Israeli strikes on Gaza continue despite 'truce'
Rocket and air strikes between Israel and Gaza militants continue despite claims a truce had been restored.
Russia vows to veto UN resolution on Ukraine
US draft resolution urges countries not to recognise Crimea referendum, as Russia and US set for talks in London.
South Sudan rebels take over key town after attempted coup

UN analysts fear possible civil war and extension of violence into neighbouring...

UN analysts fear possible civil war and extension of...

Two men found guilty of Lee Rigby murder

Court hears how extremists dragged down soldier, ran him over before attempting to decapitate him with meat cleaver

Court hears how extremists dragged down soldier, ran him...

Putin to pardon imprisoned oil tycoon Khodorkovsky

Former tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky requests pardon from oil theft and money...

Former tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky requests pardon from oil...

28 dead, scores injured in Iraq sectarian suicide bombings

UN renews call for Iraq to end bloodshed

UN renews call for Iraq to end bloodshed

Italian navy rescues 200 migrants

The rescue operation took place 120 nautical miles off Lampedusa.

The rescue operation took place 120 nautical miles off...

New German minister criticises Russia 'for exploiting Ukraine'

Russia has slashed gas prices for Ukraine by a third and will buy nearly 11...

Russia has slashed gas prices for Ukraine by a third and...

'Great Train Robber' dies

Ronnie Biggs was part of the gang which escaped with £2.6m from the Glasgow to London mail in 1963.

Ronnie Biggs was part of the gang which escaped with £2.6m...

Lampedusa: UNHCR says conditions unacceptable, rapid transfer needed

Overcrowding ‘unsustainable and creates a situation in which assistance...

Overcrowding ‘unsustainable and creates a situation in...

Lockerbie campaigners will launch third appeal for Megrahi

Newly published report called Operation Bird claims the man responsible for the...

Newly published report called Operation Bird claims the man...

North Korea marks Kim Jong-il death

Residents laid flowers at monuments to both Kim Jong-il and his father, Kim Il-sung, North Korea's first leader.

Residents laid flowers at monuments to both Kim Jong-il and...

Police hunt for 55 escaped prisoners in Ecuador

Prison guards are being investigated as accomplices.

Prison guards are being investigated as accomplices.

Pope Francis celebrates birthday with children treated at Catholic clinic

Pope Francis celebrates his 77th birthday by visiting a hospital that offers treatment and services to some of the poorest families in Rome and the world.

Pope Francis celebrates his 77th birthday by visiting a...

Huge rally in Kiev in support of closer ties with EU

Some 200,000 people have rallied in the Ukrainian capital Kiev to protest...

Some 200,000 people have rallied in the Ukrainian capital...

French President Francois Hollande to shun Sochi games

Neither President Francois Hollande nor any top French official will attend the...

Neither President Francois Hollande nor any top French...

Italy scraps state funding for political parties

Italian political parties will no longer be funded by the state and their...

Italian political parties will no longer be funded by the...

Tributes paid to Lawrence of Arabia star Peter O’Toole

Actors, politicians and commentators have paid tribute to the actor Peter...

Actors, politicians and commentators have paid tribute to...

South Africa bids final farewell to Madiba

Nelson Mandela's state funeral is under way in his ancestral home of Qunu,...

Nelson Mandela's state funeral is under way in his...

Tunisia has new Prime Minister ahead of polls

Tunisia's governing Islamist Ennahda party and the opposition agree that...

Tunisia's governing Islamist Ennahda party and the...