politics Spain's austerity-loving, authoritarian Prime Minister loses no-confidence vote and is replaced by a socialist Cory Doctorow

adorable creatures Giraffes, waiting out rain, caught on Taronga Zoo's Savannah Cam Jennifer Sandlin

mistakes Spanish transport secretary resigns after $275 million in new trains are too big for the tunnels David Pescovitz

eu Catalan independence movement declares a general strike in Barcelona Cory Doctorow

italy Italy gives boot to 629 desperate migrants Séamus Bellamy