Protagonist of 'Serial' podcast granted retrial in murder case
Adnan Syed, who has been maintaining his innocence of 16 years, was convicted for the 1999 murder of his former girlfriend
Hundreds stranded in Channel Tunnel as train breaks down
A technical incident left between 400 and 500 people stranded in the Channel Tunnel
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...

Tusk warns only alternative to EU is ‘chaos’

European Council president hits out at Boris Johnson's comparison of the...

European Council president hits out at Boris Johnson's...

Syria ceasefire talks to restart in Vienna despite unreconciled differences

Efforts to stabilise a Syrian ceasefire and restart peace talks face hurdles in Vienna as the external powers most deeply involved in the crisis...

Efforts to stabilise a Syrian ceasefire and...

British competition watchdog reduces overdraft costs of UK banks

UK customers to save €1.28 billion over five years as overdraft fees are...

UK customers to save €1.28 billion over five years as...

Hong Kong security tightened as top Chinese official visits

Security tightens in Hong Kong as the most senior official from Beijing pays...

Security tightens in Hong Kong as the most senior official...

World powers to lift arms embargo on Libya

World powers have said they are ready to lift an arms embargo on...

World powers have said they are ready to lift an arms...

How African billionaire Isabel Dos Santos cropped up in Panama Papers

African billionaire whose companies in Malta hold Angola state involvements has...

African billionaire whose companies in Malta hold Angola...

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...

Australia charges five men over sailing plot join Islamic State

Five men charged with planning to travel to Syria to join Islamic State via a...

Five men charged with planning to travel to Syria to join...

Erdogan says West cares more about gay, animal rights than Syrians

Turkish president accuses western countries of possessing a mindset...

Turkish president accuses western countries of possessing a...

Rousseff criticises Brazil’s white male cabinet

Brazil's suspended President Dilma Rousseff hits out at successor...

Brazil's suspended President Dilma Rousseff hits...

Apple invests €89 million in Chinese Uber rival

Apple has invested almost €89 million in Didi Chuxing, the car-hailing app...

Apple has invested almost €89 million in Didi Chuxing,...