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. 
Italian interior minister hopes surrogacy becomes a ‘universal crime’
Italian interior minister Angelino Alfano says he hopes that surrogacy becomes a universal crime, punishable with prison
Public outcry as Montreal begins bumping raw sewage into St Lawrence River

Officials in the Canadian city say that the project is necessary in order to replace old infrastructure in the sewage treatment system.

Officials in the Canadian city say that the project is...

17 people detained in Europe-wide crackdown on 'jihadist network'

Italian police operation results in 17 people being detained in several...

Italian police operation results in 17 people being...

Deal struck for new system to track planes by satellite

The decision to dedicate part of the radio spectrum to a global flight tracking...

The decision to dedicate part of the radio spectrum to a...

Putin calls for Russian investigation into doping allegations

Putin, in his first comments since an independent commission from the World...

Putin, in his first comments since an independent...

Israel protests new EC labelling guidelines

The measures, published on Wednesday, require that producers must...

The measures, published on Wednesday, require...

Sweden implements border checks to control flow of asylum seekers

Swedish Interior Minister Anders Ygeman said the step had been decided to...

Swedish Interior Minister Anders Ygeman said the step had...

[LIVE] Valletta Summit: EU and African leaders in Malta

Rolling coverage of the Valletta Summit and other political developments as...

Rolling coverage of the Valletta Summit and other political...

Scan of Egyptian pyramids reveals mysterious 'thermal anomalies'

A team of architects and scientists from Egypt, France, Canada and Japan used...

A team of architects and scientists from Egypt, France,...

Eight-year old charged with murder of one-year old toddler

Toddler’s mother, also charged with manslaughter for leaving daughter in...

Toddler’s mother, also charged with manslaughter for...

Syrian army breaks two-year IS siege on airbase

Russian document proposes constitutional reform and elections in Syria

Russian document proposes constitutional reform and...

Aung San Suu Kyi wins seat in historic Myanmar election

Sunday's election was seen as the most democratic in Myanmar for 25 years.

Sunday's election was seen as the most democratic in...

Former West German chancellor Helmut Schmidt dies, aged 96

Schmidt was West German chancellor from 1974 to 1982, when he lost power...

Schmidt was West German chancellor from 1974 to 1982,...

Cameron outlines goals for EU membership reform

The European Trade Union Confederation has opposed Cameron's call to...

The European Trade Union Confederation has opposed...

Dozens of tunnels between Sinai, Gaza destroyed by Egyptian forces last month

The Egyptian army's announcement came the same day as a meeting between Egyptian President Abdel Fatah el-Sisi and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud...

The Egyptian army's announcement came the same day as a...

Police, inmates stand-off at Christmas Island detention centre ends

The unrest started when a group of Iranian inmates staged a protest about the...

The unrest started when a group of Iranian inmates staged a...

SeaWorld San Diego to phase out orca displays by 2017

The theme park's share value plummeted after a 2013 documentary,...

The theme park's share value plummeted after a...

Second tropical cyclone batters Yemeni island

Cyclone Megh is expected to make landfall on Yemen's coast east of...

Cyclone Megh is expected to make landfall on...

Passenger jet narrowly avoided missile over Egypt in August, report reveals

The revelation comes days after a Russian passenger jet crashed in the Sinai Peninsula last weekend, killing all 224 people aboard

The revelation comes days after a Russian passenger jet...