Germany shooting: 2,200 people watched on Twitch

Image copyright Getty Images About 2,200 people watched a gunman's video of his attack outside a synagogue in Germany before it was removed from video-streaming site Twitch. Twitch, which is owned by retail giant Amazon,…

Bangladesh student beaten for hours before death

Image copyright ABRAR FAHAD/FACEBOOK Image caption Abrar Fahad was attacked in his dormitory days after posting criticism of the government A Bangladeshi undergraduate student killed in his dormitory on Sunday days after criticising the government…

Tunisian presidential candidate released from jail

Image copyright AFP Image caption Nabil Karoui was greeted by cheering supporters in Tunis following his release A Tunisian court has released a presidential candidate days before he is due to stand in Sunday's second…

Mass power cut in California to prevent wildfires

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption A huge wildfire killed 86 people in Paradise, California, last year A power company is cutting electricity to around 800,000 homes, businesses and other locations in Northern California, in…

Russian trolls chief target was black US voters

Image copyright Computational Propaganda Research Project Image caption One bogus posts featured an image of Eric Garner, who died after a policeman put him in a chokehold in 2014 A Senate inquiry has concluded that…

Four maps explaining Turkeys offensive in Syria

Image copyright Reuters Turkey has launched a military operation against Kurdish-led forces in north-eastern Syria, days after US troops pulled back from the border. These maps help explain the offensive and its potential consequences. Majority-Kurdish…