Detained refugees in Libya moved to safety in second UNHCR relocation
The relocation effort, which follows a previous operation last week, saw 150 refugees who were being detained in the Abu Selim detention centre in south Tripoli being taken...
Macron vows to rebuild the Notre Dame Cathedral within five years
French President Emmanuel Macron says the cathedral will be rebuilt "even more beautifully," and that he wants the work done within five years
Facebook and Microsoft reveal US data requests

Facebook alone received 9,000-10,000 requests for user data from US government...

Facebook alone received 9,000-10,000 requests for user data...

Turkey government puts Gezi project on hold

Turkey's government has agreed to suspend redevelopment plans for a park in...

Turkey's government has agreed to suspend redevelopment...

Malta backs EU-US trade agreement

EU Member States agree on mandate to launch trade negotiations with the United States.

EU Member States agree on mandate to launch trade...

White House says Assad forces made use of chemical weapons

Syrian forces under President Bashar al-Assad used chemical weapons against the...

Syrian forces under President Bashar al-Assad used chemical...

Iranians start voting in key elections

Millions of voters across Iran start casting their ballots in the country's presidential elections.

Millions of voters across Iran start casting their ballots...

'Dozens of terror plots foiled by data' - NSA chief

The US electronic spying chief has said massive surveillance programmes ...

The US electronic spying chief has said massive...

Iran phishing attacks detected ahead of election

Google says it has detected and stopped thousands of phishing attacks targeting...

Google says it has detected and stopped thousands of...

Turkey protests: Ruling party may hold vote on park

The deputy chairman of Turkey's ruling AK party said it is open to the idea of...

The deputy chairman of Turkey's ruling AK party said it is...

EU 'only halfway' towards gender-equal society

EU Gender Equality Index launched in order to understand what needs to be done...

EU Gender Equality Index launched in order to understand...

Greece suspends state broadcaster ERT to save money

The Greek government has shut down the public broadcaster ERT, calling it a...

The Greek government has shut down the public broadcaster...

Oldest man in history dies at 116

A Japanese man recognised as the world's oldest living person, and the oldest man recorded in history, has died aged 116, local officials say.

A Japanese man recognised as the world's oldest living...

Turkey protests: Clashes continue despite PM's warning

Teargas and water cannon deployed hours after prime minister demands an end to...

Teargas and water cannon deployed hours after prime...

'US snooping endangers fundamental right to privacy' - Tonio Borg

European institutions with harsh words against the US on the PRISM scandal....

European institutions with harsh words against the US on...

Riot police storm Taksim Square

Turkish riot police have moved into Istanbul's Taksim Square, which has been occupied by anti-government protesters for close to two weeks.

Turkish riot police have moved into Istanbul's Taksim...

US spy leaker disappears from Hong Kong hotel

An ex-CIA employee who leaked details of US top-secret phone and internet...

An ex-CIA employee who leaked details of US top-secret...

Updated | EPP calls on European Commission to ‘force’ Kessler resignation

European People's Party Group in the European Parliament welcomes news that there is no case against former Commissioner John Dalli.

European People's Party Group in the European Parliament...

NSA Prism leak source identified

Edward Snowden, a former CIA technical worker, has been identified by the UK's Guardian newspaper as the source of leaks about US surveillance programmes.

Edward Snowden, a former CIA technical worker, has been...

Gun and rocket attack near Kabul airport

Afghan security forces tackled heavily-armed militants who seized a building near the main airport in the capital Kabul.

Afghan security forces tackled heavily-armed militants who...