The world's first sperm bank for HIV-positive donors has launched in New Zealand, aiming to fight stigma surrounding the illness. Three HIV-positive men have already signed up to donate - all of whom have an undetectable viral load. This means virus levels in their blood are so

Indian ride-sharing firm Ola has begun signing up drivers in London ahead of plans to launch services in the capital "in the coming weeks". It comes days after rival Uber was denied a new licence to operate in London after repeated safety failures. Ola, which already operates in the

The US will legally designate Mexican drug cartels as terrorist groups, President Donald Trump says. The move would enable a wider scope of US action. Mr Trump also said he had told Mexico the US was ready to "go in and clear out" the cartels. In response Mexico's foreign

The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) successfully injected Cartosat-3, an earth observation satellite, and 13 nanosatellites from US companies in precise orbits on Wednesday, in the first launch after the Chandrayaan-2 mission, and got a pat on its back from Prime Minister

Congress has invited US President Donald Trump to its first impeachment hearing on 4 December. Jerrold Nadler, the Democratic chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, said Mr Trump could either attend or "stop complaining about the process". If he does attend, the president would

Thirteen French soldiers were killed when two helicopters collided during an operation against jihadists in Mali, the French president's office said. Monday's accident is one of the worst losses of life for the French military in decades. French President Emmanuel Macron

Several people were injured when a grenade thrown by terrorists exploded near one of the gates of Kashmir University in Srinagar, news agency Press Trust of India reported. The people were standing near Sir Syed gate of Kashmir University when the grenade attack happened this

A 6.4 magnitude earthquake has hit Albania, bringing down buildings and leaving people trapped under rubble. At least six people have died. One man died after jumping from a window in panic, a defence ministry spokeswoman confirmed. The quake hit 34 km (21 miles) northwest of the

Officials in one Indonesian city have hatched a plan to wean children off smartphones – by giving them their own fluffy chicks to raise. Around 2,000 four-day-old chicks will be handed out to pupils at elementary and junior high schools in Bandung in the coming weeks in an attempt to

Burglars have stolen three diamond jewellery sets from one of Europe's largest treasure collections - the Dresden Green Vault in eastern Germany. The sets consist of 37 parts each, and the thieves may try to break them up. Dresden police and museum officials say they are still

Atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases once again reached new highs in 2018. The  World Meteorological Organization (WMO) says the increase in CO2 was just above the average rise recorded over the last decade. Levels of other warming gases, such as

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison says allegations of a plot to plant a Chinese spy in Canberra's parliament are "deeply disturbing". The allegations - first aired by local network Nine - assert that a suspected Chinese espionage ring approached a Chinese-Australian man to

Billionaire former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has officially announced he is standing to be the Democratic Party presidential nominee. In a statement, the 77-year-old said he was standing "to defeat Donald Trump and rebuild America". "The stakes could not be higher. We must

US Defence Secretary Mark Esper has fired Navy chief Richard Spencer over his handling of the case of a Navy Seal demoted for misconduct. The case of Edward Gallagher, who was convicted for posing with a corpse, had sparked tensions between President Donald Trump and military

Pro-democracy candidates buoyed by months of street protests in Hong Kong won a stunning victory in local elections on Sunday, as record numbers voted in a vivid expression of the city’s aspirations and its anger with the Chinese government. It was a pointed rebuke of Beijing and its

At least 24 people have died after a passenger plane crashed into houses in Goma city in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, local officials say. Residents on the ground, including four family members, were among the victims. The small aircraft went down in the Mapendo

Colombia's President Iván Duque has said security forces will remain on the streets to maintain order, as protests continued for a third day. The anti-government demonstrations erupted on Thursday, when more than 250,000 marched in a national strike. They started peacefully but

At least 29 people have died in landslides caused by severe weather in West Pokot county, Kenya. The landslides, affecting the villages of Nyarkulian and Parua, were reportedly caused by heavy rains. Officials say the villages have been cut off by flooded roads and at least one

There has been high early turnout as voters surged to the polls for Hong Kong's district council elections. Pro-democracy protest groups hope the vote will send a message to the Chinese government after five months of unrest. Long queues formed outside polling stations amid

At least 24 people are reported to have died in landslides caused by severe weather in West Pokot county, Kenya. Officials told local media that the bodies of at least 12 people, including seven children, were recovered on Saturday. The landslides, affecting the villages of