


Smugglers force migrants into sea off Yemen, 55 feared drowned
Scores of migrants are missing after smugglers pushed them into sea in the...
Scores of migrants are missing after smugglers pushed them...

Priest who saves migrants’ lives when he calls Malta RCC is hauled to Trapani court
Eritrean humanitarian Fr Moussa Zerai is being charged with aiding illegal immigration by a Sicilian prosecutor targeting a migrant rescue NGO
Eritrean humanitarian Fr Moussa Zerai is being charged with...

Paris climate goals threatened by Norway's push for Arctic oil and gas – study
Noway’s role as the world’s biggest fossil fuel exporter undermines its efforts to cut emissions at home, says NGO report
Noway’s role as the world’s biggest fossil fuel...

Deadly protests in Kenya over election fraud claim as commission denies system was hacked
Kenya's chief electoral officer said his team had 'established that the claims being made could not be substantiated'
Kenya's chief electoral officer said his team had...

Smugglers ‘deliberately drowned’ dozens off coast of Yemen, UN says
Up to 50 migrants from Somalia and Ethiopia have been ‘deliberately drowned’ when a smuggler forced them into the sea off Yemen's coast, the UN...
Up to 50 migrants from Somalia and Ethiopia have been...

North Korea details Guam missile plan, calls Trump's warning a 'load of nonsense'
North Korea says its plan to fire four missiles near the US territory of Guam will soon be ready, as a war of words with Washington intensifies
North Korea says its plan to fire four missiles near the US...

Update 2 | Police arrest suspect in Paris car attack on soldiers
Six French soldiers have been injured, three seriously, after a...
Six French soldiers have been injured, three seriously,...

South African President Zuma survives no-confidence vote
South African President Jacob Zuma survived a no-confidence motion in parliament
South African President Jacob Zuma survived a no-confidence...

Trump says North Korea will be met with 'fire and fury' if nuclear threats continue
United States President Donald Trump has warned North Korea that further expansionism of the nuclear and missile programmes will be met 'with fire and fury...
United States President Donald Trump has warned North Korea...

Emmanuel Macron to abandon plans to create official first lady post
French President Emmanuel Macron is to abandon plans to create an official role...
French President Emmanuel Macron is to abandon plans to...

Brussels police open fire on car ‘with explosives inside’
Media reports say that officers shot at the wheels of the car during a...
Media reports say that officers shot at the wheels of the...

Amnesty International slams Israel’s decision to shutdown Al Jazeera operations
Amnesty International has called Israel's decision to close the Jerusalem offices of Doha-broadcaster Al Jazeera ‘a brazen attack on media...
Amnesty International has called Israel's decision to...


9/11 victim identified 16 years after terror attack
Another victim of the 11 September 2001 attack on the World Trade Centre in New...
Another victim of the 11 September 2001 attack on the World...

Fishermen prevent anti-migrant boat from docking in Tunisian port
Tunisian fishermen have stopped an anti-migrant boat from docking, claiming the...
Tunisian fishermen have stopped an anti-migrant boat from...

Sicily firefighters 'caused fires for cash'
Italian police have questioned 15 volunteer firefighters in southern Sicily...
Italian police have questioned 15 volunteer firefighters in...

Tillerson urges North Korea to cease missile tests and talk to the US
The US Secretary of State struck a more conciliatory tone on North Korea after...
The US Secretary of State struck a more conciliatory tone...

UN Syria investigator Carla del Ponte quits over lack of political backing
Former war crimes prosecutor Carla Del Ponte has announced she is quitting a United Nations commission investigating human rights abuses in Syria because it...
Former war crimes prosecutor Carla Del Ponte has announced...

South Korea, US agree to pressure North Korea, China hopes for North-South talks
North Korea has called an offer of talks from the South 'insincere'
North Korea has called an offer of talks from the South...