Film star Doris Day dies aged 97
The actress was known for a number of successful musicals and romantic comedies, including Pillow Talk, and for a singing career which saw her record 29 studio albums
Gunmen kill six during Catholic mass in Burkina Faso
Gunmen have killed six people including a priest as Mass was being celebrated in a church in Dablo in northern Burkina Faso, officials say
US weighing up military options in Syria

The Pentagon moves naval forces closer to Syria following reports of chemical attacks outside the capital, Damascus.

The Pentagon moves naval forces closer to Syria following...

Morsi supporters defy curfew in Egypt

Thousands of Muslim Brotherhood supporters demonstrate against military rule in Egypt.

Thousands of Muslim Brotherhood supporters demonstrate...

Afghan massacre soldier given life in US

US soldier who murdered 16 Afghan villagers last year, is sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

US soldier who murdered 16 Afghan villagers last year, is...

Syrian state TV claims troops witnessed chemical agents in rebel tunnels

State television in Syria says troops found chemical agents in rebel tunnels in a Damascus suburb and some soldiers were 'suffocating'.

State television in Syria says troops found chemical agents...

Bo Xilai back in court after fiery denials

The trial of former top Chinese politician Bo Xilai resumes, a day after he...

The trial of former top Chinese politician Bo Xilai...

Israeli fighter jets bomb Lebanon

Israeli bombs a target south of Beirut, a day after four rockets were fired from southern Lebanon into Israel.

Israeli bombs a target south of Beirut, a day after four...

Italy edges towards another political crisis

Prime Minister Enrico Letta meets President Giorgio Napolitano in last-ditch...

Prime Minister Enrico Letta meets President Giorgio...

UN chief calls for swift Syria probe

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon urges the Syrian government to allow a UN team to swiftly investigate an alleged chemical weapons attack.

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon urges the Syrian...

Syrian children refugees reach one million

Number of Syrian children forced to flee war-torn country reaches one million,...

Number of Syrian children forced to flee war-torn country...

Two explosions rock Lebanon

Two explosions hit Lebanon's northern city of Tripoli during Friday prayers.

Two explosions hit Lebanon's northern city of Tripoli...

EU partly halts sales of arms to Egypt

EU countries also plan to review the financial aid to Egypt

EU countries also plan to review the financial aid to Egypt

Mubarak to be under house arrest after release

Mubarak is expected to be released from prison on Thursday.

Mubarak is expected to be released from prison on Thursday.

UN to investigate alleged gas attack in Damascus

Up to 1,300 people are said to have been killed in the attack.

Up to 1,300 people are said to have been killed in the...

Cardinal Grech warned future pope of Vatican’s internal schism

Cardinal Grech’s warning to papal electors referred to “great cost”...

Cardinal Grech’s warning to papal electors referred to...

Egyptian court to consider Mubarak release

Egyptian court to review a petition to release deposed President Hosni Mubarak...

Egyptian court to review a petition to release deposed...

New radioactive leak at Japan's Fukushima plant

Japan's nuclear agency proposes upgrading the severity level of a radioactive...

Japan's nuclear agency proposes upgrading the severity...

'Chemical attacks' reported in Damascus

Syrian opposition activists claim that chemical weapons attacks have killed dozens of people east of Damascus.

Syrian opposition activists claim that chemical weapons...

Hosni Mubarak freed by Egyptian court

An Egyptian court orders release of former President Hosni Mubarak on charges of corruption.

An Egyptian court orders release of former President Hosni...