Maduro condemned after Venezuelan opposition duo arrested in midnight raids
Leopoldo López and Antonio Ledezma said to have violated house arrest terms, UN human rights chief ‘deeply concerned’ two men were taken into custody  
Saudi Arabia seeks to end US lawsuits over 9/11 attacks
Saudi Arabia claims plaintiffs cannot prove the kingdom supported those who carried out the September 11, 2001 attacks.  
New Romanian government’s controversial fiscal policy reform sees replacement of tax profit

Romania's ruling Social Democrats announced a tax overhaul for 2018 on Thursday, ditching a flat 16 percent tax on income and profit that has attracted...

Romania's ruling Social Democrats announced a tax...

May wins major test in parliament over government plan

British Prime Minister Theresa May won backing for her policy programme with a...

British Prime Minister Theresa May won backing for her...

US travel ban takes effect, Trump administration reverses policy on fiancés

US President Donald Trump's administration reversed a decision and said fiancés would be considered close family members and therefore...

US President Donald Trump's administration...

Iraq declares fall of 'fictitious caliphate' following recapture of Mosul mosque

Urban warfare in the city has been ongoing for eight months are Iraqi forces have been fighting to rid the city of its remaining militants

Urban warfare in the city has been ongoing for eight months...

British PM Theresa May faces vote test in parliament over government plan

The authority of Theresa May's minority government will be tested on Thursday when MPs vote on the Queen's Speech

The authority of Theresa May's minority government will...

Italy considers closing its ports to boats carrying migrants

Italy has threatened to stop vessels of other countries from bringing migrants...

Italy has threatened to stop vessels of other countries...

Car rams gate of Brazilian presidential palace

A car has rammed the gate of the Brazilian president's palace in the...

A car has rammed the gate of the Brazilian president's...

US outlines criteria for visa applicants from six Muslim nations

The White House has set new criteria for visa applicants from six mainly Muslim...

The White House has set new criteria for visa applicants...

Top papal adviser charged with multiple child sex abuse

The Vatican treasurer and Australia's most senior Catholic figure Cardinal...

The Vatican treasurer and Australia's most senior...

Former Fukushima executives to go on trial over nuclear disaster

Three former Japanese utility executives stand trial this week on the only...

Three former Japanese utility executives stand trial this...

Court confirms Dutch UN peacekeepers partly liable for Srebrenica massacre

An appeals court has ruled that the Dutch government is partially liable for the deaths of around 300 Muslim men killed in the 1995 Srebrenica massacre in...

An appeals court has ruled that the Dutch government is...

Venezuela's Supreme Court attacked with grenade from police helicopter

Venezuela's Supreme Court has been attacked by grenades dropped from a helicopter in what President Nicolás Maduro called a ‘terrorist...

Venezuela's Supreme Court has been attacked by grenades...

US-led strikes on ISIS-run Syrian prison leaves dozens dead

Almost 60 people have been killed in a US-led coalition air strike on a prison...

Almost 60 people have been killed in a US-led coalition air...

Kiev car bomb kills colonel in Ukrainian military intelligence

A colonel in Ukraine's military intelligence was killed by a car bomb in...

A colonel in Ukraine's military intelligence was killed...

Assad preparing new chemical weapons attack in Syria, White House claims

The US says it has identified ‘potential preparation’ for another chemical attack in Syria, and issued a stark warning to the Syrian government

The US says it has identified ‘potential...

US Senate healthcare bill would cut insurance for 22 million Americans, CBO says

Some 22 million Americans could lose their health insurance over the next decade under a Senate Bill to replace Obamacare, a congressional report says

Some 22 million Americans could lose their health insurance...

US top court partially reinstates Trump travel ban

US President Donald Trump has welcomed a Supreme Court ruling allowing his...

US President Donald Trump has welcomed a Supreme Court...

Brazil's Michel Temer charged with corruption

Brazilian President Michel Temer has been charged with accepting bribes by the...

Brazilian President Michel Temer has been charged with...