US House votes to formalise Trump impeachment inquiry
The US House of Representatives has passed a resolution to formally proceed with the impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump
Updated | ISIS leader killed himself during US raid, Trump confirms
Donald Trump says ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi detonated a suicide vest, killing himself and three of his children, as US special forces closed in on him
More countries support military intervention in Syria

US Secretary of State John Kerry claims number of countries supporting...

US Secretary of State John Kerry claims number of countries...

Pope Francis unites Catholics in hope for peace

Pope Francis and the world's Catholics unite in prayer for peace in Syria and...

Pope Francis and the world's Catholics unite in prayer for...

Migrant lands in heat

A migrant attempts to sneak into the US inside a shipment of red chili peppers

A migrant attempts to sneak into the US inside a shipment...

Two arrested after attempted Buckingham Palace break-in

Security review launched after man manages to scale a fence to get inside the...

Security review launched after man manages to scale a fence...

Australians head to the polls

More than 14 million people expected to vote as Australia’s election commission revealed that a record 3.2 million ballots had already been cast in early...

More than 14 million people expected to vote as...

Israeli police and Palestinians clash in Jerusalem

Israeli police fire grenades to disperse Palestinian worshippers who threw...

Israeli police fire grenades to disperse Palestinian...

Nasa’s robotic explorer blasts off to the moon

An unmanned rocket will measure the thin lunar atmosphere from orbit.

An unmanned rocket will measure the thin lunar atmosphere...

‘Obstacle course’ in the EU leads to unfair treatment of asylum seekers

NGOs say there is still a long way to go in the establishment of a fair and efficient Common European Asylum System despite more than 12 years of harmonising...

NGOs say there is still a long way to go in the...

New recording of Spanish rail-crash driver revealed

The accident, which happened on 24 July near Santiago de Compostela, is one of...

The accident, which happened on 24 July near Santiago de...

Russia keeps constant military presence in the Mediterranean

Moscow is a key ally of the Syrian regime and has kept a constant presence of...

Moscow is a key ally of the Syrian regime and has kept a...

G20 ‘divided’ on Syria, Russia accused of holding ‘council hostage’

Britain pledges an addition £52 million in aid to help the estimated two million refugees who have fled the civil war in Syria.

Britain pledges an addition £52 million in aid to help the...

US senate committee in favour of military attacks in Syria

President Barack Obama said the credibility of the international community was...

President Barack Obama said the credibility of the...

Putin’s plans for ‘Eurasian Union’ bolstered as Georgia might join as well

The Eurasian Union is Russia's plan to create a new bloc of former Soviet republics in 2015.

The Eurasian Union is Russia's plan to create a new bloc of...

Castro should have been kept on suicide watch, his lawyer says

Castro held three women in chains at his Cleveland home for about a decade...

Castro held three women in chains at his Cleveland home for...

Egypt's interior minister targeted in bomb attack

Egypt’s Interior Minister Mohammed Ibrahim survives bomb attack in Cairo.

Egypt’s Interior Minister Mohammed Ibrahim survives bomb...

Armenia opts for Russia trade bloc instead of EU membership

If Armenia does become a full member of the Russian-led customs bloc, along...

If Armenia does become a full member of the Russian-led...

Russia’s President Putin warns US over Syria action

Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned America and its allies against...

Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned America and its...

Germany may charge 30 Auschwitz Nazi guards

German justice officials have said 30 former Auschwitz death camp guards should...

German justice officials have said 30 former Auschwitz...