Comey memos detailing conversations of Trump meetings published
Detailed notes by former FBI director James Comey documenting his conversations with US President Donald Trump have been published.
The memos cover Mr Trump's concerns about a lurid intelligence dossier and also go into the president's relationship with the then National Security Advisor, Michael Flynn.
Mr Trump said the published memos cleared him of wrongdoing.
The partially redacted notes were handed to Congress on Thursday.
They were requested by three Republican committee chairmen - Devin Nunes, Robert Goodlatte and Trey Gowdy - last week in the belief that their contents would prove allegations that Mr Trump had sought to obstruct justice were wrong.
Pyongyang calling: North and South Korean leaders get hotline as stage set for summit
Officials prepare for greeting on live TV between Kim Jong-un and Moon Jae-in, the first such event in more than a decade
A hotline between the leaders of North and South Korea goes live on Friday as they prepare for next week’s historic summit on the border that has separated their countries for more than six decades.
As preparations for their meeting gather pace, South Korean media reported that the North’s leader, Kim Jong-un, and the South Korean president, Moon Jae-in, would talk over the phone before they meet next Friday.
The summit will take place on the southern side of the demilitarised zone, a heavily armed strip of land that that has divided the peninsula since hostilities in the Korean war ended in 1953.Repeal the Eighth: Latest updates on Ireland’s abortion referendum
All the latest news and discussion ahead of Ireland's vote on 25 May which could lift the country's ban on abortion
Ireland goes to the polls on Friday 25 May to vote in a referendum that could end the country’s ban on abortion. Voters will be asked if they want to repeal the eighth amendment of the country’s constitution, which recognises the equal right to life of both mother and unborn child, effectively banning terminations.
This amendment has been in place since 1983, and the campaign to repeal it has rapidly picked up steam in recent years, spurred on by cases such as the death of Savita Halappanavar in 2012.
If the amendment is repealed, it will allow for the Irish government to legislate on abortion as they see fit, most likely up to 12 weeks. The two biggest parties in the country, Fine Gael and Fianna Fail, are allowing members to take a free position on the issue, while Sinn Fein and Labour are officially backing a Yes vote.
Bangladesh blogger: the wrath of a father demanding justice for his son's murder
For three years Ajoy Roy has been waiting for answers in the murder case of his son Avijit. Well-known blogger Avijit Roy was hacked to death by radical Islamists in Dhaka in 2015. To date, no lawsuit has been concluded.
Breathing is causing Ajoy Roy difficulties. His ailing health ties him more and more to his own four walls. "I'm angry and hurt, but I'm also a very patient person who can handle a shock with dignity," says Ajoy Roy in a firm voice during a meeting with DW. "Sometimes I cannot hold back tears," he adds a little later. "After all, I am his father. And when I look at my son's pictures, I always ask myself: Why Avijit, why did you come back? "
Civil liberty at risk
Ajoy Roy is a retired physics professor, who has been showered with awards for his work. Roy belongs to the generation of freedom fighters. Like many other intellectuals in 1971, he fought for the independence of Bangladesh.
Nicaragua pension protest turns deadly
A protester and a policeman were killed in the Nicaraguan capital Managua after demonstrations over pension reform turned violent Thursday night, officials said.
The deaths came after protests by both opponents and supporters of a new law, which increases employer and employee contributions while reducing the overall amount of pensions by five percent, rocked the capital for a second day.
A 33-year-old policeman was shot dead, according to police, as well as a young male protester, whom officials said was pro-reform but members of the opposition said was against.
According to opposition demonstrators, a male student was also killed.
Iraq launches 'deadly strikes' against ISIL inside Syria
Iraqi PM's office says F-16 fighter jets carried out air raids near the border in coordination with Syrian army.
Iraq says it has carried out "deadly air strikes" against fighters of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, also known as ISIS) group, situated in pockets inside neighbouring Syria.
The announcement comes days after Haider al-Abadi, Iraq's prime minister, said his country would take action against ISIL if the fighters threatened Iraq's security.
Iraqi F-16 fighter jets crossed into Syria on Thursday in coordination with the Syrian army, al-Abadi's office said in a statement.
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