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Georgia rethinks legalising cannabis cultivation after church protests. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2MIsRFm

Ever felt the frustration of waiting for a bus that never comes? Beijing's got an answer to that. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2MJEU5n

Thousands of rural families in the rugged mountain region want to rebuild the hurricane-hit economy. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2MLbwvw

A Korean church hiding from looming 'global famine' in Fiji is facing growing allegations of abuse. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2xnfNR4

Memories of the 2015 crisis on its borders makes migration a key focus for Austria's EU leadership. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2NjdUyN

Is the response by neighbouring countries and international organisations adequate? from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2NQEMFY

A Russian military plane is downed in Syria, killing all 15 aboard. What will happen now? from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2piGfqH

Yusaku Maezawa wants to take a group of artists along with him on a voyage into space. So who is he? from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2PNpu26

North Korea agreed on Wednesday to "permanently" abolish its key missile facilities in the presence of foreign experts, and said it is willing to close its main nuclear complex if the United States takes unspecified "reciprocal action". from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2MEXNGF

British police said two people have been taken to hospital after reports of a car hitting pedestrians outside a mosque in north-west London on Tuesday, LBC radio reported. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2MIT8n2

Any deal on Britain's withdrawal from the European Union must ensure that a hard border in Northern Ireland is avoided, Manfred Weber, leader of the European People's Party in the European Parliament told a German newspaper on Wednesday. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2xw896e

Britain's housing minister said it was time for the European Union to evolve its stance on Brexit as leaders gather for an informal summit in Austria in a bid to near an agreement on the terms of Britain's exit from the bloc. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2pjwAA7

African emigrants are defying a campaign by Morocco to keep them away from land and sea crossings to Spain, which has become the main entry point to Europe for migrants and refugees following crackdowns elsewhere. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2xouH9B

South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will visit Mount Baektu in North Korea on Thursday, a spokesman for South Korea's presidential office said on Wednesday. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2POw0VZ

Australia plans to increase the maximum jail term to 15 years for anyone convicted of contaminating foodstuffs, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Wednesday, as a scare over needles found in strawberries and other fruits gripped the country. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2Db1cNW

U.S. President Donald Trump welcomed developments on Wednesday at an inter-Korean summit in the North Korean capital of Pyongyang as "very exciting". from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2PNiS3r

The two Koreas have agreed to pursue a bid to co-host the 2032 Olympic Games, they said in a joint statement on Wednesday following a summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2PK0rwH

Mexican authorities fired a forensic official on Tuesday after an outcry over the storage of some 150 bodies in a refrigerated container truck that roamed towns in Jalisco state, where morgues are filled with victims of the country's drug war. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2MKEo7k

Peruvian President Martin Vizcarra decision to trigger a legislative procedure that could allow him to dissolve Congress is not a power grab but a constitutional way to pressure lawmakers to pass urgent reforms, his foreign minister said in an interview. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2OuvbRX

At least eight people at a publicly listed hotel in the Australian city of Sydney were hospitalized on Wednesday after breathing toxic gases flowing through the building's air conditioning system, an ambulance official said. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2MPYNYI

North Korea agreed to allow international inspectors to observe a "permanent dismantlement" of its key missile facilities, and will take additional steps such as closing its main Yongbyon nuclear complex if the United States takes reciprocal measures, South Korea's President Moon Jae-in said on Wednesday. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2pkWrYw