Pope Francis appoints 15 new cardinals
The Pope's selection includes churchmen from far-flung places such as Tonga, New Zealand and Myanmar, reflecting the growing diversity of the church
New visa rules to limit Syrian refugees from entering Lebanon
Lebanon reinforces restrictions with new visa rules
Turkey ‘to let US use bases’ against Islamic State

Turkey agreed to let the US use Turkish bases and territory “to train...

Turkey agreed to let the US use Turkish bases and territory...

Kurds gain ground in Kobani, Iraq still under pressure from IS

Airstrikes on the town have destroyed an IS fighting position and staging area

Airstrikes on the town have destroyed an IS fighting...

Cyclone Hudhud batters India’s east, three dead

At least three people killed, thousands evacuated as Cyclone Hudhud batters...

At least three people killed, thousands evacuated as...

Libya border police struggling to contain ‘spread of anarchy’ amid Islamist infiltration

15 ISIS militants managed to cross in from Egypt into Libya while up to 500 people a day cross Libyan border.

15 ISIS militants managed to cross in from Egypt into Libya...

Second US man tests positive for Ebola

A health worker in Texas at the hospital where the first person diagnosed with Ebola died last week has tested positive for the virus.

A health worker in Texas at the hospital where the first...

Putin orders troops withdrawal from Ukrainian border

Russian president Vladmir Putin has ordered thousands of troops stationed near...

Russian president Vladmir Putin has ordered thousands of...

Kurdish forces in embattled town call for greater air strikes against ISIS

Kurdish figthers in Kobani call on US-led coalition to escalate air strikes on ISIS militants; monitoring group say Kurdish forces may face inevitable loss due...

Kurdish figthers in Kobani call on US-led coalition to...

String of car bomb attacks kill 50 in Baghdad

No claims of responsibility yet reported, but deadly attacks may be in protest...

No claims of responsibility yet reported, but deadly...

Vella ‘alarmed’ by advance of Islamic State ‘franchise’ in Libya

Foreign affairs minister says presence of jihadists in eastern Libya is not new, but advances made by fundamentalists allied to the Islamic State in the North...

Foreign affairs minister says presence of jihadists in...

Scicluna says Commonwealth countries better prepared to face financial crisis

Finance minister Edward Scicluna addresses the Commonwealth finance ministers' meeting in Washington 

Finance minister Edward Scicluna addresses the Commonwealth...

Miracle child wants to become a doctor

Gracie Attard, the Gozitan Siamese twin whose sister died so that she could live wants to become a children's doctor to help others

Gracie Attard, the Gozitan Siamese twin whose sister died...

Anti-TTIP activists barred from holding debate at Europe House

Front against TTIP (Malta) prohibited from using Europe House to discuss...

Front against TTIP (Malta) prohibited from using Europe...

ISIS pushes deeper into Kobane

UN warns of looming "massacre" in Syrian border town of Kobane as self-declared jihadists advance despite US-led strikes on their positions

UN warns of looming "massacre" in Syrian border...

Greek government survives vote of confidence

Greece’s coalition government survives a vote of confidence on Friday,...

Greece’s coalition government survives a vote of...

Car bomb explodes in Libya’s Benghazi

A car bomb kills one person and injures another on Friday in Libya’s eastern city of Benghazi

A car bomb kills one person and injures another on Friday...

Ebola death toll surpasses 4,000 mark

The number of people who have died from Ebola has surpassed the 4,000 mark, the World Health Organisation says

The number of people who have died from Ebola has surpassed...

Jihadists claim Libyan city for Islamic State

Photos and video emerge of Islamic State's black flags in Libya although...

Photos and video emerge of Islamic State's black flags...

New Frontex operation ‘not fit for purpose’ – Amnesty International

Operation Triton has budget of only €3 million per month, two-thirds less than Operation Mare Nostrum

Operation Triton has budget of only €3 million per...