Bank of England governor Mark Carney to stay until 2019
Bank of England governor Mark Carney announced that he will not serve a full eight-year term, but that he will be extending his contract  to 2019 to help secure an...
Prosecutors detain woman at core of South Korea political crisis
The woman at the centre of the political scandal engulfing South Korean President Park Geun-Hye has been put under emergency detention 
Lone gunman kills four women at Washington state mall

Police search for gunman who opened fire in the makeup department of a...

Police search for gunman who opened fire in the makeup...

Man accused of Sliema burglaries denies new charges

A man who is already in prison for other charges, has pleaded not guilty to a...

A man who is already in prison for other charges, has...

Pope calls journalism based on gossip and lies ‘a form of terrorism’

The Pope has told journalists they must go the extra mile to seek the truth and not to ‘kill a person with your tongue’

The Pope has told journalists they must go the extra...

Russian toddler survives three days alone in Siberian wilderness

A coatless three-year-old was found unharmed after wandering off alone into a...

A coatless three-year-old was found unharmed after...

US confirms Daesh used chemical rocket in Iraq troop attack

The US military has confirmed that a mustard agent had been used in...

The US military has confirmed that a mustard agent had been...

Syria announces new offensive as diplomats fail to renew ceasefire

The Syrian military has announced a major new offensive on rebel-held eastern...

The Syrian military has announced a major new offensive on...

Hackers stole data from 500 million accounts from Yahoo in 2014 attack

Yahoo announced earlier this summer taht it was investigating a data breach, but at the time thought just 200 million user accounts were affected

Yahoo announced earlier this summer taht it was...

UN 'ready to resume' aid convoys to Syria

The UN has said it will resume the aid deliveries to Syria, days after an...

The UN has said it will resume the aid deliveries to Syria,...

UN warns over global fallout from debt crisis in poor countries

Developing countries took advantage of booming commodity prices in the years...

Developing countries took advantage of booming commodity...

US probes 'Daesh chemical rocket attack' on American troops in Iraq

Daesh is suspected of firing a shell with mustard agent that landed at the...

Daesh is suspected of firing a shell with mustard agent...

Charlotte declares state of emergency after second night of unrest

The governor of North Carolina has declared a state of emergency in the city of...

The governor of North Carolina has declared a state of...

US Afghanistan watchdog slams anti-corruption body

A US watchdog on Afghanistan released a report criticising an Afghan...

A US watchdog on Afghanistan released a report criticising...

ICIJ’s Bahamas leaks reveal EU Commissioner held offshore directorship

Details of Neelie Kroes’ link to the offshore company among the revelations found in new leak of Bahamas documents, received by the German newspaper...

Details of Neelie Kroes’ link to the offshore...

Belarus dictator’s ‘bagman’ Vladimir Peftiev, once a Malta resident, named in ICIJ’s Bahamas offshore leaks

He lived in Portomaso, his wife’s name crops up in the Panama Papers, and has been close to Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko

He lived in Portomaso, his wife’s name crops up in...

French police arrest eight more suspects in the Bastille Day truck attack

French authorities have arrested eight men in connection with the Bastille Day truck attack in Nice

French authorities have arrested eight men in...

Suspect charged over New York and New Jersey bombs

The suspect believed to be responsible for attacks over the weekend is charged...

The suspect believed to be responsible for attacks over the...

China puts new focus on illicit assets in corruption fugitive hunt

Chinese state media has said that the country will improve efforts to recover...

Chinese state media has said that the country will improve...

Philippines to suspend over ten more mines in environmental crackdown

The Philippines will suspend more of the country’s mines for violating...

The Philippines will suspend more of the country’s...