Iran admits it ‘unintentionally’ shot down Ukrainian passenger plane
The Iranian military has admitted accidentally shooting down a Ukrainian passenger plane that had just left Tehran airport, killing all 176 on board
'No survivors' after Ukrainian airliner crashes near Tehran
A Ukrainian Boeing-737 with more than 176 people on board has crashed in Iran, according to local media
Rat blamed for power cut at Fukushima nuclear plant

A rat may have caused power outage at Japan's tsunami-hit Fukushima nuclear...

A rat may have caused power outage at Japan's tsunami-hit...

Eurozone ministers urge Cyprus to shield small savers

Eurozone Finance ministers urge Cyprus to reduce the burden on small investors...

Eurozone Finance ministers urge Cyprus to reduce the burden...

Syria opposition names Ghassan Hitto PM for rebel areas

Syria's opposition National Coalition names Damascus-born IT expert Ghassan...

Syria's opposition National Coalition names Damascus-born...

Thousands gather early for inaugural papal Mass

Pope Francis appears in St Peter’s Square ahead of the inauguration mass that...

Pope Francis appears in St Peter’s Square ahead of the...

Ombudsman investigating EU appointment of tobbaco lobbyist weeks after Dalli resignation

Former head of Commission’s legal services no works for law firm that represents Philip Morris and is appointed to ethics commission by EC president José...

Former head of Commission’s legal services no works for...

Europol identifies 3,600 organised crime groups active in the EU

Europol report warns of a new breed of criminal groups exploiting the economic...

Europol report warns of a new breed of criminal groups...

Pope calls for protection of poor and the environment

Pope Francis inaugurates his papacy at a Mass in Rome, calling on global...

Pope Francis inaugurates his papacy at a Mass in Rome,...

Cyprus parliament to hold emergency bailout session

The €10 billion bailout agreed by the EU and IMF demands that all bank...

The €10 billion bailout agreed by the EU and IMF demands...

Gozitan Mgr Alfred Xuereb appointed Pope's official secretary

Pope Francis has officially appointed Gozitan Mgr Alfred Xuereb as his personal...

Pope Francis has officially appointed Gozitan Mgr Alfred...

Cyprus parliament postpones debate on bailout

Cyprus’s parliament has postponed an emergency session on a controversial...

Cyprus’s parliament has postponed an emergency session on...

Crowds cheer as Pope Francis appears for first angelus

More than 200,000 people gather in St Peter’s Square for Pope Francis’s...

More than 200,000 people gather in St Peter’s Square for...

Li Keqiang appointed Chinese premier

China's leaders name Li Keqiang Prime Minister, placing him at the helm of the world's second-largest economy.

China's leaders name Li Keqiang Prime Minister, placing him...

Britain and France want EU to lift Syria weapons ban

EU set to discuss lifting its arms embargo to allow supplying rebels, as...

EU set to discuss lifting its arms embargo to allow...

New Pope begins tenure with warning

Pope Francis warns Catholics against turning Church into "a compassionate NGO" without spiritual renewal.

Pope Francis warns Catholics against turning Church into "a...

Youth Guarantee, energy isolation feature in Muscat’s first Council

EU summit does not ditch austerity measures but calls for increase in...

EU summit does not ditch austerity measures but calls for...

Khmer Rouge senior leader Ieng Sary dies

Former senior Khmer Rouge leader Ieng Sary dies while on trial for genocide committed under the 1975-79 Maoist regime

Former senior Khmer Rouge leader Ieng Sary dies while on...

Venezuela says embalming of Chavez' body 'unlikely'

Venezuela acting president Nicolas Maduro says embalming of former president...

Venezuela acting president Nicolas Maduro says embalming of...

Italian envoys barred from leaving India

India's Supreme Court bars Italian ambassador from leaving country after Rome's refusal to return two marines charged with murder of two fishermen in Kerala

India's Supreme Court bars Italian ambassador from leaving...