Ten women die as refugee boat capsizes
Ten women have died in the latest boat accident involving asylum seekers off the coast of Libya
Boris Johnson makes surprise announcement he will not run for Tory leadership
Boris Johnson says he will not run for Tory party leadership after former ally Michael Gove challenges him • Justice secretary and prominent anti-EU campaigner throws...
American bomber crashes in Guam

US Air Force confirms A B-52 bomber crashed shortly after take-off at a US base in Guam, a US territory in the Western Pacific

US Air Force confirms A B-52 bomber crashed shortly after...

China and Germany most welcoming to refugees, Russia least

Amnesty International conducted a survey of more than 27,000 people was through...

Amnesty International conducted a survey of more than...

Twin blasts go off in Pakistan's northwest

Two blasts targeting a police convoy killed at least one policeman and wounded...

Two blasts targeting a police convoy killed at least one...

Hundreds of Sri Lankan families missing after landslide buries three villages

Rescuers in Sri Lanka have started the grim task of looking for more than 200 families missing following a massive landslide in remote Aranayake area

Rescuers in Sri Lanka have started the grim task...

Opposition party ejected from African parliament during brawl

A fistfight broke out in the South African parliament on Tuesday as security...

A fistfight broke out in the South African parliament on...

US republican presidential candidate Donald Trump open to nuclear weapons with North Korea

Trump says he is willing to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong-un to discuss Pyongyang's nuclear programme

Trump says he is willing to meet North Korean leader Kim...

British Labour party suspends former London mayor on 'Zionism' comment

Britain's opposition Labour Party suspended Ken Livingstone, the former mayor of London, after he claimed Hitler supported Zionism

Britain's opposition Labour Party suspended Ken...

Captain responsible for Costa Concordia disaster appeals sentence

The appeals trial in Francesco Schettino’s case is to begin in Italy in...

The appeals trial in Francesco Schettino’s case is to...

British family on holiday in Thailand beaten unconscious

Three members of a British family were punched to the ground and kicked in the...

Three members of a British family were punched to the...

Paris terrorist held in solitary confinement as he awaits trial

The Belgian terrorist who played a role in the Paris attacks last November...

The Belgian terrorist who played a role in the Paris...

UN blacklists tanker carrying ‘illegal’ Libyan oil near Malta

Indian-flagged tanker left eastern Libya’s Hariga port after loading...

Indian-flagged tanker left eastern Libya’s Hariga...

ICIJ to release Panama Papers offshore companies data on 9 May

The application will not be a “data dump” of the original documents...

The application will not be a “data dump” of...

World powers say they are to arm Libyan government to fight IS

World powers agree to arm Libyan government in its fight against the Islamic...

World powers agree to arm Libyan government in its fight...

Billions face global flooding risk by 2060, charity warns

British aid charity warns about more than a billion people worldwide living in...

British aid charity warns about more than a billion people...

Foreign ministers hold talks in Vienna as Daesh continues to threaten Libya

Leading foreign ministers from Europe and the Middle East to meet in Vienna to discuss the strengthening of support for the UN-backed Libyan government in the...

Leading foreign ministers from Europe and the Middle East...

Save the Children NGO urges 'new deal' for child refugees

Save the Children is calling for greater international commitment to ensure...

Save the Children is calling for greater international...

Isis kills 11 in attack on Baghdad gas plant

Islamic State suicide attack on gas plant north of Iraqi capital kills 11...

Islamic State suicide attack on gas plant north of Iraqi...

Venezuela declares state of emergency, blames US for instability

Venezuela president Nicolas Maduro declares state of emergency amid...

Venezuela president Nicolas Maduro declares state of...