Pope Francis in hospital for abdominal surgery
Pope Francis will be undergoing surgery in Rome's Gemelli hospital due to an embedded incisional hernia
More than 250 dead in India's three-train collision
Over 250 people have been killed and near 1,000 have been injured in a three-train crash train in the Indian city of Balasore, on Friday
Thousands of Saudis sign petition to end male guardianship of women

The Saudi government has promised to end guardianship of women twice in seven...

The Saudi government has promised to end guardianship of...

Trump fumbles as Clinton stands her ground during first presidential debate

Clinton repeatedly puts Trump on defensive, accusing him of perpetrating a ‘racist lie’ with birther movement and ‘stiffing thousands’...

Clinton repeatedly puts Trump on defensive, accusing him of...

At least two injured in shooting near supermarket west of Paris

The suspect was known to police for violent behavior, according to the local...

The suspect was known to police for violent behavior,...

Texas shooter injures several bystanders before being shot by police

Police in Houston, Texas, are called to a a shopping centre parking area where...

Police in Houston, Texas, are called to a a shopping centre...

Clinton vs Trump: The debate that could change America

The candidates prepare to go head-to-head for the first presidential debate,...

The candidates prepare to go head-to-head for the first...

Mexican priest killed in Michoacan

Jose Alfredo Lopez Guillen was the third Mexican priest to be found murdered in the country this week

Jose Alfredo Lopez Guillen was the third Mexican priest to...

Hyundai Motor union stages first full strike in 12 years

Hyundai Motor's South Korean labour union staged its first full nationwide...

Hyundai Motor's South Korean labour union staged its...

Southern Japan jolted by 5.7 magnitude quake

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.7 has rattled Okinawa and other...

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.7 has...

Colombia to end 52-year war by signing peace deal with Marxist rebels

The 52-year conflict with Marxist-Leninist rebels comes to an end as the group...

The 52-year conflict with Marxist-Leninist rebels comes to...

Jordanian writer shot dead before trial for insulting Islam

Jordanian writer Nahed Hattar shot dead outside court as he arrived for trial...

Jordanian writer Nahed Hattar shot dead outside court as he...

UN security council to meet on Syria as battle rages near Aleppo

United Nations Security Council meeting on Sunday as siege on Aleppo...

United Nations Security Council meeting on Sunday as siege...

Hollande pledges to close Calais camp, relocate refugees ‘within weeks’

France president Francois Hollande says conditions in migrant and refugee camps are ‘not acceptable’ as population at Calais camp soars

France president Francois Hollande says conditions in...

Thousands of Finns protest against racism, fascism

Tens of thousands march in Helsinki, and other cities, after man assaulted at...

Tens of thousands march in Helsinki, and other cities,...

British Labour leadership: Jeremy Corbyn defeats Owen Smith

'We have much more in common than divides us,' Corbyn tells Labour....

'We have much more in common than divides us,'...

Air strikes in Syria leave Aleppo without water

Nearly two million people left without water as attacks on Syrian city intensify

Nearly two million people left without water as attacks on...

Lone gunman kills four women at Washington state mall

Police search for gunman who opened fire in the makeup department of a...

Police search for gunman who opened fire in the makeup...

Man accused of Sliema burglaries denies new charges

A man who is already in prison for other charges, has pleaded not guilty to a...

A man who is already in prison for other charges, has...

Pope calls journalism based on gossip and lies ‘a form of terrorism’

The Pope has told journalists they must go the extra mile to seek the truth and not to ‘kill a person with your tongue’

The Pope has told journalists they must go the extra...