World is now at crossroads over climate, UN conference warned
Experts and leaders behind efforts to limit climate change have warned that the planet "is at a crossroads" as key talks opened a day early in Poland
Macron tells PM to hold talks after worst riots in Paris in years
French President Emmanuel Macron is to hold "crisis talks" in Paris, but no discussion on imposing a state of emergency has been mentioned
Tonio Borg attends London conference on 'post-Gaddafi' political process

British foreign secretary William Hague has said that a special conference on Libya meeting today in  London is to focus on launching the country's...

British foreign secretary William Hague has said that a...

Libyan rebels claim seizing Sirte

Libyan rebels claim to have taken Col. Muammar Gaddafi’s home town of Sirte, as they continue to push westward towards the Libyan capital.

Libyan rebels claim to have taken Col. Muammar...

Japan nuclear plant data error 'unacceptable'

The Japanese government clams crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant...

The Japanese government clams crippled Fukushima...

Italy PM Silvio Berlusconi vows attendance to corruption trial

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is due to appear in...

Italian Prime...

Three suicide bombers kill 20 in Afghanistan

Three suicide bombers killed 20 people in an attack on a construction firm in...

Three suicide bombers killed 20 people in an attack on a...

Japanese radiation leaks inflict electoral blow on Merkel government

Angela Merkel's Christian Democrats lost power yesterday on Sunday in the...

Angela Merkel's Christian Democrats lost power...

Asylum-seeker numbers nearly halved in last decade, says UNHCR

New figures compiled by the UN refugee agency have shown a dramatic fall in...

New figures compiled by the UN refugee agency have shown...

Video | NATO takes over Libyan military operation command

Nato has agreed to take immediate command of all aerial operations to combat...

Nato has agreed to take immediate command of all aerial...

Israel deploys rocket defence system

Israel has deployed a cutting-edge rocket defence system to try to halt a recent surge in attacks from the neighbouring Gaza Strip.

Israel has deployed a cutting-edge rocket defence system...

NATO continues broadcast of propaganda messages to Libyan navy

Listen to the broadcast of US plane broadcasting propaganda messages to...

Listen to the broadcast of US plane broadcasting...

Nuclear protests in Europe as radiation levels off Japan rise
French jets take down seven Gaddafi aircraft

French fighter aircraft – the first coalition aircraft to launch...

French fighter aircraft – the first coalition...

African Union mediator rejected by Ivory Coast election winner Ouattara

Ivory Coast's Alassane Ouattara has rejected the African Union's choice of mediator former Cape Verde Foreign Minister...

Ivory Coast's Alassane Ouattara has...

African Union mediator rejected by Ivory Coast election winner Ouattara

Ivory Coast's Alassane Ouattara has rejected the African Union's choice of mediator former CapeVerde Foreign Minister...

Ivory Coast's Alassane Ouattara has...

Soaring levels of radioactivity in water at reactors, workers evacuated

Radioactivity in water at reactor 2 at the Fukushima nuclear plant damaged by an earthquake just over two weeks ago has reached 10 million times the usual...

Radioactivity in water at reactor 2 at the Fukushima...

Protests spread throughout Syria

Protests have been staged in towns and cities across Syria, including the capital Damascus, only a day after the government announced limited changes.

Protests have been staged in towns and cities across...

Video | One million refugees feared from Ivory Coast chaos - UNHCR

As many as one million people may have fled their homes following the...

As many as one million people may have fled their homes...

Japan struggles to cool nuclear reactors as radioactive water leaks

The fight to stabilise Japan's beleaguered...

The fight to stabilise Japan's beleaguered...