Glasgow fire: Art school's Mackintosh building ravaged
Glasgow's world-renowned School of Art has been gutted by another huge blaze, four years after part of the building was destroyed by fire.
Flames ripped through the celebrated Mackintosh building after it caught fire at about 23:20 on Friday.
The blaze spread to nearby buildings, including the Campus nightclub and O2 ABC music venue, which suffered "extensive damage".
No casualties have been reported, the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said.
Efforts to bring the fires under control were expected to be "prolonged", Deputy Chief Officer Iain Bushell said.
More than 120 firefighters were sent to the scene and were faced with "an extremely challenging and complex incident", he added.
Kim Jong-un: The story of the boy dictator who bested the US president
The young ruler took a radically different path to his father, one that earned him the opportunity to outsmart Donald Trump
Kim Jong-un was never destined to rule North Korea. It was never preordained he would be the one to accelerate the isolated nation’s nuclear weapons program, and force the US president, Donald Trump, to sit down for a meeting of equals.
But through a combination of ruthless ambition and luck, Kim achieved what no other leader of North Korea has, recognition as the head of a nuclear power and international statesman. The boy dictator went head-to-head with Trump and won.
Kim Jong-nam, Kim Jong-un’s older half brother, was widely seen as next in line but fell out of favour in 2001 when he was caught trying to enter Japan on a fake passport so he could visit Tokyo Disneyland. Shortly after this incident, Kim began being groomed for senior leadership, attending the top officer training school in Pyongyang.
Eid in Hodeidah: Yemenis too poor to eat or flee fighting celebrate holiest night of the year
Yemenis mark end of Ramadan with food, sweets and gifts in face of fight for city and prospect of country-wide famine
Ahmed Abdullah Nasser sat with his brother and friends on the front in Hodeidah as the sun set over the Red Sea on Thursday night, marking the end of a month of fasting and the beginning of the festival of Eid.
Saudi warships floated in the distance as they celebrated with fish and shisha – both rare and expensive commodities since Yemen’s war broke out three years ago.
There have been no fireworks, or traditional lights hung across the streets, because people can’t afford fuel to run generators.
Charlie Hebdo angers Romanians with 'racist' Simona Halep tennis cartoon
Romanians have been expressing their indignation at the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo. The publication had likened the country’s popular tennis champion Simona Halep to a Roma scrap metal collector.
Halep, who clinched the French Open title last Saturday and enjoyed a hero's welcome on her return to Romania, was sketched in black and white holding her trophy aloft and shouting "Old Iron! Old Iron!"
The image prompted angry responses on social media, being thought to allude to the fact that some members of the Roma community have traditionally made a living from gathering scrap metal.
Casa Padre: the converted Walmart holding 1500 immigrant children
By Michael E. Miller
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For more than a year, the old Walmart along the Mexican border here has been a mystery to those driving by on the highway. In place of the supercentre's trademark logo hangs a curious sign: "Casa Padre."
But behind the sliding doors is a bustling city unto itself, equipped with classrooms, recreation centres and medical examination rooms. Casa Padre now houses more than 1400 immigrant boys in federal custody.
While most are teenagers who entered the United States alone, dozens of others - often younger - were forcibly separated from their parents at the border by a new Trump administration "zero tolerance" policy.
Iran: Football World Cup, female fans and Saudi Arabian rivalry
Iran has managed to qualify for the World Cup, a win in itself for many, but political rivalries are obvious when fans watch the matches.
by Zein Basravi
In an Iranian home, four friends sat together to watch the opening game of World Cup 2018 between hosts Russia and Saudi Arabia.
It did not take long to see who they supported as, for many Iranian fans, regional political rivalries are extended to who they support on the pitch.
The room was happy to see their ally Russia thrash their rivals Saudi Arabia.
"This is political," said Amir Doostmohammadi, a FIFA player agent and football expert based in the capital Tehran.
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