Pakistan: gunmen storm agriculture college killing nine
Army and police troops killed the attackers at the Agriculture Training Institute in the northwestern city of Peshawar about two hours into the attack
Head of Libyan mission to Malta: No slavery phenomenon in Libya
Elhabib Alamin stressed that the Libyan state and its people could not be held responsible for the action of criminal gangs, while calling on the international community to help...
Zimbabwe waiting for next step after military takeover

Talks between president Robert Mugabe, who is said to be confined to his home...

Talks between president Robert Mugabe, who is said to be...

[WATCH] Lost Leonardo da Vinci painting sells for $450 million

'Four hundred million selling here at Christie's. The piece is sold'

'Four hundred million selling here at Christie's....

Greece: flash floods kill at least 10 in Athens

'Everything is lost. The disaster is biblical', says Mayor of Mandra...

'Everything is lost. The disaster is biblical',...

[WATCH] California: four dead after gunman tries to enter school

Police stopped the gun rampage as they rammed Kevin Neal's vehicle and...

Police stopped the gun rampage as they rammed Kevin...

Trump gets 'death sentence' from North Korea for insulting leader

US president Donald Trump, who called Kim Jong-un 'short and fat' has...

US president Donald Trump, who called Kim Jong-un...

Italian court orders fresh investigations into 2013 Lampedusa tragedy

Italian navy officers and a ship captain stand accused of failing to rescue,...

Italian navy officers and a ship captain stand accused of...

Russia: hundreds of fake Twitter accounts used to tweet about Brexit

419 fake Twitter accounts are belived to have been used 'divide society and...

419 fake Twitter accounts are belived to have been used...

China sending envoy to North Korea after talks with Xi Jinping

A senior Chinese diplomat will be visiting the North on Friday, a week after...

A senior Chinese diplomat will be visiting the North on...

[WATCH] Australia: PM calls for marriage equality by Christmas

After an 'overwhelming' 61.6% vote in favour of same-sex marriage,...

After an 'overwhelming' 61.6% vote in favour of...

[WATCH] Zimbabwe: military seizes capital to 'target criminals'

The capital of Harare has temporarily been seized by military, with the aim of...

The capital of Harare has temporarily been seized by...

Iraq: law could legalise marriage for children as young as nine

The proposal, said activists, would be 'catastrophic for women's...

The proposal, said activists, would be 'catastrophic...

Nigeria: deadly mass forced evictions leave 30,000 homeless and 11 dead

Amnesty International have called on Nigerian authorities to halt a violent and ruthless campaign of demolitions and forced eviction taking place in Lagos State

Amnesty International have called on Nigerian authorities...

Angela Merkel: hints at fresh elections over ruling minority government

German chancellor, Merkel, is 'skepitcal' about ruling in a minority government and would rather stand again as a candidate

German chancellor, Merkel, is 'skepitcal' about...

Argentina: search for missing submarine garners no clues

A search for an Argentinian submarine that went missing with 44 crew members...

A search for an Argentinian submarine that went missing...

US opioid epidemic: true cost of $500 billion, warn White House economists

The toll from the opiod crisis in the US also represented 2.8% of the GDP that year 

The toll from the opiod crisis in the US also represented...

[WATCH] The Queen and Prince Philip celebrate platinum wedding anniversary

A series of portraits have been released, to mark the 70th wedding anniversary of the Queen and Prince Philip

A series of portraits have been released, to mark the 70th...

India: Man arrested for killing wife after she refused to have sex with him

Sanjiv Kumar strangled his wife after an argument in their home in India when the woman refused him sex • A murder investigation has been launched

Sanjiv Kumar strangled his wife after an argument in their...

US military troops in Japan banned from drinking after crash

Nicholas James McLean, 21, was suspected of negligent driving resulting in the...

Nicholas James McLean, 21, was suspected of negligent...