


Libyan oil terminals reopen as militias end blockade
Two oil terminals reopen in eastern Libya, after militiamen agree gradually to...
Two oil terminals reopen in eastern Libya, after militiamen...

Maverick Hungarian PM wins election
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban declares victory in Sunday's parliamentary election, support for far-right party soars
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban declares victory in...

Labour MEPs vote against tighter controls on tax evasion
Commission proposal to clamp down on companies cheating tax by opening...
Commission proposal to clamp down on companies cheating tax...

Hungary's right-wing PM Orban set for poll victory
Hungary's populist Prime Minister Viktor Orban and his right-wing Fidesz...
Hungary's populist Prime Minister Viktor Orban and his...

France pulls out of Rwanda genocide memorial
French government announces withdrawal from 20th anniversary commemorations on...
French government announces withdrawal from 20th...

Missing plane search intensifies as second signal detected
Australian searchers say a Chinese ship has heard a signal for a second time,...
Australian searchers say a Chinese ship has heard a signal...

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