In Yemen 85,000 children may have died from starvation
An estimated 85,000 children under the age of five may have died from acute malnutrition in three years of war in Yemen, a leading charity reports
Gunmen abduct Italian aid worker in Kenya
A group of unidentified gunmen have abducted an Italian woman working for an aid organisation in south-east Kenya, police say
Muscat to attend UN General Assembly in New York

The Prime Minister will be participating in the assembly’s 73rd session...

The Prime Minister will be participating in the...

Joseph Muscat discusses Brexit with Theresa May

The two leaders discussed the latest developments on Brexit as well as...

The two leaders discussed the latest developments on Brexit...

Hurricane Florence leaves death and destruction in its wake

Mother and infant among those killed and over 800,000 people do not have access...

Mother and infant among those killed and over 800,000...

Brexit deal possible by early November, EU negotiator says

The pound Sterling jumped to a six-week high after the EU's chief Brexit...

The pound Sterling jumped to a six-week high after the...

Joseph Mifsud,  missing link between Trump and Russia, could be dead, DNC says

Professor Joseph Mifsud, who is being sought in connection with alleged meddling in the 2016 US election may have died at some point during last year,...

Professor Joseph Mifsud, who is being sought in connection...

Election results deadlock leaves Sweden facing political uncertainty

Far-right, anti-immigrant party made significant gains from the last election...

Far-right, anti-immigrant party made significant gains from...

Trump intensifies trade war, threatens duties on almost all imports from China

  US President Donald Trump threatened he would impose duties on another $267 billion worth of goods, on top of $200 billion already set for levies

  US President Donald Trump threatened he would...

Former Trump aide Papadopoulos jailed for lying to the FBI

"My entire life has been turned upside down" - George Papadopoulos

"My entire life has been turned upside down" -...

Indian supreme court decriminalises homosexual acts

In a historic verdict, India's supreme court ruled that homosexuality is no...

In a historic verdict, India's supreme court ruled that...

Russian suspects arrested over Sergei Skripal nerve agent poisoning

Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) gather enough evidence to charge Alexander...

Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) gather enough evidence to...

Communications with Libya are severed, telecommunication companies deny involvement

The Democracy and Human Rights Foundation are convinced that this was an attack on the freedom of the Libyan people

The Democracy and Human Rights Foundation are convinced...

Fighting in Libya will continue until one side is obliterated or resigns, migration researcher insists

Local militias in Libya have grown steadily in recent years, with those left out now forming alliances to shift the balance of power

Local militias in Libya have grown steadily in recent...

'Incalculable' loss as National Museum of Brazil consumed by massive fire

200 years of priceless artefacts, including dinosaur bones and historical documents, are believed to be destroyed in the raging fire which engulfed the museum...

200 years of priceless artefacts, including dinosaur bones...

Libya declares state of emeregency as death toll reaches 39

Libya's United Nations-backed government has issued a state of emergency in...

Libya's United Nations-backed government has issued a...

Rocket lands near Italian embassy as fighting in Tripoli intensifies

Mitiga airport was closed and evacuated last night after two rockets landed...

Mitiga airport was closed and evacuated last night after...

President Trump blames China for North Korea's lack of denuclearisation progress

Trump lashes out at China for obstructing progress with North Korea

Trump lashes out at China for obstructing progress with...

Blow for Macron as French environment minister resigns live on radio

Popular French environment minister, Nicolas Hulot, announced his...

Popular French environment minister, Nicolas Hulot,...

Puerto Rico raises official Hurricane Maria death toll to 2,975

Puerto Rico officially raised the death toll from the devastating storm last...

Puerto Rico officially raised the death toll from the...