INTERNATIONAL

At least 14 people have been killed after a bus carrying foreign students crashed on a Spanish motorway between the cities of Barcelona and Valencia. Most of the 57 people on board the bus were students on the Erasmus programme who were returning to Barcelona after a trip to a fireworks festival. Photographs from the scene show a white roofed ...

There’s one topic off limits when interviewing Arnold Schwarzenegger: Donald Trump. The former Governor of California walked off-set during an interview on Australia’s “Weekend Sunrise” program Saturday morning after being asked to opine on possible Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. “This is an interview that I only do about fitness and health, not about politics or my relationships,” Schwarzenegger told ...

The Islamic State (IS) group has claimed responsibility for an attack that killed at least 13 policemen in Egypt’s restive Sinai Peninsula. A mortar attack hit a checkpoint in the city of El-Arish, officials said. But the group claimed a suicide bomber blew up a car with explosives at the checkpoint, which it then raided. Jihadist militants have killed hundreds ...

A passenger jet has crashed in the southern Russian city of Rostov-on-Don killing all 55 passengers and seven crew on board, officials say. The FlyDubai Boeing 737-800, coming from Dubai, missed the runway as it attempted to land at 03:50 local time (00:50 GMT) on Saturday. It is not clear what caused the crash but poor visibility and high winds ...

A lion has attacked an elderly man in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, after straying from a nearby national park. The animal became agitated with people hooting their horns and taking selfies, a wildlife official said. The lion has returned to the park and the 63-year-old man is in hospital, Paul Udoto, spokesman for the Kenya Wildlife Service said. The city was ...

EU leaders are holding talks with Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu in Brussels in an attempt to reach a deal over the migrant crisis. An EU proposal would see Turkey offered financial aid and political concessions in return for taking back all migrants travelling to Greece. EU leaders have watered down the incentives and correspondents say it is unclear if ...

EU leaders have agreed a joint position to put to Turkey in an attempt to reach a deal over the migrant crisis, Luxembourg’s prime minister says. Xavier Bettel said the common EU position would be put to Turkish PM Ahmet Davutoglu on Friday morning. The proposed deal would see all migrants travelling to Greece from Turkey sent back. In return ...

The US says the Islamic State (IS) group has committed genocide against Yazidis, Christians and Shia Muslims. US Secretary of State John Kerry said IS was “genocidal by self-proclamation, by ideology and by actions”. He also said the group was responsible for crimes against humanity and ethnic cleansing in areas it controls in Syria and Iraq. “Naming these crimes is ...

EU leaders are to meet to try to finalise a deal with Turkey to help ease the migrant crisis. European Council President Donald Tusk admits a “catalogue of issues” in the way of an agreement remains unresolved. Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu is due to join the summit on Friday. The proposed plan would see all migrants arriving in Greece ...

President Barack Obama has announced he is nominating veteran appeals court judge Merrick Garland to be the next US Supreme Court Justice. The Supreme Court vacancy follows the death of Antonin Scalia last month. Judge Garland, 63, is viewed as a moderate and has won praise from senior Republican figures. The appointment has to be ratified by the Senate, but ...