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?
Boko Haram kidnap 25 girls in Nigeria

Militants abducted 25 girls and continue to conduct acts of violence, despite a ceasefire deal with the government

Militants abducted 25 girls and continue to conduct acts of...

First Ebola diagnoses in New York City, Mali

A doctor in NYC,  who treated patients in Guinea, and an infant girl in...

A doctor in NYC,  who treated patients in Guinea, and...

PN leader attends EPP summit in Brussels

Simon Busuttil is in Brussels for European People’s Party summit

Simon Busuttil is in Brussels for European People’s...

United Nations to inquire into Gaza conflict

The United Nations is setting up an independent investigation into Israeli...

The United Nations is setting up an independent...

Infant killed in Jerusalem rail station attack

A three-month-old girl was killed and eight other people were injured when a...

A three-month-old girl was killed and eight other people...

Iraqi Kurds send fighters to Kobane

Kurdish regional parliament in Iraq authorises deployment of Kurdish peshmerga fighters to the embattled town of Kobane in Syria

Kurdish regional parliament in Iraq authorises deployment...

Gunmen kill eight Shi'ite Muslims in Pakistan

Hundreds of Shi'ite Hazaras have been killed in bomb attacks and shootings...

Hundreds of Shi'ite Hazaras have been killed in bomb...

Canadian PM delivers address after Parliament Hill shooting

Let there be no misunderstanding. We will not be intimidated. Canada will never...

Let there be no misunderstanding. We will not be...

Man stopped after jumping White House fence

Video footage captured by news organizations showed the man, wearing shorts, on...

Video footage captured by news organizations showed the...

Update 2 | Canadian Parliament attacked by gunmen • One soldier dead

'Multiple gunmen' being sought by police

'Multiple gunmen' being sought by police

Washington Post editor Ben Bradlee dies at 93

His health had been declining for years and his wife, last month, revealed...

His health had been declining for years and his wife, last...

EU Ombudsman opens investigation into fundamental rights of returned migrants

Frontex co-ordinates joint return operations, in which several EU Member States co-operate. Between 2006 and 2013, 209 such operations took place, returning...

Frontex co-ordinates joint return operations, in which...

Canada raises terror alert after deadly attack on two soldiers

After witnesses said he had used his car as a weapon to attack the soldiers,...

After witnesses said he had used his car as a weapon to...

First talks in Hong Kong between officials and students reach impasse

The government's negotiation team was led by the city's most senior...

The government's negotiation team was led by the...

Tests show freelance cameraman is free from Ebola, can leave hospital

Camerman, two nurses in the US and Spain declared free of the virus

Camerman, two nurses in the US and Spain declared free of...

Illuminated signs proclaim Islamic State presence in Libyan city

Yemeni emir of Derna town has instructed education department to stop teaching...

Yemeni emir of Derna town has instructed education...

Tripartite discussions on Libya’s future kick off at Villa Francia

UN envoy to Libya Bernardino Leon holds discussions with Prime Minister Joseph...

UN envoy to Libya Bernardino Leon holds discussions with...

Oscar Pistorius jailed for five years

27-year-old athlete learns his sentence for the culpable homicide of his girlfriend in February 2013

27-year-old athlete learns his sentence for the culpable...