Italy faces fresh elections after coalition talks fail
Both the Five Star Movement, which emerged as the largest political party after the March election, and the Lega, which was part of the Berlusconi coalition, have said Italy...
UK foreign secretary in Washington ahead of Iran nuclear deal decision
UK foreign secretary Boris Johnson has urged the US President to not give up on the Iran nuclear deal, as he heads to Washington for a series of meetings regarding the issue 
Students around Italy protest against proposed education reforms

Police in Rome have closed off the area around parliament after last...

Police in Rome have closed off the area around parliament...

Barack Obama to sign gay military law after 17-year ban
Violence escalates along Gaza-Israel border

The Israeli air force has hit seven suspected militant sites...

The Israeli air force has hit seven suspected militant...

SKorean troops bracing for possible NKorean attack

South Korea is braced for a possible North Korean surprise attacks a day...

South Korea is braced for a possible North Korean...

Video| Christmas travel hits misery button

Christmas this year will be in misery for those who are travelling through...

Christmas this year will be in misery for those who are...

No 'natural justice' awaits in Sweden– Wikileaks founder

He is fighting a Swedish extradition warrant because he believes “no...

He is fighting a Swedish extradition warrant because he...

Foreign troop deaths in Afghanistan reach 700

The number of international troops killed in Afghanistan this year marked 700...

The number of international troops killed in Afghanistan...

Bomb found on underground train in Rome

An explosive device has been found on an underground train in Rome and experts are investigating whether it was an attempted Christmas season terror attack.

An explosive device has been found on an underground...

Belarus jails 600 for election protests

Belarus today jailed 600 demonstrators detained during a mass rally against the re-election of President Alexander Lukashenko, defying fierce Western...

Belarus today jailed 600 demonstrators detained during a...

Video | Malta basks in the sun as Europe grinds to a halt under heavy snowfalls

As sunshine and warm weather continued to grace Malta, heavy snow is disrupting Christmas holidays for thousands across Europe, forcing the continent’s...

As sunshine and warm weather continued to grace Malta,...

South Korea continues firing drills despite war threats

South Korea has started live firing drills despite threats of war from the...

South Korea has started live firing drills despite...

48 believed dead in Australia refugee boat disaster

Australia called off the search for bodies from last week's horrific...

Australia called off the search for bodies from last...

26 dead in Malaysia Thai tour bus crash

A Malaysian bus carrying Thai tourists hit a road divider and overturned, killing 26 people today.

A Malaysian bus carrying Thai tourists hit a road divider...

UK police arrest twelve in large-scale anti-terror raid

Five men from Cardiff, four from Stoke-on-Trent and three...

Five men from Cardiff, four from Stoke-on-Trent and...

Video | Car crashes through school gates and into children in Taiwan

A 67-year-old man crashed his car through the gate of primary school in...

A 67-year-old man crashed his car through the gate of...

'Holy mantle has been sullied', Pope says about his annus horribilis

Pope Benedict XVI has described 2010 as a 'horrible year' and that...

Pope Benedict XVI has described 2010 as a 'horrible...

Weather grounds flights as Christmas approaches

Once again, blizzards and freezing temperatures shut down runways, train...

Once again, blizzards and freezing temperatures shut down...

Oklahoma executes murderer with animal drug

A US state executed a convicted murderer with an animal drug for the first...

A US state executed a convicted murderer with an animal...