UK parliament vote on Brexit deal to go ahead on Tuesday: minister

British junior Brexit minister Kwasi Kwarteng said on Sunday that parliament's vote on Prime Minister Theresa May's deal for leaving the European Union would go ahead on Tuesday, after a newspaper reported it was likely to be postponed.

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Catholic Church beatifies 19 Christians in Algeria

The Roman Catholic Church in Algeria has beatified 19 Christians killed in a civil war in the 1990s including seven Trappist monks who were beheaded at their monastery by Islamist militants.

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U.S. wants to continue support for Saudi-led coalition in Yemen

The United States wants to continue support to the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen's war and will remain engaged in efforts to combat Iranian influence and Islamist militancy in the Arab state, a State Department official said on Sunday.

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Yellow vest protests: France's Édouard Philippe seeks 'unity' after unrest

Édouard Philippe renews calls for dialogue after a fourth Saturday of protests marred by violence.

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Trump chief of staff John Kelly to leave White House job

The announcement comes after persistent reports that Mr Kelly was under pressure to go.

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Joao de Deus: Brazil 'spiritual healer' accused of sex abuse

Twelve women say self-styled spiritual healer "Joao of God" abused them at his clinic near Brasilia.

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NZ police find body in backpacker search

Officers in New Zealand have been searching for 22-year-old British tourist Grace Millane.

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Climate change: COP24 fails to adopt key scientific report

A major climate conference in Poland has failed to adopt a key report after a dispute over a form of words.

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Armenia leader Nikol Pashinyan holds test snap election

Acting PM Nikol Pashinyan, who led April's peaceful "Velvet Revolution", hopes to cement its gains.

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Gypsy Girl: Missing mosaic pieces returned to Turkey

Fragments of the ancient Gypsy Girl mosaic given back by a US university go on show at a museum.

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Lyudmila Alexeyeva: Russian human rights activist dies aged 91

Prominent Russian human rights activist Lyudmila Alexeyeva died in a Moscow hospital.

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Priyanka Chopra: US writer sorry for 'scam artist' comment

Mariah Smith apologises for calling the Bollywood actress a "scam artist", which outraged Indians.

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Algeria beatifications are first in a Muslim nation

The first such ceremony in a Muslim nation was for 19 Catholics killed in Algeria's civil war.

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Climate change: Why are governments taking so long to take action?

Governments are taking too long to tackle climate change and here's why.

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Coloured wedding dresses are on trend: Designer Ogake Mosomi

Abandoning white gowns means women can wear them more than once, says Kenyan designer Ogake Mosomi.

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Yellow vest movement: Hundreds arrested

Protesters have taken to the streets of Paris for another weekend of demonstrations. Some clashed with police.

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Gilets jaunes: Are nationalists infiltrating the 'yellow vests'?

Protesters from all sides of the French political spectrum have found a home in the "yellow vest" movement.

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Cherrie: I'm not 100% Swedish or Somali

Hip hop star Cherrie talks success and identity as a black woman of Somali heritage in Scandinavia.

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I helped send my adoptive father to jail for 5,000 years

Thirty-six years after surviving a massacre, Ramiro Osorio Cristales testified last month against one of the killers - the man who raised him.

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Acquitted of blasphemy and living in fear in Pakistan

No blasphemy convict has been executed in Pakistan, but dozens have reportedly been killed by mobs.

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How the star of Facebook's Sheryl Sandberg dimmed

Facebook is in crisis. And the firm's chief operating officer, once the golden girl, is taking the heat.

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My strange experience of teaching Saudi prince

Luxury cars, walkie-talkies and royal protocols - BBC man recalls teaching the Saudi crown prince.

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Uganda party cruise tragedy: ‘Too drunk to balance the boat’

Six survivors speak about how a day of revelry turned into tragedy as a party boat sank 200m from the shore.

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Storm hits Carolinas and officials warn of potential widespread power outages

A winter storm brought snowfall and freezing rain to North and South Carolina on Saturday, creating hazardous conditions on roads and threatening to leave hundreds of thousands of people without power, officials said.

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U.S. appeals court will not restore Trump asylum order

A U.S. appeals court handed President Donald Trump a defeat on Friday when it refused to allow his order barring asylum for immigrants who enter the country illegally to take effect, while a court challenge proceeds.

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Rioting Engulfs Paris as Anger Grows Over High French Taxes

The rumble of armored police trucks and the hiss of tear gas filled central Paris on Saturday, as French riot police fought to contain thousands of yellow-vested protesters venting their anger against the government in a movement that has grown more violent by the week.

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Battle of Wills: Tiny Order of French Nuns Takes on Vatican

The Vatican has an unusual dilemma on its hands after nearly all the nuns in a tiny French religious order threatened to renounce their vows rather than accept the Holy See’s decision to remove their superior.

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Armenians vote in election testing revolution's power shift

Armenians began voting in an early parliamentary election as acting prime minister Nikol Pashinyan sought a stronger mandate, having been elected by lawmakers to the post in May following a peaceful revolution earlier this year.

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Body found in search for British tourist in New Zealand

New Zealand police said on Sunday that they believe they found the body of a missing 22-year-old British woman after charging a 26-year-old man with her murder.

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U.S. opposes ditching support for Saudi-led coalition in Yemen: official

The United States strongly opposes discontinuing support to the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen's war and will remain engaged in efforts to combat Iranian influence and Islamist militancy in the Arab state, a State Department official said on Sunday.

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Future Yemen should hold no Iranian-backed threat: U.S. official

The United States believes that the Yemen that emerges from civil war should not contain any Iranian-backed threat to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, a U.S. State Department official told a conference in Abu Dhabi on Sunday.

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Hindu monks, activists rally in New Delhi demanding Ayodhya temple

Thousands of Hindu monks and activists linked to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Hindu nationalist party gathered in the Indian capital New Delhi on Sunday to urge the government to build a temple at the ruins of a 16th century mosque.

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China urges Canada to free Huawei CFO or face consequences

China warned Canada on Saturday that there would be severe consequences if it did not immediately release Huawei Technologies Co Ltd's [HWT.UL] chief financial officer, calling the case "extremely nasty".

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Saudi Arabia hosts GCC summit amid Qatar tensions, Khashoggi crisis

The Gulf Cooperation Council's (GCC) annual summit was set to open in Riyadh on Sunday, with regional unity imperiled by a bitter row with Qatar and the host, Saudi Arabia, facing a diplomatic crisis over the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

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Australia urges Thailand to release refugee Bahrain footballer

Australia's Foreign Minister Marise Payne has urged Thai authorities on Sunday to release a footballer who holds a refugee status in Australia and who has been detained in Bangkok since late November.

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