'Loud thud' as engine fails on biggest jumbo

A passenger flight from Paris to California was forced to make an emergency landing following "serious damage" to one of its four engines. http://ift.tt/2xSX3ty

Illegal referendum gets under way in Catalonia

An illegal referendum in the Spanish region of Catalonia is under way despite a massive effort by the Spanish central government to stop it. http://ift.tt/2x6dyhS

Jet's engine damage after 'tremendous bang'

A passenger flight from Paris to California was forced to make an emergency landing following "serious damage" to one of its four engines. http://ift.tt/2x682vC

Tens of thousands march for Irish abortion rights

Tens of thousands of people have marched through the streets of Dublin to call for a change to Ireland's strict abortion laws. http://ift.tt/2fEMkML

US in 'direct contact' with North Korea

The US is in "direct contact" with North Korea amid the nuclear stand-off between the two countries, secretary of state Rex Tillerson has said. http://ift.tt/2hCEwMg

Football fans hurt as stadium barrier collapses

At least 18 people have been hurt, three of them seriously, after a barrier collapsed at a football stadium in France. http://ift.tt/2x4nKwg

Blackmailer 'who poisoned baby food' arrested

A 53-year-old man had been arrested on suspicion of threatening to poison food in supermarkets unless he was paid more than €10m (£8.8m). http://ift.tt/2hCQS73

Johnson caught reciting 'inappropriate' poem

Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has been caught on camera in Myanmar reciting a colonial poem before being stopped by an ambassador. http://ift.tt/2xFv5Sz

Trump slams 'weak' leadership of Puerto Rico

Donald Trump has claimed that Puerto Rican leaders are "weak" and "want everything to be done for them" in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria. http://ift.tt/2hCQYeP

Catalan independence vote IT systems 'shut down'

Spain's foreign minister has insisted "there is no referendum" in Catalonia, as authorities claimed to have pulled the plug on the vote's IT systems. http://ift.tt/2fZLW8o

US health secretary quits over flights furore

Donald Trump's health secretary has quit after it emerged he had repeatedly used taxpayers' money to hire expensive chartered flights. http://ift.tt/2xRIlmD

Putin opponent Alexei Navalny detained

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been detained by police on his way to a political rally in Moscow. http://ift.tt/2fYwwBz

US pulls Cuba staff after mystery attacks

The US is pulling 60% of its staff out of Cuba and urging Americans not to visit the country after a series of targeted attacks injured its diplomats. http://ift.tt/2xHxY2M

Catalan voters ready to defy Madrid at polls

More than 60% of voters are expected to take part in Catalonia's independence referendum despite efforts to stop the vote, the region's vice president has said. http://ift.tt/2x0phDD

Man to face trial for alleged kidnap of model

Michal Herba will be extradited to Italy to face trial for allegedly kidnapping British model Chloe Ayling. http://ift.tt/2xLteej

Fears of radioactive water leak at Fukushima

Radioactively contaminated water from Japan's damaged Fukushima nuclear reactor may have leaked, according to the plant operator. http://ift.tt/2yM0JLF

Donkey tries to eat carrot-coloured supercar

A German court has ordered a hungry donkey's owners to pay damages to the driver of a carrot-coloured sports car after the animal tried to eat it. http://ift.tt/2ka4VSa

SpaceX: Anywhere on Earth in under an hour

SpaceX's designs for a rocket capable of interplanetary travel within our own solar system could also be used for transport here on Earth. http://ift.tt/2xKJTP0

Da Vinci may have drawn 'nude Mona Lisa'

A nude drawing that bears a remarkable likeness to the Mona Lisa may have been sketched by Leonardo da Vinci, French experts say. http://ift.tt/2xOLPXa

Man City's Sergio Aguero injured in car crash

Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero has been injured in a serious car crash in the Netherlands. http://ift.tt/2yxzrb7

At least 21 dead in Mumbai railway stampede

At least 21 people have been killed in a stampede at a railway station in the west coast city of Mumbai, Indian police say. http://ift.tt/2xP6mLk

Kellogg's boss to step down after seven years

Seven years in the same job represents a pretty good run for a chief executive these days. http://ift.tt/2ftDduB

How do you rebuild an island after a hurricane?

In the wake of Hurricane Maria and Hurricane Irma, the scale of devastation in the Caribbean is difficult to comprehend. http://ift.tt/2yatV1V

The messy reality of Catalonia's referendum

A chance for a fiercely independent people finally to express their right to self determination. http://ift.tt/2hANycs

'Scenes of carnage' if N Korea crisis escalates

Britain should disown the US if it launched a "preventative" attack against North Korea to stop it developing nuclear weapons, according to a leading military think tank. http://ift.tt/2yvHrcG

N Korea: 'lunatic' Trump exploiting dead student

North Korea has accused Donald Trump of exploiting the death of a US student jailed in Pyongyang, describing the President as an "old lunatic". http://ift.tt/2yvd4mL

120,000 people flee as volcano threatens to blow

More than 120,000 people have fled the area around Bali’s highest volcano amid fears it could erupt imminently. http://ift.tt/2yaywRL

Fake cancer cure blogger Belle Gibson is fined

A young woman who misled vulnerable people with claims she had cured cancer has been fined $410,000 (£240,000). http://ift.tt/2fsRLe3

British film-maker 'killed by IS in Syria'

A British film-maker is believed to have been killed by Islamic State in Syria. http://ift.tt/2ytRzml

Yazidi sex slaves vow revenge on IS captors

Former Yazidi sex slaves desperate for revenge have taken up arms and joined the forces fighting Islamic militants in Syria. http://ift.tt/2y8Mjsc

US and Russia to build first lunar space station

The US and Russia will work together on a NASA-led project to build the first lunar space station. http://ift.tt/2y8EhiK

Truck giant hit with £770m price-fixing fine

One of the world’s biggest truck manufacturers has been handed a €880m (£770m) fine by European regulators for involvement in a price-fixing cartel. http://ift.tt/2hxMMgg

Banker appeals life sentence for killing women

A British banker who was jailed for life for the gruesome murders of two women he tortured in his luxury apartment is planning to appeal. http://ift.tt/2xvWBSx

Work begins on Trump's Mexico wall

Government contractors have started to build prototypes of President Trump's proposed border wall with Mexico. http://ift.tt/2xFiJcf

Belching volcano may erupt at any moment

A belching volcano on an island in the Pacific nation of Vanuatu has forced more than 7,000 people to flee their homes as it threatens to erupt. http://ift.tt/2xExH2c

N Korea 'tortured' and 'destroyed' US student

The parents of a US student who died after being jailed in North Korea say their son was "systematically tortured" and "destroyed" by the authoritarian regime. http://ift.tt/2k1IVZV

Rapper Young Dolph shot second time this year

Young Dolph is in hospital after being shot for the second time in less than a year. http://ift.tt/2xEnjaE

Crackdown on Catalonia referendum officials

Spain has ordered Catalan police to clamp down on officials facilitating a contested independence referendum on Sunday. http://ift.tt/2xzgMfT

Trump: US ready for N Korea 'military option'

Donald Trump says the US is fully prepared to take the "military option" to deal with North Korea. http://ift.tt/2fwMNR8

Saudi Arabia to allow women to drive

Saudi Arabia's King Salman has issued a Royal decree granting women in the Kingdom driving licences, state media has reported. http://ift.tt/2wiyumj

Ireland to hold referendum on abortion laws

Ireland is to hold a referendum on whether to scrap its ban on abortion, Prime Minister Leo Varadkar has announced. http://ift.tt/2hx3LvH

Macron says UK could be part of reformed EU

Emmanuel Macron has signalled Britain could be part of a reformed European Union after Brexit. http://ift.tt/2xyD7Kt

Ivanka and other Trump advisers 'used private email'

Ivanka Trump used a private email address to discuss White House business while working as an adviser to her father, reports say. http://ift.tt/2fxc9yr

Saudi official sacked over pic of Yoda with King

An education official has reportedly been sacked after a photo showing Yoda from the Star Wars films next to the Saudi king made it into school textbooks. http://ift.tt/2xJoO7T

Palestinian kills three Israelis on West Bank

Four people, including the gunman, have died after a Palestinian man opened fire on Israeli security personnel at the entrance to a West Bank settlement. http://ift.tt/2fvXtiL

'Great anger': Trump praises booing of NFL stars

Donald Trump has praised fans who booed the Dallas Cowboys for kneeling before the national anthem, lauding their "great anger". http://ift.tt/2xIvnrk

Watch: Woman bundled into car in suspected kidnap

Footage has emerged of the moment a woman is grabbed and bundled into a car in an apparent kidnapping in Los Angeles. http://ift.tt/2xIrHWJ

Farage slams 'violent left-wing protesters'

Nigel Farage has slammed "violent left-wing protesters" as he campaigned for a US political candidate who once said "homosexual conduct" should be illegal. http://ift.tt/2y4q9XP

Bali volcano activity 'greater than ever'

Bali's highest volcano is showing "greater than ever" seismic activity with hundreds of tremors recorded daily, authorities have said, signalling that eruption could be imminent. http://ift.tt/2fNXpYC

Russia: US approach to N Korea is a 'dead end'

Russia has warned against military conflict on the Korean peninsula - saying it would lead to "catastrophic consequences". http://ift.tt/2fwfTjw