De Klerk, South Africa’s last apartheid leader, dies at 85
Afrikaner who defended apartheid before helping to dismantle system in 1989 and release Nelson Mandela from prison, dies at 85
Climate change: Leaders, activists and scientists meet in Glasgow to ‘save the world’
The COP26 summit of world leaders, scientists and activists is meeting in the UK to address the pressing problems created by global warming
Human smugglers arrested after migrant boat arrives

Italian police arrest five alleged human smugglers after more than 3,500...

Italian police arrest five alleged human smugglers after...

Spanish monarch Juan Carlos has abdicated

Spanish king abdicates • His son Prince Felipe, 45, will take over the...

Spanish king abdicates • His son Prince Felipe, 45,...

Obama unveils plans to curb coal power

US President Obama is to unveil new rules for coal-burning power plants aimed at dramatically cutting emissions that contribute to global warming

US President Obama is to unveil new rules for coal-burning...

Former rebel becomes El Salvador president

Former left-wing rebel leader Salvador Sanchez Ceren is sworn in as El...

Former left-wing rebel leader Salvador Sanchez Ceren is...

Libyan general's forces engage in heavy fighting in Benghazi

Armed group Ansar al-Shariah and fighters loyal to former army general Khalifa...

Armed group Ansar al-Shariah and fighters loyal to former...

Meriam Ibrahim’s husband ‘not informed’ of her release

Husband of Sudanese woman sentenced to death for abandoning Islamic faith...

Husband of Sudanese woman sentenced to death for abandoning...

UK threatens to quit EU over presidency row

German magazine Der Spiegel says PM David Cameron warned the UK could leave the...

German magazine Der Spiegel says PM David Cameron warned...

3,000 migrants rescued by Italian navy

More than 3,000 migrants are rescued off the coast of Sicily by the Italian navy

More than 3,000 migrants are rescued off the coast of...

Qatar World Cup faces fresh corruption claims

A British newspaper is reporting that a former top Qatari football official...

A British newspaper is reporting that a former top Qatari...

Sudan death row woman 'to be freed'

Sudanese authorities to free woman who was sentenced to death for having abandoned Islamic faith

Sudanese authorities to free woman who was sentenced to...

Peter Mutharika wins Malawi election

Opposition candidate Peter Mutharika has been declared the winner of Malawi's disputed presidential election.

Opposition candidate Peter Mutharika has been declared the...

Germany, UK in row over new EU president

German Chancellor Angela Merkel backs Jean-Claude Juncker as EU president, but the UK demands a "lengthy process to find consensus"

German Chancellor Angela Merkel backs Jean-Claude Juncker...

Turkey's Erdogan issues protest anniversary warning

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan warns youths to ignore calls for a...

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan warns youths to...

‘Media has to be concerned with humanity’ – Pope Francis

Pope Francis urges Church to keep its digital door open:  ‘effective...

Pope Francis urges Church to keep its digital door...

Gang-rape in India sparks fresh protests after police accused of protecting suspects
Ukrainian military helicopter shot down, 14 dead
U.S troops to leave Afghanistan by end of 2016

Reducing number of troops stationed in Afghanistan and Iraq part of a wider...

Reducing number of troops stationed in Afghanistan and Iraq...

US nationals ordered to leave Libya

The US state department has warned any American citizens in Libya to leave the country immediately

The US state department has warned any American citizens in...