School fire kills at least 23 students in Kuala Lumpur
23 and two members of staff are among the dead after the blaze ripped through a school in the Malaysian capital
Over 45,000 evacuated as wave of bomb threats hits Russian cities
Thousands have been evacuated from major buildings across Russia, following a series of anonymous bomb threat calls
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...

Venezuela army repels attack on base, hunts assailants

A search is under way in Venezuela for 10 men who escaped with weapons after an...

A search is under way in Venezuela for 10 men who escaped...

Meeting with Tillerson leaves Lavrov feeling US willing to continue dialogue

The US Secretary of State and Russian Foreign minister met at an international gathering in Manila, the Philippines

The US Secretary of State and Russian Foreign minister met...

UN Security Council imposes fresh sanctions on North Korea

The sanctions, which were backed by the entire council, could slash the...

The sanctions, which were backed by the entire...

British model kidnapped and ‘auctioned on dark web’ in Milan

Polish man arrested on a charge of suspected kidnapping for extortion purposes

Polish man arrested on a charge of suspected kidnapping for...

As Europe burns, US confirms intention to withdraw from climate agreement

The Trump administration has not excluded re-engaging in talks if the terms were made more advantageous to the United States.

The Trump administration has not excluded re-engaging in...