leading...

Saudi crown prince pledges to 'end extremism very soon' By Alan McGuinness   Mohammed bin Salman says Saudi Arabia is returning to being a nation of "moderate Islam...open to all religions and to the world". Saudi Arabia's crown...

The rainbow’s not over – it’s the style symbol of the season   Lauren Cochrane   From phone cases to Gucci flatforms and cakes to Vans sweatshirts, this multi-coloured shot of magic and LGBT freedom is a visual...

Macedonian president says won't sign name deal with Greece   Djorge Ivanov said Macedonia's possible future membership of the EU and NATO was not sufficient excuse to sign such a "bad agreement" with Greece under which...

Stress of Trump era harms Americans’ psychological health Psychologists find a marked increase in stress in early 2017, as Americans struggle to cope with rumors of looming war, an uncertain political future, and a deep...

Catalonia expected to declare independence on Monday   Catalan lawmakers announce that they will officially start secession from Spain next week, defying warnings from the country's king that national stability was in danger. Catalonia will move on...

Jérôme Hamon: Frenchman gets 'third face' in new transplant   https://youtu.be/3xYFFDlLUDc Mr Hamon is still recovering in hospital in Paris after the January transplant The first person in the world to receive two facial transplants says he is...

Protests on Nicaragua's Mother's Day turn deadly By Daniel Silva Fernandez and Flora Charner, CNN Anti-government protesters build a barricade to defend the march in support of "the Mothers of April" -- whose children died in...

Cholera outbreak kills 12 in northeast Nigeria – health officials   A woman takes an oral cholera vaccine in a hospital. But cholera vaccines are not always effective and never long lasting. (Reuters) A cholera outbreak has...

Space junk problem alarms NASA Scientists say if left unaddressed, space debris could make parts of Earth's orbit partially or even completely unusable, which would pose problems for the satellites we rely on every day. The...

Robots will not lead to fewer jobs – but the hollowing out of the middle class Larry Elliott   Weak wage growth could already be a sign automation creating economy in which small number of very...

10 of the best small islands in Croatia Kathryn Tomasetti   These Adriatic islets, many sparsely populated and little visited, are perfect for boat rides, great walking trails, lovely beaches and the odd bit of culture. Lopud An hour’s...

British Virgin Islands brave two storms in two weeks: 'Maria destroyed most of what was left' Alex Dick-Read in Great Mountain, British Virgin Islands Residents of the tiny British territory begin to pick up the pieces...

Masako Wakamiya: One of the world's oldest iPhone app developers   An 82-year-old Japanese woman launches her own iPhone app after only starting to use computers at 60. Masako Wakamiya, 82,  became one of the world's oldest iPhone...

At least 26 killed in Texas church massacre, many more wounded; gunman identified At least 26 people are feared dead in Texas after a gunman identified as 26-year-old Devin Kelley opened fire in a church...

Venezuelans suffer as economic crisis worsens   Venezuelans are suffering as the economic crisis in the country worsens. Many are depending on relatives who are providing them with funds from abroad. People cross the Colombian-Venezuelan border over...

It's Raining...Gold? Russian plane spills $368 million in gold and jewels all over Siberia Coleman Bentley   If you're having a sh*t day, take heart. No matter what you're going through, at least you're not the pilot of...

Parkland school cop ‘never went in’ during the shooting. There were other failures, too. By Charles Rabin, Carli Teproff, Nicholas Nehamas And David Ovalle     VIDEO: Broward Sheriff Scott Israel said Thursday the school resource officer stationed...