Rocket fired from Egypt's Sinai strikes southern Israel
A rocket fired from Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula struck an open field in southern Israel on Monday morning, failing to cause any injury or damage
G7 foreign ministers seek US clarity over Syria
Foreign ministers from the Group of Seven industrialized nations are gathering for a meeting given urgency by the chemical attack in Syria and the US military response
Syrian government accuses opposition of holding Geneva peace talks 'hostage'

Syria has accused the main opposition of taking UN-backed peace talks 'hostage' over its refusal to include terrorism on the agenda, warning it...

Syria has accused the main opposition of taking UN-backed...

Police raid Francois Fillon's home amid fake jobs scandal

The Paris home of France's conservative presidential candidate Francois...

The Paris home of France's conservative presidential...

Trump's Attorney General removes himself from campaign probes amid calls for resignation

Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced he would recuse himself from investigations into Russian interference in the 2016 election, after...

Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced he would...

Updated | Pressure rises on US Attorney General

Attorney General Jeff Sessions met Russia's ambassador twice during Donald...

Attorney General Jeff Sessions met Russia's ambassador...

Macron reveals manifesto, takes aim at lawmakers, pensions

A frontrunner in the French presidential elections, Emmanuel Macron, vowed to...

A frontrunner in the French presidential elections,...

Syrian government forces enter Palmyra, drive back ISIS

Syrian government forces have entered the ancient city of Palmyra, pushing back...

Syrian government forces have entered the ancient city of...

Northern Ireland casts votes in fractious snap election

Voters in Northern Ireland go to the polls on Thursday for the second time in...

Voters in Northern Ireland go to the polls on Thursday for...

Angela Merkel faces calls to ban Erdoğan over jailed German journalist

German chancellor is under pressure to stop the Turkish President from entering the country while German-Turkish reporter Deniz Yücel is held in...

German chancellor is under pressure to stop the Turkish...

Fillon faces formal investigation into 'fake job' case, but will not withdraw from presidential race

French centre-right presidential candidate Francois Fillon has said he will fight on, as he announced that a judge was placing him under formal investigation

French centre-right presidential candidate Francois Fillon...

French police sniper injures two in accident at Hollande event

A French police sniper has accidentally shot and injured two people during a...

A French police sniper has accidentally shot and injured...

Iraqi army cut last main exit road out of Mosul

The Iraqi army has shut the last main exit out of the Islamic State group's...

The Iraqi army has shut the last main exit out of the...

Netanyahu criticised in damning report on 2014 Gaza war

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former defence officials have...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former...

Italy grants partial pardon to ex-CIA officer for role in 2003 kidnapping of terrorism suspect

Italy's president has granted a last-minute partial pardon to a former CIA officer for her role in the 2003 abduction of an Egyptian cleric

Italy's president has granted a last-minute partial...

European Parliament committee votes to revoke Marine Le Pen's immunity over violent ISIS images

European Union legislators have voted to lift the EU parliamentary immunity of French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen for tweeting pictures of...

European Union legislators have voted to lift the EU...

Refugee child abuse rampant in Libya, UNICEF report warns

Thousands of refugee children experience abuse, exploitation and...

Thousands of refugee children experience abuse,...

Malaysia to charge women for airport murder of North Korean leader's brother

Two women implicated in the killing of the estranged brother of North Korea's leader are to be charged with murder on Wednesday, Malaysia's prosecutor...

Two women implicated in the killing of the estranged...

Journalist for German newspaper arrested in Turkey for 'terrorist propaganda'

The Turkish authorities have arrested a German-Turkish journalist they accuse of producing terrorist propaganda and undermining the government

The Turkish authorities have arrested a German-Turkish...

Samsung chief indicted for bribery, embezzlement amid scandal

The heir to the Samsung empire and four other top executives have been indicted...

The heir to the Samsung empire and four other top...