


Easy victory predicted for Putin as Russians go to the polls Sunday
Real competition largely absent from election
Real competition largely absent from election

Russia to expel 23 British diplomats in escalating row over spy's poisoning
The Russian Government is to expel 23 British diplomats following a similar decision by the UK in the wake of the poisoning of a former Russian double agent in...
The Russian Government is to expel 23 British diplomats...

Madrid migrants clash with police following street vendor's death
Migrants have clashed with police in central Madrid after thedeath of a...
Migrants have clashed with police in central Madrid after...

At least four dead as Florida university bridge collapses
At least four people and another 10 injured after the footbrigde collapsed near...
At least four people and another 10 injured after the...

UK, US, Germany and France condemn Russia for spy attack
Leaders of UK, US, Germany and France have issued a joint statement saying...
Leaders of UK, US, Germany and France have issued a...

Libya issues arrest warrants for over 200 alleged migrant traffickers
The arrest warrants include accusations of human trafficking, torture, murder...
The arrest warrants include accusations of human...

14 dead after truck hits junior hockey team bus in Canada
Canada’s Royal Mounted Police has confirmed that 14 people were killed...
Canada’s Royal Mounted Police has confirmed that 14...

10 dead, over 1,000 wounded as Gaza protests wind down
More than 20,000 protesters are estimated to have gathered on Israel's...
More than 20,000 protesters are estimated to have gathered...

Sergei Skripal no longer in critical condition
Skripal, 66, is "responding well to treatment" and is "improving...
Skripal, 66, is "responding well to treatment"...

German court releases Carles Puigdemont on bail
The court rejected 'rebellion' as grounds to extradite Catalonia's...
The court rejected 'rebellion' as grounds to...

Former South Korean president Park Geun-hye guilty of abuse of power
The former South Korean president stands charged with 21 separate crimes...
The former South Korean president stands charged with...

Yulia Skripal tells cousin 'everything is ok', Russian TV report
Russian state TV has aired a recording of a telephone call between Yulia...
Russian state TV has aired a recording of a telephone call...


Philippines shuts down holiday island Boracay over environmental concerns
The Philippines has announced that the best-known holiday island will be closed over concerns that the beaches have been transformed into a 'cesspool'
The Philippines has announced that the best-known holiday...

Former Brazilian president Lula to face jail for corruption
The former Brazilian president faces 12 years in jail on charges of...
The former Brazilian president faces 12 years in jail...

European hostages freed in military operation in Cameroon
Eighteen hostages, including 12 Europeans, seized in south-western...
Eighteen hostages, including 12 Europeans, seized in...

British MPs call for tighter violence control in London as two teenagers die in 24 hours
MPs and campaigners call for tighter violence control in the British capital after two teenagers, a 17-year-old girl and a 16-year-old boy, die within 24...
MPs and campaigners call for tighter violence control...

Five Star Movement rejects Berlusconi before formal talks
Five Star Movement leader Luigi Di Maio said he was not open to talks with...
Five Star Movement leader Luigi Di Maio said he was...

Three shot at California YouTube HQ, female suspect dead
A woman shot and wounded three people at YouTube HQ, before killing herself, in...
A woman shot and wounded three people at YouTube HQ, before...