


Emmanuel Macron sworn in as French president
Tight security forces are in place all across Paris for the inauguration of...
Tight security forces are in place all across Paris for the...

Rebels set to leave Qaboun as army advances in Damascus
Rebels and families are to be moved from the Qaboun neighbourhood to Idlib...
Rebels and families are to be moved from the Qaboun...

Costa Concordia captain's sentence upheld by Italian court
Italy's highest court has upheld the 16-year jail sentence given to the...
Italy's highest court has upheld the 16-year jail...

Massive ransomware attack strikes 99 countries
UK's NHS amongst organisations severely affected
UK's NHS amongst organisations severely affected

Brazil ends Zika virus public health emergency
Brazil has declared an end to its public health emergency over the Zika...
Brazil has declared an end to its public health emergency...

Somali government calls arms embargo end to defeat al-Shabaab
Somalia's government has called on the international community to lift an...
Somalia's government has called on the international...

Austrian court convicts asylum seeker of Syria war crimes
A man has been convicted of ‘murder as a terrorism offence’ and...
A man has been convicted of ‘murder as a terrorism...

LGBT activists detained in Moscow while petitioning against Chechen purge
Five gay rights activists have been detained in Moscow as they tried to deliver a petition calling for an inquiry into a violent crackdown on gay people in the...
Five gay rights activists have been detained in Moscow as...

Macron's team draws heavily on novices to fight vital parliamentary election
The party of French President-elect Emmanuel Macron has selected a diverse list of 428 candidates for parliamentary elections next month, including a former...
The party of French President-elect Emmanuel Macron has...

Libya turns back nearly 500 migrants after near-collision with NGO ship
Libyans carry out push-back of 500 migrants crossing the Mediterranean after coordinating rescue with Italian authorities
Libyans carry out push-back of 500 migrants crossing the...

Michael Flynn ordered to hand over papers in Trump-Russia investigation
A US Senate panel investigating Russian interference in last year's election has issued a rare formal demand for documents from President Donald...
A US Senate panel investigating Russian interference in...

Dakota Access Pipeline leaks 84 gallons of oil before fully operational
The Dakota Access pipeline has suffered its first leak, outraging indigenous groups who have long warned that the project poses a threat to the...
The Dakota Access pipeline has suffered its first...


France's Macron to unveil list of candidates for new party
Incoming French president Emmanuel Macron will announce a list of...
Incoming French president Emmanuel Macron will announce a...

Italy police link Somali human trafficking ring to militants
Italians say they found indirect links between Islamic militants and a...
Italians say they found indirect links between Islamic...

US suspends health aid to Kenyan over corruption concerns
The US has suspended €19.28 million of funding to Kenya's ministry of...
The US has suspended €19.28 million of funding to...

Second German soldier held over anti-migrant 'assassination plot'
German authorities have made another arrest linked to an alleged plot to murder...
German authorities have made another arrest linked to an...

New South Korea President vows to address North Korea, broader tensions 'urgently' after landslide win
South Korea's new leader Moon Jae-in has been sworn in, vowing to address elations with the North in his first speech as president
South Korea's new leader Moon Jae-in has been sworn in,...

Trump fires FBI director James Comey, setting off US political storm
President Donald Trump has fired the director of the FBI over his handling of...
President Donald Trump has fired the director of the FBI...