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Image copyright Alexei Navalny Image caption Mr Navalny spoke of the importance of a “clash of ideas” in the 2018 campaign One of the Kremlin’s most vocal critics, Alexei Navalny, has said he will stand for the Russian presidency in 2018. The activist and anti-corruption campaigner said those in power …

The 2014 Winter Olympics were held in Sochi The Russian city of Sochi will not host the 2017 bobsleigh and skeleton World Championships. The International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF) said it would not be “prudent” to hold the championships in Russia, a country accused of state-sponsored doping. A report …

Image copyright AFP Image caption Mr Vucic (R) is pro-EU but Serbia still has a long way to go before it can join Serbian PM Aleksandar Vucic has cut short a visit to Brussels, accusing Croatia of blocking his nation’s progress towards EU membership. Serbia’s anger at Croatia – which …

Image copyright AP Image caption Most Cubans can only access the internet from public wi-fi hotspots Cuba’s state-run telecommunications company Etecsa has signed a deal with Google that will enable faster access to content from the American company. Under the deal, the technology giant will install servers in Cuba to …

Media playback is not supported on this device Lionel Messi: Barcelona star meets Afghan boy who became viral star An Afghan boy who became an online hit after wearing a homemade shirt bearing Lionel Messi’s famous number 10 has met his hero. A photograph of six-year-old Murtaza Ahmadi wearing the …

Image copyright Twitter Image caption Ana Gabriela Guevara posted a picture of herself after the beating Mexican Senator Ana Gabriela Guevara, 39, is in hospital after being beaten up by four men following a traffic collision near Mexico City. Ms Guevara was riding her motorcycle on Sunday evening when a …

Image copyright TV Peru Image caption The programme is presented in Quechua by Clodomiro Landeo and Marisol Mena Peru’s public broadcaster, TV Peru, has begun broadcasting its first ever news programme in Quechua, the ancient indigenous language spoken by some eight million people in the Andes. The hour-long programme, entitled …

Image copyright Reuters Image caption Venezuelans started queuing early in the morning on Tuesday Venezuelans have been queuing at banks after they were given 72 hours to deposit or change 100-bolivar bills before they stop being legal tender. President Nicolas Maduro announced on Sunday that the banknote, currently the country’s …

Image copyright Reuters Image caption A man pushes a cart with an elderly woman deeper into one of the few remaining rebel-held areas of Aleppo As the battle for Aleppo heads towards a conclusion, people trapped in a small area of east Aleppo still held by the rebels have been …

The war in Yemen between Houthi rebels and allies of the ousted government has had devastating consequences for a country which was already the poorest in the region. BBC Arabic’s Nawal al-Maghafi is one of the first journalists to report from the rebel stronghold of Saada, in the north – …