At least two people dead in shooting in German city
It is as yet unclear what motivated the attack
‘Joseph Mifsud a spy? He spoke too much’ says Rome university colleague Vincenzo Scotti
Former Italian home affairs minister who knows Joseph Mifsud says claims that Maltese professor is a CIA spy are laughable
Libyan gunmen kidnap scores of Egyptians

150 Egyptian drivers taken hostage by Libyan gunmen, an Egyptian state-run newspaper says. 

150 Egyptian drivers taken hostage by Libyan gunmen, an...

US economy gains 192,000 jobs in March

US economy created 192,000 jobs in March, down slightly from a revised 197,000 figure for February, and the unemployment rate held at 6.7%

US economy created 192,000 jobs in March, down slightly...

Protesters march on Brussels for jobs

Clashes erupt near EU headquarters in Brussels as anti-austerity protesters confront police

Clashes erupt near EU headquarters in Brussels as...

Afghanistan holds historic election

 Afghans choose a new president amid tight security, in what will be the nation's first ever democratic transfer of power

 Afghans choose a new president amid tight...

Two foreign journalists shot in Afghanistan

Man disguised as a policeman shoots two foreign journalists in Afghanistan,...

Man disguised as a policeman shoots two foreign journalists...

Environment satellite launched

Sentinel 1-A will carry cloud-penetrating radar that monitors climate change and can spot environmental damage.

Sentinel 1-A will carry cloud-penetrating radar that...

US confirms it made 'Cuban Twitter'

White House confirms that a US government aid agency was behind a text-message service that was allegedly designed to foment unrest in Cuba

White House confirms that a US government aid agency was...

Nobel winner Gabriel García Márquez hospitalised

Nobel prize-winning Colombian author Gabriel García Márquez is...

Nobel prize-winning Colombian author Gabriel García...

Israel cancels prisoner release

Israel cancels release of a group of Palestinian prisoners blaming it on Palestinian leadership's pursuit of further recognition at the UN

Israel cancels release of a group of Palestinian prisoners...

Turkey’s Twitter ban violates rights, according to country’s highest court

Although ruling by the court is binding, it is unclear whether the government will overturn the ban.

Although ruling by the court is binding, it is unclear...

Soldier shoots several dead at US army base

Gunman kills three people and wounds 16 before turning gun on himself at Fort...

Gunman kills three people and wounds 16 before turning gun...

Second quake hits Chile

Chile leader evacuates as second big quake strikes

Chile leader evacuates as second big quake strikes

Muscat insists on the repatriation of ‘illegal’ asylum seekers

Prime Minister Joseph Muscat meets Nigerian president Goodluck Johnathan in...

Prime Minister Joseph Muscat meets Nigerian president...

Gazprom hikes Ukraine gas price

Russian energy company, Gazprom raises the price it charges Ukraine for gas by more than a third

Russian energy company, Gazprom raises the price it charges...

Hollande appoints new French Prime Minister

The new Prime Minister Manuel Valls is disliked by those to the left...

The new Prime Minister Manuel Valls is disliked by...

Nato to step up pressure against Russia

Thousands of Russian soldiers are still said to be deployed along the eastern border of Ukraine.

Thousands of Russian soldiers are still said to be deployed...

Athens bans protests as Greece hosts EU meeting

Greece continues to struggle with high debt and unemployment.

Greece continues to struggle with high debt and...

Cuba approves law aimed at attracting foreign investment

Cuba's National Assembly passes a new foreign investment law that aims to...

Cuba's National Assembly passes a new foreign...