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Seven militants sentenced to death over Bangladesh cafe massacre
A special tribunal in Bangladesh has sentenced seven members of a banned militant group to death for their involvement in an attack on a Dhaka cafe that killed more than 20 people.
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'He had a magic about him on the rock': Free solo climber plunges to his death'He had a magic about him on the rock': Free solo climber plunges to his death

An acclaimed free solo climber has died after falling 300m while trying to descend a cliff face in Mexico.

American climber Brad Gobright, 31, was abseiling down a cliff with Aidan Jacobson, 26, in El Potrero Chico, a popular climbing destination.

Both men fell as they made their descent, but Mr Jacobson escaped with an ankle injury while Mr

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Apple has been condemned for listing Crimea as part of Russian territory in its mapping and weather apps.

The region was controversially annexed by Russia in 2014 but is still recognised by the majority of nations as part of Ukraine.

When viewed from Russia, the peninsula is now shown as Russian territory on Apple Maps and the Weather app.

Apple criticised for listing Crimea as Russian territory on its apps
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Fortnum - Mason (F-M), the luxury grocer, has admitted a challenging opening for its first overseas store while revealing another year of record sales.

The 312-year old firm, which has grown substantially from its flagship base in London's Piccadilly since the last recession, said the first five days of sales in Hong Kong came in more than

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President Donald Trump has made his first trip to Afghanistan during a surprise Thanksgiving visit where he announced peace talks with the Taliban have restarted.

He spent about two-and-a-half hours on the ground at Bagram Airfield where he thanked US troops, served them turkey and sat down for a meal, as well as meeting President Ashraf Ghani.

Mr

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Hungary has reportedly pulled out of the Eurovision Song Contest amid speculation the competition is "too gay" for the country's right-wing government.

While Hungary's state broadcaster has not given an official reason for withdrawing from the competition, it follows the launch of measures by Prime Minister Viktor Orban's government earlier this

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