Adverse weather cuts Kon Tiki 2 expedition short
The crew had set off for Chile on the return voyage in January but strong currents pulled them off course
Kurdish militant group TAK claim responsibility for Ankara bombing
In an online statement it said the attack, which killed 37 people, was in revenge for military operations in the mainly Kurdish south-east.
Hundreds of UK war veterans contacted by war crimes investigators
Drug kingpin 'El Chapo' recaptured after shootout, car chase
North Korea 'being pushed to the brink of war' by South's noisy broadcasts
Gigantic golden statue of Chairman Mao pulled down in China

37 metre gold-plated statue of China's late communust leader pulled down,...

37 metre gold-plated statue of China's late communust...

ISIS militant ‘publicly executes own mother’ in Raqqa

21-year-old ISIS militant reportedly publicly executes his own mother after she...

21-year-old ISIS militant reportedly publicly executes his...

Cologne police chief ‘relieved of duties’ after New Year’s Eve sexual assaults

Cologne’s chief of police force, Wolfgang Albers was reportedly relieved of his duties after a number of sexual assaults were reported in the German city...

Cologne’s chief of police force, Wolfgang Albers was...

Suspect in New Year’s Day Tel Aviv shooting killed by police

Security forces kill Israeli Arab wanted for shooting dead three people in Tel...

Security forces kill Israeli Arab wanted for shooting dead...

Police find Brussels hideout of Paris attacks mastermind

Explosives, handmade belts, and the fingerprints of Salah Abdeslam were...

Explosives, handmade belts, and the fingerprints...

Four Palestinian assailants killed by Israeli forces

Israeli forces shoot dead four Palestinian attackers after they attempt to stab...

Israeli forces shoot dead four Palestinian attackers after...

High winds fan massive wildfire on Australian coast

Wind gusts of up to 60km/h overnight fanned the blaze, dubbed the Waroona...

Wind gusts of up to 60km/h overnight fanned the blaze,...

Afghan teen killed by gunfire during cricket match celebration

 Afghan teenager killed by gunfire in the south of the country as cricket...

 Afghan teenager killed by gunfire in the south of the...

Updated | Man shot outside Paris police station was wearing fake suicide vest

French officials say the man shouted "Allahu Akbar!" (God is Great) outside a police station in Goutte d'Or

French officials say the man shouted "Allahu...

Syrian government allows aid into rebel-held, blockaded village

The Syrian government has finally granted the UN access to the besieged city of...

The Syrian government has finally granted the UN access to...

Updated | Truck bomb targets police recruits in Libya, at least 60 dead

Witnesses say at least 60 killed at Libyan military training centre, victims ferried to Misurata and Tripoli hospitals in ambulances and cars, many with...

Witnesses say at least 60 killed at Libyan military...

Charlie Hebdo marks first anniversary of attacks on its offices

The newspaper has printed around a million copies of the issue, up from a...

The newspaper has printed around a million copies of the...

Star Wars shatters US box office records

Last month, Star Wars: The Force Awakens became the fastest film to take $1billion at the global box office.

Last month, Star Wars: The Force Awakens became the fastest...

Anti-Muslim group Pegida to hold Cologne rally after mass sexual assault

Pegida spokesperson says mass sexual assaults at Cologne train station vindicates her group's call for a freeze on immigrants entering Germany 

Pegida spokesperson says mass sexual assaults at Cologne...

Oil slumps to below $35 a barrel to hit 11-year low

Brent crude drops 4.6% to $35 a barrel, its lowest level since July 2004. 

Brent crude drops 4.6% to $35 a barrel, its lowest level...