17 refugees, including children, drown off Turkish coast
Over a dozen bodies have washed up on the Turkish coastline after a boat carrying refugees is thought to have capsized on its way to Greece
Chinese villagers construct massive golden statue of Chairman Mao
Gigantic golden statue of ruler constructed in impoverished province at a cost of around 3 million yuan 
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...

Victory for Croatia's conservatives in parliamentary elections

Partial results show the HDZ party is to win about 60 seats, with more than 50...

Partial results show the HDZ party is to win about 60...

Riots break out at Australian detention centre after escaped refugee dies

A statement by the Australian Department of Immigration and Border Protection confirmed the "major disturbance", but denied a large scale 

A statement by the Australian Department of Immigration and...

U.S. officials express growing confidence bomb downed Russian plane

At least some of the intelligence intercepts being used to assess what happened...

At least some of the intelligence intercepts being used to...

Sierra Leone declared free of Ebola epidemic

West-African nation declared free of virus after 42 days pass with no new cases

West-African nation declared free of virus after 42 days...

Russian plane crashed in mid-air after noise

Lead investigator says aircraft appeared to break up in mid-air after a sudden...

Lead investigator says aircraft appeared to break up in...

NGO calls for boycott and sanctions against Israel

Israeli aggression and colonisation of Palestinian land must stop, the...

Israeli aggression and colonisation of Palestinian land...

Portuguese socialists set to form coalition government

Socialist leader looks set to become Portugal's new Prime Minister a month...

Socialist leader looks set to become Portugal's new...

China, Taiwan leaders meet for first time in 60 years

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Taiwan's President Ma Ying-jeou hold a...

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Taiwan's President Ma...

Obama rejects Keystone XL pipeline from Canada

US President rejects controversial proposal to construct a 1,179 mile pipeline...

US President rejects controversial proposal to construct a...

Germany plans to fast-track repatriation of failed asylum seekers

Chancellor Angela Merkel said five special centres would handle the...

Chancellor Angela Merkel said five special centres would...

Details of 1,000 KKK sympathisers released by Anonymous

Anonymous, a loose coalition of hackers, said the data was "a form of...

Anonymous, a loose coalition of hackers, said the data was...

Egypt plane crash: UK investigators suspect a bomb placed the hold caused crash

Both Egyptian and Russian authorities have said it is too early to draw conclusions on the cause of the crash, which claimed the lives of all 224 on board

Both Egyptian and Russian authorities have said it is too...