Australian minister Sussan Ley resigns over expenses scandal
Australian health minister Sussan Ley has resigned after an investigation was launched into her taxpayer-funded travel expenses
I'm not ashamed, Paris attacks suspect says
Salah Abdeslam, the man suspected of having a role in the 2015 Paris attacks, has said in a letter that he was ‘not ashamed’, according to French media
Two young girls used in suicide attack in Nigeria

Two girls said to be aged seven or eight have been used to bomb a market in...

Two girls said to be aged seven or eight have been used to...

Venezuela to swap highest denomination banknotes for coins

The Venezuelan government has announced that it will pull its largest...

The Venezuelan government has announced that it will...

US not necessarily bound by 'one China' policy, Trump says

US President-elect Donald Trump has questioned the US's commitment to...

US President-elect Donald Trump has questioned...

Islamic State retakes historic city of Palmyra

An ISIS-affiliated news channel has claimed victory for the...

An ISIS-affiliated news channel has claimed victory...

Boris Johnson emphasises ‘candour’ in UK-Saudi relations

UK foreign secretary Boris Johnson stresses friendship between UK and Saudi...

UK foreign secretary Boris Johnson stresses friendship...

Kurdish TAK group claims attacks near Istanbul stadium

Kurdish militant group TAK claims responsibility for Saturday's deadly...

Kurdish militant group TAK claims responsibility for...

Trump dismisses CIA report that Russia interfered in election as ‘ridiculous’

US President-elect Donald Trump says he doesn't believe a CIA report that concluded that Russia intervened in the presidential election on his behalf

US President-elect Donald Trump says he doesn't believe...

Bomb attack near Cairo’s Coptic cathedral leaves several dead

At least 25 people killed and 35 injured after a bomb explodes near Egypt's...

At least 25 people killed and 35 injured after a bomb...

Bulgarian freight train explodes, several killed

At least five people killed and three more in critical condition after train...

At least five people killed and three more in critical...

Oilman likely to be named as Trump's secretary of state

Exxon CEO Rex Tillerson likely to be named as country's most senior...

Exxon CEO Rex Tillerson likely to be named as country's...

60 killed, several injured as church roof collapses in Nigeria

Church where bodies of at least 60 victims have been retrieved from...

Church where bodies of at least 60 victims have been...

Updated | 38 killed, scores injured after twin bombing outside Istanbul football stadium

Turkey declares day of mourning and blames Kurdish militants for two explosions which killed 38 people and wounded more than 160

Turkey declares day of mourning and blames Kurdish...

AA Gill dies, weeks after revealing cancer battle

The columnist, who used the byline AA Gill told the UK's Sunday Times...

The columnist, who used the byline AA Gill told the...

Russia hacked Republican Committee emails, U.S. concludes

Two US intelligence agencies have told leading newspapers in the country that...

Two US intelligence agencies have told leading newspapers...

Obama orders review of Russian interference in US election

The review comes amidst increasing pressure from congressional Democrats

The review comes amidst increasing pressure from...

Justin Trudeau under pressure amid cash-for-access fundraising claims

Canada’s Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, has become embroiled in...

Canada’s Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, has...

UN criticises Israel settlement law that would legalise 4,000 West Bank homes

The UN human rights chief has called out a bill in Israel that would legalise some 4,000 settler homes in the occupied West Bank, for its...

The UN human rights chief has called out a bill in...

Turkey seeks arrest of university academics in Gulen-related probe

Turkish prosecutors ordered the arrest of 87 people linked to Istanbul...

Turkish prosecutors ordered the arrest of 87 people linked...