Iraq PM orders retraction of British-made fake bomb detectors
Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi has demanded the withdrawal of all British-made bomb detector wands which were proven to be fake several years ago
Suicide bombers attack Medina and Qatif mosques in Saudi Arabia
Suicide bomber reportedly blows himself up outside Shia mosque in Qatif, Saudi Arabia
60,000 die in Syrian government jails during war, monitor

More than 60,000 people in Syrian government jails as a result of torture or...

More than 60,000 people in Syrian government jails as a...

Updated | Two dead, 11 injured as gunman fires into crowd in Austria

Gunman kills two people and injures 11 people after shooting into crowd of...

Gunman kills two people and injures 11 people after...

Families sue Russia and Putin for compensation after doomed MH17 flight

Relatives of victims killed in MH17 killed in July 2014 reportedly sue Russia and its president Vladimir Putin before the European Court of Human Rights

Relatives of victims killed in MH17 killed in July 2014...

Taliban confirm leader in US drone strike

Pentagon says drone strike targeting Taliban leader Akhtar Mansoor was carried...

Pentagon says drone strike targeting Taliban leader Akhtar...

Greek judges rule Turkey ‘unsafe’ for refugees

Amnesty says EU-Turkey migrant deal thrown into doubt after Greek judges refuse...

Amnesty says EU-Turkey migrant deal thrown into doubt after...

US Secret Service shoots armed man outside White House

US Secret Service shoots man who had brandished a gun at a security checkpoint...

US Secret Service shoots man who had brandished a gun at a...

Smoke detected on Egyptair flight MS804 before crash
Turkish parliament strips MPs of immunity from prosecution

Turkish MPs agree to strip MPs off immunity, in a move likely to sideline the...

Turkish MPs agree to strip MPs off immunity, in a move...

Court hearing for Paris attacks suspect starts amid tight security

Paris attacks suspect Salah Abdeslam arrived at a French court for his first...

Paris attacks suspect Salah Abdeslam arrived at a French...

Updated | Egyptair flight 804 still surrounded by mystery

Egypt's military and national airline say debris from the crashed EgyptAir...

Egypt's military and national airline say debris from...

Women’s inclusion in Sacred Orders ‘not about’ female emancipation

Last week, Pope Francis met with 800 women general superiors from across the globe where he agreed that a commission should be set up to look into the issue of...

Last week, Pope Francis met with 800 women general...

Leading Turkish party appoints Binali Yildirim for PM post

Ruling AKP party formally appoints Binali Yildirim, Turkey's transport...

Ruling AKP party formally appoints Binali Yildirim,...

France to host Israeli-Palestinian peace conference, without Israel or Palestine

An international conference aimed at reviving peace efforts between Palestinians and Israelis is set to take place on 3 June in Paris

An international conference aimed at reviving peace efforts...

Argentine lawyer possibly coerced into suicide

Alberto Nisman may have been forced to kill himself, according to a prosecutor...

Alberto Nisman may have been forced to kill himself,...

Uber in the race for driverless car

US car-hailing company Uber has confirmed it is testing a driverless vehicle on the streets of Pittsburgh, US

US car-hailing company Uber has confirmed it is testing a...

Taiwan swears in first female president

Tsai Ing-wen has been sworn in as the new president of Taiwan, becoming its first female leader and calling for "positive dialogue" with Beijing

Tsai Ing-wen has been sworn in as the new president of...

Second schoolgirl rescued from Boko Haram’s clutches

A second schoolgirl from the more than 200 seized in the Nigerian town of...

A second schoolgirl from the more than 200 seized in the...

Update 9 | EgyptAir plane crashes in Mediterranean Sea, wreckage found

Greek TV reporting that large objects found in search for EgyptAir passenger which disappeared from radar, 40 minutes from its destination 16km into Egyptian...

Greek TV reporting that large objects found in search for...