Erdogan targets more than 50,000 in post-coup purge
More than 50,000 people have been rounded up, sacked or suspended from their jobs by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the wake of last week's failed coup
Israeli soldiers shoot dead Palestinian boy
Mohiyeh al-Tabakhi suffered fatal heart attack after being hit with a rubber-coated bullet
Peruvian polls show presidential candidates to be neck and neck, Kuczynski with slight lead

With Peru's presidential election coming up on Sunday, last-minute opinion polls show that candidates Keiko Fujimori and Pedro Pablo Kuczynski are at a tie

With Peru's presidential election coming up on Sunday,...

Storm in Australia leaves three dead and homes in danger

Torrential rain and high winds along Australia's east coast bring mayhem

Torrential rain and high winds along Australia's east...

Human transplant organs grown inside pigs

Scientists in the United States are trying to grow human organs inside pigs

Scientists in the United States are trying to grow human...

Afghan MP among those killed in Kabul bombing

Four people die in bombing in Kabul, and another seven people were killed when...

Four people die in bombing in Kabul, and another seven...

Activists say attacks on rebel-held areas in Aleppo have intensified

UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says government and Russian backed...

UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says...

Six injured after shots are fired at tourist bus in France

Six people injured, including a child, when shots were fired at a tourist bus,...

Six people injured, including a child, when shots were...

Boko Haram kills 32 soldiers in clashes in Niger

30 Nigerien troops and 2 Nigerian soldiers killed in attacks on Nigerien...

30 Nigerien troops and 2 Nigerian soldiers killed in...

Switzerland votes in basic income referendum

Switzerland to vote whether to introduce guaranteed basic income for all...

Switzerland to vote whether to introduce guaranteed basic...

Procession and public funeral to be held for Muhammad Ali

Muhammad Ali's family to hold public procession and funeral, which will be...

Muhammad Ali's family to hold public procession and...

Syrian army crosses into IS-held Raqqa province

Syrian troops enter Raqqa province for the first time since they were ousted by...

Syrian troops enter Raqqa province for the first time since...

Bishops who fail to sack paedophile priests can be removed from office

Pope Francis announces new law in response to victims’ demand

Pope Francis announces new law in response to...

Michael Gove condemns ‘job destroying’ EU, hits out at Cameron

UK justice secretary accuses David Cameron of trying to 'scare' the...

UK justice secretary accuses David Cameron of trying to...

Seine surges to 30-year high as Paris floods continue

River Seine expected to reach as high as 6.5m, as Paris' worst bout of...

River Seine expected to reach as high as 6.5m, as...

Update 2 | Three killed, more than 300 rescued after migrant boat capsized in Mediterranean

More than 700 migrants believed to have gone down with the boat; rescue operations continue around 70nm off Crete

More than 700 migrants believed to have gone down with the...

Brexit: Iain Duncan Smith accuses Cameron of deceiving the British public on immigration

PM is ‘savaged’ by hostile TV audience; Gove goes up tonight

PM is ‘savaged’ by hostile TV audience; Gove...

Turkish PM confident of ties with Germany despite Bundestag ‘genocide’ vote

German vote acknowledging 1915 Armenian ‘genocide’ prompts Turkish reaction

German vote acknowledging 1915 Armenian...

US reportedly airdrops arms to rebels battling Daesh in Syria

The US has reportedly dropped weapons to rebel fighters in Syria

The US has reportedly dropped weapons to rebel fighters in...

Paris floods: Seine could peak at six metres as more rainfall forecast

Louvre closed in preparation of artwork evacuation

Louvre closed in preparation of artwork evacuation