Saudi King announces new heir and reshuffles cabinet
Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz relieves his younger half-brother of duties as crown prince and appoints nephew as new heir apparent amid other changes in his cabinet
Relief starts reaching remote villages in Nepal
Relief begins to trickle into the more remote areas of Nepal that were hit by the devastating earthquake last Saturday
Toxic cloud over five Spanish towns keeps residents indoors

Firefighters said the chemicals were nitric acid and ferric chloride.

Firefighters said the chemicals were nitric acid and ferric...

Shelling continues after Minsk peace deal summit

Reports say the city of Luhansk came under bombardment on Thursday evening.

Reports say the city of Luhansk came under bombardment on...

Marathon talks lead to Ukraine ceasefire agreement

The deal also includes weapon withdrawals and prisoner exchanges, but key...

The deal also includes weapon withdrawals and prisoner...

Court sentences former Korean Air exec to a year in prison in nut rage case

Cho, the daughter of Korean Air’s chairman, achieved worldwide notoriety after she ordered the chief flight attendant off a 5 December flight,...

Cho, the daughter of Korean Air’s chairman, achieved...

Greek Eurozone talks yield no agreements

Greek and Eurozone officials fail to reach agreement over debt crisis

Greek and Eurozone officials fail to reach agreement over...

Man accused of terror plot in Sydney threatened stabbing

Police say they thwarted a terrorist attack in Sydney by mere hours on Tuesday

Police say they thwarted a terrorist attack in Sydney by...

Costa Concordia captain gets 16 years for manslaughter

Schettino is almost certain to appeal and under Italian law he has the right to...

Schettino is almost certain to appeal and under Italian law...

Taiwan's biggest jailbreak ends with prisoners' suicides

Dozens of shots were exchanged between police and the six prisoners, before the...

Dozens of shots were exchanged between police and the six...

Over 200 feared dead after migrant boats capsize off Libyan coast

The International Organization for Migration says the two boats involved in the...

The International Organization for Migration says the two...

Belgian court jails Sharia4Belgium members

The judge called the organisation "a terrorist group" and sentenced...

The judge called the organisation "a terrorist...

Death toll rises in Ukraine ahead of peace talks

Negotiators in Belarus are still trying to narrow differences ahead of...

Negotiators in Belarus are still trying to narrow...

Syria, Iraq, Boko Haram and Libya keep pushing refugees north

Migrants die of hypothermia off Lampedusa in desperate crossing

Migrants die of hypothermia off Lampedusa in desperate...

Obama warns Putin before peace talks

US President Barack Obama warns President Vladimir Putin that Russia would face worse consequences if it continued its actions in Ukraine

US President Barack Obama warns President Vladimir Putin...

Former PM Zeidan warns of ‘Islamic State in the Med’

Zeidan on Islamic State: ‘They are growing. They are everywhere’

Zeidan on Islamic State: ‘They are growing. They are...

Two arrested over IS-linked terrorist plot

Police said they believed Omar Al-Kutobi and Mohammad Kiad had been planning to...

Police said they believed Omar Al-Kutobi and Mohammad Kiad...

US, UK embassies suspend operations in Yemen

American and British authorities issued warnings to employees and other...

American and British authorities issued warnings to...

France baby-swap families awarded nearly €2 million in damages

Families of two French women accidentally switched at birth 20 years ago, were...

Families of two French women accidentally switched at birth...

Migrants die of hypothermia off Lampedusa

29 migrants die of hypothermia off the coast of Lampedusa

29 migrants die of hypothermia off the coast of Lampedusa