[WATCH] London elects first Muslim mayor of major western capital
Labour's Sadiq Khan elected mayor of London, winning 57% of the total vote and soundly beating Conservative rival Zac Goldsmit 
Leaders discuss solutions for plans of coal-fired power in Asia
In an unusually stark warning, the World Bank president, Jim Yong Kim, noted that countries in south and south-east Asia were on track to build hundreds more coal-fired power...
Turkish journalists freed from prison

Turkish journalists Can Dundar and Erdem Gul were freed from prison after being held for three months on charges that they had revealed state secrets

Turkish journalists Can Dundar and Erdem Gul were freed...

Research suggests that Ebola survivors may suffer long term neurological problems

Early results of a new study show that Ebola survivors are suffering from neurological issues months after infection

Early results of a new study show that Ebola survivors are...

Italian Senate passes bill for same-sex civil union legislation

Italian senate passes bill to recognize civil unions between same sex couples

Italian senate passes bill to recognize civil unions...

Apple CEO hits back at FBI over iPhone hacking request

On 16 February a federal magistrate ordered Apple to write a...

On 16 February a federal...

EU ministers to meet as tensions rise over migration

EU to hear plans that include fingerprinting all entrants and...

EU to hear plans that include fingerprinting...

France seeking €1.6 billion in unpaid taxes from Google

Earlier this month, French Finance Minister Michel Sapin ruled out striking a...

Earlier this month, French Finance Minister Michel Sapin...

Passenger plane crashes in Nepal, killing all 23 on board

It is not clear what caused the crash, which occurred some ten minutes after...

It is not clear what caused the crash, which occurred some...

Three people killed by tornadoes in Southern US

Powerful tornadoes lash several southern states and leaves some three people...

Powerful tornadoes lash several southern states and leaves...

Ramon Castro, older brother to Cuban revolutionaries, dies aged 91

The white-bearded Castro preferred tending crops and livestock to the...

The white-bearded Castro preferred tending crops and...

CDC investigating 14 possible cases of sexual transmission of Zika in US

The public health body made the revelation as it published new guidance on sexual transmission of the virus.

The public health body made the revelation as it published...

29 people killed by cyclone in Fiji

Cyclone Winston kills 29 people in Fiji and leaves some 8,500 in evacuation centres • Death toll expected to rise as some of the worst-hit areas are still...

Cyclone Winston kills 29 people in Fiji and leaves some...

Two Amazon rivers polluted by crude oil spill

The oil has polluted two rivers that at least eight indigenous communities rely...

The oil has polluted two rivers that at least eight...

US, Russia ceasefire in Syria to come into effect this week

On Sunday 140 died in bombings in Homs and Damascus as the violence continued.

On Sunday 140 died in bombings in Homs and Damascus as the...

[WATCH] 106-year-old Virginia McLaurin ecstatic at meeting US president Barack Obama

What's the secret to still dancing at 106? Watch 106-year-old Virginia McLaurin fulfill her dream of visiting the White House and meeting US President...

What's the secret to still dancing at 106? Watch...

Germany migrant shelter fire 'cheered by onlookers'

Police said some of the crowd tried to prevent firefighters from extinguishing...

Police said some of the crowd tried to prevent firefighters...

EU referendum: David Cameron to address MPs on deal

London mayor Boris Johnson's intervention in Out campaign seen as...

London mayor Boris Johnson's intervention in Out...

Pope Francis calls for worldwide ban on death penalty

Pope Francis appeals to politicians worldwide to reach consensus to abolish the...

Pope Francis appeals to politicians worldwide to reach...

Updated | Islamic State car bombs kill dozens in Syria amid talks of truce

At least 46 people killed, 100 wounded after twin car bombs rip through Syria’s Homs on Sunday

At least 46 people killed, 100 wounded after twin car bombs...