Patria y Vida: Cuba's rap battle with dissidents

A viral YouTube rap and reggaeton hit called 'Patria y Vida' - 'Fatherland and Life' - has angered Cuba's communist-run government.


Flash floods in Indonesia and Timor Leste kill more than 50

Torrential rain sparked widespread destruction in eastern Indonesia and neighbouring Timor Leste.


Bernard Tapie: French tycoon and wife attacked in home

The former Adidas owner and his wife were tied up and assaulted by burglars at their estate near Paris.


Jordan accuses Prince Hamzah of plot to destabilise kingdom

The king's half-brother sought to mobilise tribal leaders against the government, the deputy PM says.


Taiwan train crash: Lorry boss offers 'deep remorse'

Some 50 people died in Friday's crash, which was caused by a vehicle slipping onto the tracks.


Florida declares state of emergency over toxic wastewater leak

More than 300 homes in the Tampa Bay area have been ordered to be evacuated.


India Covid: Maharashtra state to see curfew and weekend lockdown

On Sunday the state recorded more than half of India's 93,249 new cases.


Egypt mummies: Parade transports remains of pharaohs

Amid fanfare, 18 kings and four queens were transported on custom-made vehicles designed to minimise vibration.


Long lost pen pals reunited after 70 years

Jim Johnston from Belfast tracked down his American pen pal seven decades after losing touch.


Covid-19: France enters third national lockdown amid ICU surge

The measures come as Europe battles a third wave of the pandemic and delays in its vaccine rollout.