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Image copyrightGETTY IMAGESImage captionThe fire destroyed one of the historic market’s two halls A fire ripped through the historic Iron Market in Haiti’s capital Port-au-Prince on Monday night, destroying one of the city’s major tourist attractions. The Marche en Fer, or Iron Market, had been rebuilt following the 2010 Haiti earthquake. The building also sufferedContinue reading “Haiti’s historic Port-au-Prince Iron Market ravaged by fire”

Image copyrightPERUVIAN INTERIOR MINISTRYImage captionAlexander Delgado said he just wanted to see his mother Authorities in Peru have recaptured a prisoner more than a year after he escaped from jail by leaving his twin brother in his place. Alexander Delgado had been serving a 16-year sentence for child sexual abuse and robbery in a prisonContinue reading “Peru jail twin who switched with brother is recaptured”

Image copyrightAFPImage captionMartin Schulz said his resignation could help the SPD renew itself The head of Germany’s Social Democrats (SPD), Martin Schulz, has resigned to ease preparations for a coalition government with Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives. Mr Schulz said he was handing over to a left-winger, Andrea Nahles, with immediate effect. However, SPD members haveContinue reading “Germany coalition: SPD leader Martin Schulz resigns”

Image copyrightVIRGIN / EMIImage captionMetallica (L-R): Kirk Hammett, Lars Ulrich, Robert Trujillo and James Hetfield Heavy metal pioneers Metallica are being honoured with Sweden’s Polar Prize, one of the most prestigious awards in music. The band, best known for 1991’s Black Album, redefined the sound of metal with a tougher, faster and more abrasive take onContinue reading “Metallica to get ‘Nobel Prize of music’”

Image copyrightAFPImage captionCape Town’s dams are now just 24.9% full South Africa has declared the drought which has seen Cape Town hurtling towards “Day Zero” a national disaster. The government made the announcement after reassessing the “magnitude and severity” of the three-year drought. It has badly affected three of the country’s nine provinces. The decisionContinue reading “Cape Town drought declared a ‘national disaster’”

Image captionBaby Angel spent the first five months of her life in a private clinic A mother has spoken of her relief after a private clinic in Gabon finally released her baby, who was held for months over an unpaid medical bill. Baby Angel’s mother told the BBC her milk had run dry after beingContinue reading “Gabon: Baby freed after hospital bill paid”

Media caption‘Access to secret information should be limited’ A US spy chief has warned that presidential aides with interim security clearances should have “limited” access to secret information. US Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats said the clearance process was “broken” and needs to be reformed. He was responding to a question about former White HouseContinue reading “Spy chief warns on Trump aides’ clearance”

Image copyrightEPA The European Union economy grew at its fastest pace in a decade last year, figures from the EU statistics office Eurostat have confirmed. The 28-strong EU expanded by 2.5% in 2017, its strongest performance since 2007, when it grew by 2.7%. In the final three months both the EU and the 19-nation eurozoneContinue reading “European Union grows at fastest pace for 10 years”

Image copyrightAFPImage captionMr Macron reiterated his stance that chemical weapons use in Syria is a “red line” French President Emmanuel Macron has threatened to “strike” Syria if proof emerges that its government is using chemical weapons against civilians. “We will strike the place where these launches are made or where they are organised,” he toldContinue reading “France’s Macron threatens Syria strikes if chemical weapon use proven”

Image copyrightEPAImage captionPeruvian Foreign Minister Cayetana Aljowin said President Maduro would not be welcome at the Summit of the Americas Peruvian President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski has said that Venezuela’s leader Nicolás Maduro is “not welcome” at a regional summit to be held in the Peruvian capital, Lima, in April. Just last week, Venezuelan officials hadContinue reading “Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro ‘not welcome’ in Peru”