Tripoli pledges migrant deportation, armed border patrols to quell EU strike
Tripoli prime minister convenes high-level meeting to commit to the deportation of migrants from Libya and stop them from entering using armed patrols.
Cameron confirms top posts in new cabinet
Tory heavyweights George Osborne, Theresa May, Michael Fallon and Philip Hammond re-appointed to their roles within hours of election victory
Austria bans foreign funding for mosques

New law requires imams to speak German and Muslim organisations to demonstrate a "positive approach towards society and the state" in order to...

New law requires imams to speak German and Muslim...

HMRC authorized by France to share Swiss data

French authorities formally authorise HMRC to used leaked HSBC Swiss data with...

French authorities formally authorise HMRC to used leaked...

Governments are not doing enough to protect civilians - Amnesty International

The human rights' group published its annual report, which warned that the worst refugee crisis in history could worsen without immediate action

The human rights' group published its annual report,...

'American Sniper' killer sentenced to life in prison

Eddie Ray Routh was sentenced to life without parole for the murder of Chris...

Eddie Ray Routh was sentenced to life without parole for...

[ANALYSIS] Bringing on the (Libyan) apocalypse

Islamic State wants to see the Libyan civil war pushing Muslim jihadists into a...

Islamic State wants to see the Libyan civil war pushing...

Islamic State release video of Corinthia suicide bombers

Video shows ISIS recruits in Tripoli, before the attack on the Corinthia...

Video shows ISIS recruits in Tripoli, before the attack on...

Aliyev, Kazakh exile who fled to Malta, found hanged in Austrian jail

Rakhat Aliyev, who spent years in exile in Malta, found dead in his Austrian...

Rakhat Aliyev, who spent years in exile in Malta, found...

25 years for two who planned to attack Americans in Afghanistan

The two were found guilty in federal court in September of conspiring to...

The two were found guilty in federal court in September of...

Greece unveil bailout reform outlines

Greece has proposed to create a fairer tax system, to combat tax evasion, fuel and tobacco smuggling, to tackle corruption and to grant housing guarantees and...

Greece has proposed to create a fairer tax system, to...

Seven civilians killed in Egyptian air strikes in Libya - Amnesty International

Egypt had flown air strikes last Monday against Islamic State targets, a day after the militant group released a video showing the beheading of a group of...

Egypt had flown air strikes last Monday against Islamic...

Young suicide bomber claims four lives in Nigerian market

In recent months, Boko Haram has begun using teenage girls and young women for...

In recent months, Boko Haram has begun using teenage girls...

Libya parliament ‘suspends’ participation in peace talks

'The chamber of representatives today voted in favour of suspending its...

'The chamber of representatives today voted in favour...

France confiscates passports of Syria-bound ‘jihadists’

French authorities have seized the passports and identity cards of six citizens...

French authorities have seized the passports and identity...

Egypt jails blogger for five years

Activist blogger Alaa Abdel Fattah has been jailed for five years by an Egyptian court

Activist blogger Alaa Abdel Fattah has been jailed for five...

HSBC confirms that its chief owns Swiss bank account

HSBC confirm that its chief executive Stuart Gulliver uses a Swiss bank account...

HSBC confirm that its chief executive Stuart Gulliver uses...

Brtish MPs deny ‘cash for access’ wrongdoing in Channel 4 sting

Documentary makers said reporters posed as staff of a fake Chinese firms and...

Documentary makers said reporters posed as staff of a fake...

Turkey enters Syria to remove precious Suleyman Shah tomb

The tomb of Suleiman Shah was the one and only Turkish enclave abroad, in...

The tomb of Suleiman Shah was the one and only Turkish...

IS militants claim responsibility for Libya embassy bombings, rocket attack

IS-linked militants in Libya claim responsibility attacks on Iran embassy in Tripoli, rocket attack on Labraq airport.

IS-linked militants in Libya claim responsibility attacks...