40,000 troops have been deployed to battle the blazes in Brazil
French President Emmanuel Macron has said the record number of fires in the Amazon rainforest is an 'international crisis' that needs to be on the top of the agenda at the...
NASA's planet-hunting telescope 'broken'
Kepler telescope loses second of four wheels threatening $600m mission launched to search for Earth-like planets.
Kepler telescope loses second of four wheels threatening...
European Commission probes oil firms over suspected price-fixing
The offices of oil companies Shell, BP and Statoil have been raided by...
The offices of oil companies Shell, BP and Statoil have...
French economy enters recession
French economy enters recession as country records record unemployment and low business and consumer confidence.
French economy enters recession as country records record...
Angelina Jolie undergoes double mastectomy
Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie has undergone a double mastectomy to reduce...
Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie has undergone a double...
Boat carrying evacuees sinks off West Burma
Boat carrying Rohingya Muslims, evacuated ahead of Cyclone Mahasen, capsizes...
Boat carrying Rohingya Muslims, evacuated ahead of Cyclone...
Six-year sentence requested for former Italian Premier
Prosecutors have demanded a six-year sentence and lifetime ban from public...
Prosecutors have demanded a six-year sentence and lifetime...
Nawaz Sharif set to return as Pakistan PM
Nawaz Sharif is hoping to secure a majority in Pakistan's parliament and form...
Nawaz Sharif is hoping to secure a majority in Pakistan's...
Fears grow over deadly new virus
The World Health Organization warns that it appears "increasingly" likely that the new coronavirus can be passed between people in close contact.
The World Health Organization warns that it appears...
Syria denies role in Turkey blasts
Syria has denied being responsible for two car bombs which killed 46 people in a Turkish border town.
Syria has denied being responsible for two car bombs which...
Bulgaria still surrounded in political turmoil
Neither of Bulgaria’s main political parties has managed to secure a position...
Neither of Bulgaria’s main political parties has managed...
Car bombs kill 43 in Turkey near Syrian border
Twin car bombs killed 43 people and wounded many more in a Turkish town near...
Twin car bombs killed 43 people and wounded many more in a...
Egypt thwarts suicide attack on foreign embassy - forces
Egyptian security forces have thwarted a plan by an al Qaeda-linked cell to...
Egyptian security forces have thwarted a plan by an al...
One killed in pickaxe rampage in Milan
One dead, four others wounded in pickaxe attack.
One dead, four others wounded in pickaxe attack.
Pakistan votes in landmark elections
Elections take place amid tight security in Pakistan, in the first-ever transition of democratic power, but a bomb kills 10 people in Karachi.
Elections take place amid tight security in Pakistan, in...
Former Guatemala leader guilty of genocide
A court in Guatemala has found former military leader Efrain Rios Montt guilty...
A court in Guatemala has found former military leader...
Italian telecoms giant fined in market probe
Telecom Italia receives €105 million fine, as anti-trust ruling sets tone for...
Telecom Italia receives €105 million fine, as anti-trust...
Posecutors request new corruption trial for Berlusconi
Italian prosecutors have requested that former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi...
Italian prosecutors have requested that former Prime...
Andrew Simpson, GB Olympian, dies as America’s Cup boat capsizes
A British Olympic sailor has died after a Swedish catamaran capsized during a...
A British Olympic sailor has died after a Swedish catamaran...
