Philippine mayor killed in prison shootout
Mayor Rolando Espinosa Sr. of Albuera town is the second politician to be killed over drugs this week
Leave-voting Tory MP quits over May’s approach to Brexit
Tory MP Stephen Phillips quits over 'irreconcilable policy differences' with Theresa May's government, says he 'can no longer live with being labelled a...
Southern Japan jolted by 5.7 magnitude quake

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.7 has rattled Okinawa and other...

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.7 has...

Colombia to end 52-year war by signing peace deal with Marxist rebels

The 52-year conflict with Marxist-Leninist rebels comes to an end as the group...

The 52-year conflict with Marxist-Leninist rebels comes to...

Jordanian writer shot dead before trial for insulting Islam

Jordanian writer Nahed Hattar shot dead outside court as he arrived for trial...

Jordanian writer Nahed Hattar shot dead outside court as he...

UN security council to meet on Syria as battle rages near Aleppo

United Nations Security Council meeting on Sunday as siege on Aleppo...

United Nations Security Council meeting on Sunday as siege...

Hollande pledges to close Calais camp, relocate refugees ‘within weeks’

France president Francois Hollande says conditions in migrant and refugee camps are ‘not acceptable’ as population at Calais camp soars

France president Francois Hollande says conditions in...

Thousands of Finns protest against racism, fascism

Tens of thousands march in Helsinki, and other cities, after man assaulted at...

Tens of thousands march in Helsinki, and other cities,...

British Labour leadership: Jeremy Corbyn defeats Owen Smith

'We have much more in common than divides us,' Corbyn tells Labour....

'We have much more in common than divides us,'...

Air strikes in Syria leave Aleppo without water

Nearly two million people left without water as attacks on Syrian city intensify

Nearly two million people left without water as attacks on...

Lone gunman kills four women at Washington state mall

Police search for gunman who opened fire in the makeup department of a...

Police search for gunman who opened fire in the makeup...

Man accused of Sliema burglaries denies new charges

A man who is already in prison for other charges, has pleaded not guilty to a...

A man who is already in prison for other charges, has...

Pope calls journalism based on gossip and lies ‘a form of terrorism’

The Pope has told journalists they must go the extra mile to seek the truth and not to ‘kill a person with your tongue’

The Pope has told journalists they must go the extra...

Russian toddler survives three days alone in Siberian wilderness

A coatless three-year-old was found unharmed after wandering off alone into a...

A coatless three-year-old was found unharmed after...

US confirms Daesh used chemical rocket in Iraq troop attack

The US military has confirmed that a mustard agent had been used in...

The US military has confirmed that a mustard agent had been...

Syria announces new offensive as diplomats fail to renew ceasefire

The Syrian military has announced a major new offensive on rebel-held eastern...

The Syrian military has announced a major new offensive on...

Hackers stole data from 500 million accounts from Yahoo in 2014 attack

Yahoo announced earlier this summer taht it was investigating a data breach, but at the time thought just 200 million user accounts were affected

Yahoo announced earlier this summer taht it was...

UN 'ready to resume' aid convoys to Syria

The UN has said it will resume the aid deliveries to Syria, days after an...

The UN has said it will resume the aid deliveries to Syria,...

UN warns over global fallout from debt crisis in poor countries

Developing countries took advantage of booming commodity prices in the years...

Developing countries took advantage of booming commodity...

US probes 'Daesh chemical rocket attack' on American troops in Iraq

Daesh is suspected of firing a shell with mustard agent that landed at the...

Daesh is suspected of firing a shell with mustard agent...