Khalifa Haftar sworn in as Libya army chief
UN-backed government's pick for top commander could complicate international efforts to end country's crisis.
Gendarme arrested in connection with Paris supermarket attacker
The young woman, identified only as "Emmanuelle", is accused of searching through computerised gendarmerie intelligence files after the attack to check how much...
Update 7 | Five passengers confirmed dead, rescue mission ongoing

One Greek passenger dies, two injured while hundreds of passengers are being...

One Greek passenger dies, two injured while hundreds of...

The Interview makes $15 million in online release

The Interview generated around $15 million in online sales and rentals during...

The Interview generated around $15 million in online sales...

Air strikes hit Libyan city of Misrata

Forces loyal to internationally recognised government in Tobruk carry out strikes on Fajr Libya armed group in the country's east

Forces loyal to internationally recognised government in...

Air strikes hit Misrata amid clashes at oil terminal

Forces loyal to Libya's internationally recognised government out...

Forces loyal to Libya's internationally recognised...

Snow storm leaves four dead, thousands stranded in French Alps

Four dead, 15,000 stranded after heavy snowfall batter French Alps.  

Four dead, 15,000 stranded after heavy snowfall batter...

Updated | Search operation for missing Air Asia aircraft suspended

Air Asia flight carrying 162 people on board goes missing after losing contact...

Air Asia flight carrying 162 people on board goes missing...

UN rejects bid to end Israeli occupation of Palestinian land

UN resolution calling for East Jerusalem to become Palestinian capital and for...

UN resolution calling for East Jerusalem to become...

AirAsia crash: Wreckage detected on sonar

Indonesian rescuers have recovered various bits of debris, including luggage,...

Indonesian rescuers have recovered various bits of debris,...

Austrian court charges Rakhat Aliyev with murder

Former Kazakh ambassador who lived in Malta to evade murder charges, is now...

Former Kazakh ambassador who lived in Malta to evade murder...

Armed people reported on board migrants' boat off Greece

Cargo ship believed to be carrying hundreds of migrants near the Greek island...

Cargo ship believed to be carrying hundreds of migrants...

Update 3 | Over 40 bodies retrieved

Indonesia officials confirmed reports of spotting an emergency door and a life jacket in the Java Sea.

Indonesia officials confirmed reports of spotting an...

A year of science and technology breakthroughs

From potentially curing paraplegia to landing robots on comets, science and...

From potentially curing paraplegia to landing robots on...

Putin critic gets three-and-a-half year suspended sentence

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is given a suspended three-and-a-half...

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is given a...

Italy unsure over ferry fire survivors

Italian and Greek officials say it is possible that there were errors on the passenger list of a ferry that had caught fire while on a night trip from Greece...

Italian and Greek officials say it is possible that there...

Ebola case confirmed in Glasgow

The person was admitted to the hospital about eight hours later after showing symptoms of the virus.

The person was admitted to the hospital about eight hours...

Australian teenager with Maltese name killed in shark attack

Jay Muscat of Albany, WA was mauled by what is thought to be...

Jay Muscat of Albany, WA was mauled by what is...

Australian teenager with Maltese name killed in shark attack

Jay Muscat of Albany, WA was mauled by what is thought to be...

Jay Muscat of Albany, WA was mauled by what is...

Airliner forced to make 'non standard' landing at Gatwick

Technical issues with the landing gear forced Virgin flight VS43 to abort its...

Technical issues with the landing gear forced Virgin flight...