Nobles out: Pope dissolves Knights of Malta leadership to reform lifetime Grand Master rule
Pope Francis has dissolved the leadership of the Knights of Malta, for an election in 2023 under new rules that will no longer elect a member of the nobility as Grand Master for...
Sanctions hurt Russians, six months on from invasion
Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on 24 February, have the global European and American sanctions done much to tame Putin’s military might?
Malala condemns Trump's call to ban Muslims from entering the US

The Nobel Prize winner said his comments were "full of hatred" and...

The Nobel Prize winner said his comments were "full of...

Rival Libya factions reject UN deal but promise unity government

Heads of rival Libyan parliaments meet in Valletta, say unity government...

Heads of rival Libyan parliaments meet in...

Los Angeles closes all schools due to ‘electronic threat’

All public schools in the Los Angeles district have been closed down due to a...

All public schools in the Los Angeles district have been...

Week-long ceasefire in effect in Yemen as peace talks begin

A Yemeni government delegation and representatives of the Shia Houthi rebel...

A Yemeni government delegation and representatives of the...

Saudi Arabia forms anti-terrorism alliance

34 mainly Muslim countries form military coalition against the so-called...

34 mainly Muslim countries form military coalition against...

New Zealand picks final contender for flag design referendum

A second referendum will be held in March to decide whether to adopt the new...

A second referendum will be held in March to decide whether...

Updated | French teacher who claimed to have been stabbed 'lied'

French authorities say the teacher has fabricated the story

French authorities say the teacher has fabricated the story

Front National fails to win a single region in second round of elections

The party was beaten into third place, despite leading in six of 13 regions in the first round of voting on 6 December.

The party was beaten into third place, despite leading in...

[WATCH] Air strikes kill dozens of Syrian civilians

Group monitoring Syrian war says at least 28 people were killed in a series of...

Group monitoring Syrian war says at least 28 people were...

Hospital fire in Russia kills 21 people, several injured

21 people killed after blaze destroys psychiatric hospital in southern Russia

21 people killed after blaze destroys psychiatric hospital...

US requests Germany to expand military role in fight against ISIS

A week after Germany's parliament voted in favour of joining the fight...

A week after Germany's parliament voted in favour of...

Two Syrians arrested over suspected explosives plot in Switzerland

Two men carrying Syrian passports arrested in Geneva on suspicion of making and...

Two men carrying Syrian passports arrested in Geneva on...

Libyan parliaments schedule Malta meeting

Tobruk delegation cancels their participation • delegation led by the...

Tobruk delegation cancels their participation •...

Updated | 195 nations agree to keep temperature rise under 2C

French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius describes “legally binding”...

French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius describes...

French PM: Islamic State will need to be fought in Libya

French officials have been warning for more than a year that the political void...

French officials have been warning for more than a year...

'No plans to bomb' IS in Libya, Russia says

'This is not in our plans. We have had no requests of this kind from the...

'This is not in our plans. We have had no requests of...

Two dead after car bomb attack on Spanish embassy in Kabul

The attack, involving no less than three militants, appeared to have targeted a...

The attack, involving no less than three militants,...

COP21: Deal expected on Saturday, a day later than expected

Among the unresolved issues is compensation for nations most affected by...

Among the unresolved issues is compensation for nations...