The world in 2016 | Brexit, Trump and the new normal
What can be a more fitting picture for the new normality which seems to have taken both sides of the Atlantic by surprise than the picture of US President-elect Donald Trump and...
Afriqiyah hijack sheds light on persecuted Gaddafi supporters in Libya
In an October 2015 report,  the UN's refugee agency urged all countries to allow all Libyan nationals and residents fleeing the North African country access to their...
Brazil's Michel Temer named in corruption allegations

Brazil's President Michel Temer has been accused of pressuring a cabinet...

Brazil's President Michel Temer has been accused of...

François Fillon beats Alain Juppé in French presidential candidacy debate

Socially conservative François Fillon wins presidential candidacy debate, discussing issues including abortion and the economy

Socially conservative François Fillon wins...

50,000 Haifa residents evacuated as wildfires claim homes, businesses

Hundreds of homes damaged and 50,000 people evacuated from Haifa in worst...

Hundreds of homes damaged and 50,000 people evacuated from...

Donald Trump calls for unity in Thanksgiving holiday address

US President-elect Donald Trump has called for national unity in an address to...

US President-elect Donald Trump has called for national...

Israeli police to probe alleged Netanyahu submarine scandal

Israeli police have launched an inquiry into a potential conflict of interest...

Israeli police have launched an inquiry into a potential...

At least 40 killed in China construction accident

At least 40 people were killed in China after a platform in an...

At least 40 people were killed in China after a...

Blast kills two at governor's office in southern Turkish city

An explosion has killed two people and wounded scores more outside the...

An explosion has killed two people and wounded scores more...

British Chancellor Philip Hammond admits Brexit vote means £122 billion extra borrowing

British Chancellor Philip Hammond said that the British economy was faring well in the wake of the referendum result but that growth would slow markedly...

British Chancellor Philip Hammond said that the British...

Nazi-obsessed Briton jailed for life for murder of British MP Jo Cox

An extreme rightwing terrorist has been sentenced to prison for the rest of his...

An extreme rightwing terrorist has been sentenced to prison...

Trump names former critic Nikki Haley as UN envoy, US media reports

US President-elect Donald Trump has named South Carolina Governor Nikki...

US President-elect Donald Trump has named South...

High-tech US stealth ship breaks down in Panama Canal

The costliest, most hi-tech destroyer in the history of the US Navy has broken...

The costliest, most hi-tech destroyer in the history of the...

Trump keeping 'open mind' on pulling out of climate accord

US President-elect Donald Trump said on Tuesday he was keeping an open...

US President-elect Donald Trump said on Tuesday he was...

EU lawmakers' vote on Turkish membership 'has no value', Erdogan says

The European Parliament will vote tomorrow on a resolution that calls on...

The European Parliament will vote tomorrow on a...

Colombian government to sign new peace deal with FARC rebels

Colombia's government says it will sign a new peace accord with...

Colombia's government says it will sign a new peace...

Lufthansa cancels hundreds of flights as pilots start two-day strike

Lufthansa has cancelled almost 900 flights, affecting about 100,000...

Lufthansa has cancelled almost 900 flights, affecting about...

UK rejects Trump’s call for Farage to be made US ambassador

UK rejects Donald Trump's call for Nigel Farage to be appointed ambassador...

UK rejects Donald Trump's call for Nigel Farage to be...

[WATCH] Donald Trump to 'withdraw from Trans-Pacific Partnership' on day one

The US President-elect, Donald Trump, has released a video update on his transition and policy plans for his first 100 days in offic, which includes issuing a...

The US President-elect, Donald Trump, has released a video...

Panama needs new anti-corruption laws to combat tax dodgers – Panama Papers panel

A government panel has said that Panama needs to get in line with United Nations transparency standards, adopt tougher anti-corruption legislation and...

A government panel has said that Panama needs to get...