Canadian PM delivers address after Parliament Hill shooting
Let there be no misunderstanding. We will not be intimidated. Canada will never be intimidated - Stephen Harper
Man stopped after jumping White House fence
Video footage captured by news organizations showed the man, wearing shorts, on the grass of the White House’s North Lawn. 
Ebola epidemic 'to last at least six months'

Ebola crisis in West Africa will take at least six months to bring under...

Ebola crisis in West Africa will take at least six months...

Vella calls on EU to take central role in resolving Gaza conflict

Foreign affairs minister George Vella attends extraordinary meeting of the...

Foreign affairs minister George Vella attends extraordinary...

Powerful Somali warlord 'on the run'

Somali warlord Ahmed Dai 'on the run' after disarmament raid.

Somali warlord Ahmed Dai 'on the run' after...

Iraqi Sunnis open to backing new PM

Leaders and clerics say they are ready to join new administration of Haider al-Abadi if certain conditions are met.

Leaders and clerics say they are ready to join new...

Gazans return to ruined homes as truce holds

Five-day ceasefire between Israel and Hamas encourages many Palestinians to...

Five-day ceasefire between Israel and Hamas encourages many...

Pakistan clashes as 'shots fired' at Imran Khan

Tension soars as opposition leader leading march to Islamabad says gun shots...

Tension soars as opposition leader leading march to...

Pope warns South Koreans of affluence 'cancer'

After boisterous welcome from 50,000 people in football stadium, Pope Francis...

After boisterous welcome from 50,000 people in football...

Ebola crisis vastly underestimated, says WHO

The scale of the Ebola outbreak appears to be “vastly...

The scale of the Ebola outbreak appears to be “vastly...

Iraq crisis: Maliki quits as PM to end deadlock

Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki has resigned, in a move observers hope will...

Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki has resigned, in a move...

Cliff Richard's Berkshire property searched by police

Police have searched a Berkshire property belonging to Sir Cliff Richard in...

Police have searched a Berkshire property belonging to Sir...

Indian plane dives 1,500m as pilot ‘sleeps’

Civil aviation suspends two pilots after mid-air dive over Turkey as pilot...

Civil aviation suspends two pilots after mid-air dive over...

Rebel-held Donetsk shelled by Ukrainian forces

Shells hit the rebel-held Ukrainian city of Donetsk, amid a continuing dispute...

Shells hit the rebel-held Ukrainian city of Donetsk, amid a...

Hamas says peace deal must 'meet people's demands'

Hamas demands the end of  “unjust incursions” and a permanent...

Hamas demands the end of  “unjust...

Italian navy rescues migrants in Maltese waters

Italian coast guards rescue 432 asylum seekers in two separate operations,...

Italian coast guards rescue 432 asylum seekers in two...

Libyan Parliament disbands militias as heavy fighting in Tripoli continues

Newly elected Libyan parliament asks for UN intervention, dissolves militias formerly recognised by previous governments

Newly elected Libyan parliament asks for UN intervention,...

Saudi gives UN $100m to combat terrorism

Saudi Arabia donates $100 million to the United Nations Counter-Terrorism Centre (UNCCT) to help combat terrorism

Saudi Arabia donates $100 million to the United Nations...

Brazil presidential hopeful dies in air crash

Eduardo Campos and six others killed when plane goes down in residential...

Eduardo Campos and six others killed when plane goes down...

US says Yazidis evacuation is 'unlikely'

There are “far fewer” Yazidi refugees stranded on Mount Sinjar in northern Iraq than previously thought and they are in better condition than...

There are “far fewer” Yazidi refugees stranded...