Joint MOAS and Italian Red Cross mission rescues almost 800 people
Two MOAS vessels assist in rescue of 778 migrants off the coast of Libya and are heading to Italy to disembark the migrants
Top mafia fugitive found hiding in secret room in his own house
Antonio Pelle, who escaped from hospital in 2011, is found at home in a hideout built between the bathroom and his son’s bedroom
Egypt to toughen penalties for female genital mutilation

Authorities plan to increase the jail terms, with harsher sentences if the...

Authorities plan to increase the jail terms, with harsher...

Curfew lifted in parts of Kashmir

A curfew that has been ongoing for more than 50 days following an increase of violence in Kashmir has been lifted by the authorities

A curfew that has been ongoing for more than 50 days...

Bomb hits crime laboratory in Brussels

A bomb went off at the Brussels Institute of Criminology, without causing any casualties

A bomb went off at the Brussels Institute of Criminology,...

Castaways rescued from remote island after SOS spotted in sand

Seven-days search by US coast guard ends when giant SOS sign is seen by...

Seven-days search by US coast guard ends when giant SOS...

Turkey air strikes, shelling kill 35 civilians in Syria

Turkey kills at least 35 villagers in airstrikes on sites held by Kurdish...

Turkey kills at least 35 villagers in airstrikes on sites...

Germany expecting up to 300,000 refugees this year, official says

Head of Germany’s Federal Office for Migration and Refugees says office...

Head of Germany’s Federal Office for Migration and...

Italy earthquake: More bodies located beneath rubble, investigation launched

Authorities launch investigations on whether companies ignored anti-seismic regulations • Museums across Italy to donate proceeds out of respect for...

Authorities launch investigations on whether companies...

Turkey opens world’s largest suspension bridge

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says he hopes 1.4km long bridge across...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says he hopes 1.4km...

Trump’s doctor admits writing health letter in five minutes

Donald Trump's doctor has admitted that it only took him five minutes to...

Donald Trump's doctor has admitted that it only took...

Updated | Mass funeral for 35 victims of Italy earthquake

Italy starts a day of national mourning for victims of powerful earthquake that...

Italy starts a day of national mourning for victims of...

IS releases new footage showing five young boys executing prisoners in Syria

Five boys aged between 10 and 12 of different nationalities, including a Briton, allegedly filmed executing Kurdish prisoners

Five boys aged between 10 and 12 of different...

UN condemns North Korea for ballistic missile tests

China joins UN Security Council in condemning North Korea for its recent...

China joins UN Security Council in condemning North Korea...

Theresa May will trigger Brexit without Parliament vote

UK Prime Minister Theresa May says she will invoke country's exit from the...

UK Prime Minister Theresa May says she will invoke...

Acclaimed novelist held in ‘unacceptable’ jail conditions, campaigners claim

Author Aslı Erdoğan, who was imprisoned along with other pro-Kurdish writers after July’s failed coup, is being denied vital medical attention, say...

Author Aslı Erdoğan, who was imprisoned along with other...

France’s top administrative court overturns burkini ban

France’s Council of State overturned a ban on burkinis in...

France’s Council of State overturned a ban on...

Explosion destroys sports centre in Belgium, at least one dead

Belgian authorities reported that at least one person died and four others were...

Belgian authorities reported that at least one person died...

SOS Malta appeals for donations for Italy earthquake victims

SOS Malta calls for donations to assist victims of the violent earthquake in...

SOS Malta calls for donations to assist victims of the...

Explosion hits police building in Turkey

Car bomb explosion outside police building in Cizre, Turkey, kills nine and injures over 45

Car bomb explosion outside police building in Cizre,...