Next British prime minister will be a woman
Michael Gove loses out in his bid to become leader of the Conservative party, winning only 46 votes out 329 Tory MPs, while Andrea Leadsom and Theresa May won 84 and 189 votes...
Stricter rape legislation for Germany in wake of Cologne attacks
Legislation tightens rules on consent, makes groping a sex crime and enables prosecution of entire groups
Putin warns US over missile shield as Tsipras criticises EU sanctions on Russia
Chinese laundry detergent advert sparks international outrage

Chinese laundry detergent advert branded the most racist commercial to be...

Chinese laundry detergent advert branded the most racist...

Brazilian police on the hunt for rapists after gang rape was posted on social media

Girl raped in Rio de Janeiro by more than 30 men, including boyfriend – video of the attack posted on Twitter

Girl raped in Rio de Janeiro by more than 30 men, including...

EgyptAir flight 804 signals detected, still no clear cause

A radio signal received from an emergency locator transmitter...

A radio signal received from an emergency locator...

Climate change blamed for death of 200,000 Kazakh antelopes

Nearly half of the world's population of the saiga, an antelope in...

Nearly half of the world's population of the saiga, an...

Obama to visit Hiroshima, will honour WWII victims

US president Barack Obama is to visit Hiroshima on Friday, where the US dropped...

US president Barack Obama is to visit Hiroshima on Friday,...

Google did not unfairly appropriate Java code

Google won a major US court battle after a jury ruled the IT giant did not...

Google won a major US court battle after a jury ruled the...

Brexit a serious threat to global growth, G7 says

A declaration at the G7 meeting in Japan claims that Brexit would pose a...

A declaration at the G7 meeting in Japan claims that...

50 refugees rescued in tragic shipwreck off Libya

Tragic shipwreck off Libya leaves an estimated 80 refugees dead

Tragic shipwreck off Libya leaves an estimated 80 refugees...

French nuclear workers join strike over labour reforms

Protests against labour law changes seen as "too pro-business"...

Protests against labour law changes seen as "too...

French nuclear power plant workers to join strike

Workers at French nuclear power stations are due to strike on Thursday amid...

Workers at French nuclear power stations are due to strike...

US government sued by eleven states over transgender bathroom policy

Eleven states announced on Wednesday that they are suing over the...

Eleven states announced on Wednesday that they are...

New York shooting leaves one person dead

One person killed and three others wounded in a shooting at a music venue in New York

One person killed and three others wounded in a shooting at...

US nuclear force relies on obsolete technology

US government report reveals the US nuclear weapons force still uses a...

US government report reveals the US nuclear weapons force...

Indonesia toughens its punishments for child rapists

Indonesia includes death penalty and chemical castration as punishments for...

Indonesia includes death penalty and chemical castration as...

Economy and security to dominate G7 summit in Japan

Leaders of the seven leading industrialised countries, namely Britain, Canada,...

Leaders of the seven leading industrialised countries,...

Italian Navy vessel rescues 550 as deaths at sea top 1370

Italian Navy tweets report of successful rescue

Italian Navy tweets report of successful rescue

US Justice department seeks rare death penalty for Charleston shooter

US federal prosecutors will seek the death penalty for Dylann Roof, a white man...

US federal prosecutors will seek the death penalty for...