BBC News
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VIDEO: A history of calling Obama a Muslim September 18, 2015
After Donald Trump fails to correct one of his supporters calling Barack Obama a Muslim, we look back on the history of this phenomenon.
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VIDEO: Stars of the Frankfurt Motor Show September 18, 2015
As the Frankfurt Motor Show draws to a close, Theo Leggett looks at what you could be driving away after that big lottery win.
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VIDEO: Pianist of Yarmouk's journey to Europe September 18, 2015
Ayham al-Ahmad, the pianist of Yarmouk, records his journey, as he leaves Syria for Europe.
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VIDEO: Pressure on Zagreb reception centres September 18, 2015
The BBC's Christian reports from one of the registration centres in and around the Croatia capital Zagreb.
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VIDEO: Trump laughs off Obama 'Muslim' question September 18, 2015
Donald Trump is criticised for failing to correct a supporter who said US President Barack Obama was a Muslim and "not even an American".
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VIDEO: Turkey-PKK conflict 'escalating fast' September 18, 2015
The number of policemen and soldiers who have been killed in Turkey since a ceasefire with Kurdish militant group the PKK broke down in July, has risen to more than 120.
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VIDEO: German town 'running out of room' for migrants September 18, 2015
The BBC's Jenny Hill reports from the town of Rosenheim in Germany, where giant tents are being constructed to accommodate asylum seekers.
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VIDEO: Waxworks unveiled of F1 stars Vettel and Hamilton September 18, 2015
As Singapore's Formula 1 Grand Prix gets into gear, the BBC's Rico Hizon meets two of the top challengers, Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel - in waxwork form.
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VIDEO: Motor racing hopeful, but no driving licence September 17, 2015
Kenyan Tejas Hirani has won 48 motor-racing championships despite being just 17 and not yet having a driving licence.
Guantanamo
– ALLA ALI BIN ALI AHMAD
Alla Ali Bin Ali Ahmed is originally from Aden, Southern Yemen and is a Yemeni citizen. He was caught in Faisalabad, Pakistan, on 03/28/2002. Continue reading
– ABD AL-RAHMAN AHMAD & SOUFIANE RAIFAK
Ahmad Abd al Rahman Ahmad, a Spanish citizen from North African descent, was born in the Spanish North African enclave Ceuta in !975.Sufian Raifak is a Moroccan citizen who lived in Spain. Continue reading
– GUANTANAMO’S SUICIDES
Despite the constant watch, three Guantanamo detainees committed, on 06/10/2006, a coordinated suicide, considered as a sort of protest against the concept of Guantanamo. Continue reading
– MOHAMMED JAWAD TO BE RELEASED FROM GUANTANAMO
The Obama administration said, on Wednesday 07/29/2009, it will release Mohammed Jawad, 23, who has been held at the Guantanamo Bay prison camp since 2002. Continue reading
– WALID AL-QADASI & GHALIB AL-ZAIDI
Walid Muhammad Shahir Muhammad al-Qadasi, was born in 1981 in Yemen and is a Yemeni citizen. Ghalib Al-Zaidi made his living by providing bail to Yemeni detainees in Marib province before their trial. Continue reading
– U.S COURT FREES SYRIAN ABD AL-RAHIM RASSAK
A USA judge has ordered, on Monday 06/22/2009, a detainee in Guantanamo, the Syrian Abd al-Rahim Abdul Rassak Janko, 31, to be released saying he was a captive, and not a follower, of the Taliban. Continue reading
– GITMO INMATE “KILLED HIMSELF”
A Yemeni detainee at the Guantanamo Bay prison camp, Muhammad Ahmad Abdallah Saleh, has died in an "apparent suicide," US military officials said on Tuesday 06/02/2009. Continue reading
– ABDALLAH TABARAK
Abdallah Tabarak Ahmad was born in Morocco, on 12/12/1995, and worked as a driver and a public transport worker in Casablanca. Continue reading
– ALGERIAN GITMO DETAINEE RELEASED
Lakhdar Boumediene, 42, an Algerian man held for seven years by the USA in Guantanamo Bay, witout any charges, has arrived in France after being set free, on Friday 05/15/2009. Continue reading
– GITMO INMATE AL-KURANI FIRST TIME ON PHONE
Mohammad al-Kurani was born in Chad in the late 80s’and was an Al Qaeda operative. On Tuesday 04/14/2009 Mohammad al-Kurani was allowed to make phone call to his family. Continue reading