At least 23 killed after tornado hits Alabama
At least 23 people, some children, have been killed after tornadoes struck Lee County in eastern Alabama
Vietnam summit: North Korean leader talks up denuclearisation
North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un has told reporters that he would not be at a summit with US President Donald Trump if he were not ready to denuclearise
Ali Zeidan calls for calm after kidnapping

Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan says Libyans need wisdom after brief but...

Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan says Libyans need wisdom...

Civilians executed by Syrian rebels

Rebel forces in Syria kill as many as 190 civilians and seize over 200 hostages during a military offensive in August, Human Rights Watch says.

Rebel forces in Syria kill as many as 190 civilians and...

Update 2 | Libyan prime minister Ali Zeidan freed by kidnappers

Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan has been seized by armed men from his...

Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan has been seized by armed...

‘Hard drugs found’ on Greenpeace ship seized by Russia

Russian investigators claim heroin find abroad Greenpeace ship, organisation...

Russian investigators claim heroin find abroad Greenpeace...

US withholds Egypt military aid

US suspends a large part of its financial and military aid to Egypt over a bloody crackdown on supporters of ex-President Mohammed Morsi.

US suspends a large part of its financial and military aid...

Madagascar warned of bubonic plague epidemic

Madagascar faces a bubonic plague epidemic unless it slows the spread of the...

Madagascar faces a bubonic plague epidemic unless it slows...

Tobacco rules voted by MEPs ‘big victory for industry’, says Dalli

Former health commissioner accuses European institutions of short-changing citizens

Former health commissioner accuses European institutions of...

MEPs approve new Eurosur operating rules

‘Non-refoulement’ principle to be imposed as of December 2013

‘Non-refoulement’ principle to be imposed as of...

Canadian author Alice Munro wins 2013 Nobel Prize for Literature

Praised for her “finely tuned storytelling"

Praised for her “finely tuned storytelling"

Drunk passenger gets tasered after stripping naked after Malta holiday

A burly, tattooed 52-year-old man had to be tasered after he stripped naked on the tarmac at Manchester airport and challenged the captain to a fight.

A burly, tattooed 52-year-old man had to be tasered after...

[LIVE] Italian prime minister Letta and Commissioner president Barroso in Lampedusa

Watch the live press conference from Lampedusa by the Italian prime minister and EU leaders here.

Watch the live press conference from Lampedusa by the...

Malta amongst signatories for abolition of death penalty

Foreign Affairs Minister George Vella signs joint call for the abolition of the...

Foreign Affairs Minister George Vella signs joint call for...

Lampedusa tragedy | When people become bargaining chips

As government calls for more solidarity from Europe after the Lampedusa...

As government calls for more solidarity from Europe after...

Lampedusa ‘reminds Europe of need to revisit asylum and migration measures’

EU fundamental rights agency: member states must ‘pull together to offer support to countries most affected by arrivals’

EU fundamental rights agency: member states must ‘pull...

Charges mulled for captain in Lampedusa crash as death toll hits 231

35-year-old ship captain Kaled Bensalam, of Tunisia, detained and investigated...

35-year-old ship captain Kaled Bensalam, of Tunisia,...

Watered down tobacco directive approved by MEPs

MEPs approve report on Tobbaco Products Directive, however a number of European...

MEPs approve report on Tobbaco Products Directive, however...

Protestors clash with police in Brazil

Demonstrations for an increase in teachers’ wages end in violence

Demonstrations for an increase in teachers’ wages end in...

Malmström proposes Med-wide search and rescue mission for migrant boats

The European Commission has urged the European Union to launch a Mediterranean-wide search and rescue mission to intercept migrant boats.

The European Commission has urged the European Union to...