Tripoli risks descending into conflict as Libyan rivals make contradictory victory claims
Libyan strongman General Khalifa Haftar has directed his forces to move on Tripoli • UN Secretary General leaves Libya with a 'heavy heart'
Theresa May asks EU for Brexit extension until 30 June
With the Brexit deadline due next week, British Prime Minister Theresa May has written to the European Union to request a further delay to until 30 June
Greeks stage 24-hour anti-austerity general strike

A general strike against tough austerity measures is under way in Greece, with...

A general strike against tough austerity measures is under...

Willem-Alexander sworn in as king of the Netherlands

Willem-Alexander has been sworn in as king of the Netherlands following the...

Willem-Alexander has been sworn in as king of the...

Kercher murder case: Amanda Knox mulls Italy retrial return

Amanda Knox, who was convicted and then cleared of murdering her British...

Amanda Knox, who was convicted and then cleared of...

Parliament in Cyprus passes international bailout deal

Parliament in Cyprus has approved the country's international bailout after...

Parliament in Cyprus has approved the country's...

Maltese man found dead in Thailand

Unnamed 70-year-old Maltese man found dead by his Thai girlfriend in Phuket.

Unnamed 70-year-old Maltese man found dead by his Thai...

May Day celebrations marred by protests and violence

May Day celebrations across Europe turn into violent protests as workers call...

May Day celebrations across Europe turn into violent...

Dutch Queen to abdicate

Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands is preparing to hand the throne to her son Prince Willem-Alexander.

Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands is preparing to hand the...

Extra medical staff sent to Guantanamo

The US has reinforced medical staff at Guantanamo Bay to try to handle a spreading hunger strike by prisoners at the detention facility.

The US has reinforced medical staff at Guantanamo Bay to...

Syrian PM survives car bomb attack

Syrian Prime Minister Wael al-Halqi survives a car bomb attack in Damascus, in which several people are killed.

Syrian Prime Minister Wael al-Halqi survives a car bomb...

[WATCH] EC confirms Barroso’s advisor first to raise alarm of Swedish Match bribe

Dalli ‘resigned for political reasons, because his position had become politically untenable’ – Commission

Dalli ‘resigned for political reasons, because his...

Malta-bound freighter involved in collision off southern Greece

A collision between a cargo ship and a freighter off southern Greece left two...

A collision between a cargo ship and a freighter off...

Efforts to reach survivors in Dhaka building collapse

Rescuers frantically trying to save roughly nine people located in wreckage of...

Rescuers frantically trying to save roughly nine people...

New Italy 'grand coalition' government to be sworn in

Italy's new coalition government to be sworn in on Sunday, breaking two-month...

Italy's new coalition government to be sworn in on Sunday,...

Updated | Italian shooter arrested as two police officers in hospital

New Italian government sworn in at the presidential Quirinal Palace in Rome, as...

New Italian government sworn in at the presidential...

UN investigates alleged use of chemical weapons in Syria

UN writes to President Assad with new request for access as US President Obama...

UN writes to President Assad with new request for access as...

Arrests over Bangladesh building collapse

Two owners of garment factories in the building that collapsed in Bangladesh...

Two owners of garment factories in the building that...

North Korea to put US citizen on trial

A US citizen to go on trial on charges including attempting to overthrow North Korea's government, the North's official news agency says.

A US citizen to go on trial on charges including attempting...

Israeli army breaks up Palestinian march

Troops use tear gas and rubber bullets to prevent about 500 Palestinians marching towards an illegal West Bank outpost.

Troops use tear gas and rubber bullets to prevent about 500...