German police arrest five people in connection to Paris attacks
German police arrest five people in the western town of Alsdorf in connection with a series of attacks in Paris on Friday 
Plane crash was terrorist act, Russian Security Service says
7K9268 went down on 31 October minutes after taking off the Sharm El-Sheikh International Airport, killing 224 people on board, most of them Russians.
Updated | Corbyn sweeps to UK Labour party leadership victory

Jeremy Corbyn is the new leader of Britain's opposition Labour party with...

Jeremy Corbyn is the new leader of Britain's opposition...

Three dead as 5.3-magnitude quake hits Japan

Kyodo News agency reports that thousands are waiting to be allowed to return to...

Kyodo News agency reports that thousands are waiting to be...

California state government approves doctor-assisted suicide

California approves bill to legalise doctor-assisted suicide for terminally-ill...

California approves bill to legalise doctor-assisted...

Hungary urges EU to donate €3bn to help refugees

German officials told the BBC that numbers of people expected to arrive in...

German officials told the BBC that numbers of people...

Russian arms supplies 'backs Syria's fight against ISIS, not Assad regime' - Lavrov

By sending weapons to Syria, Russia was not propping up the Assad regime but was contributing to defeating Isis, insists Russian foreign minister

By sending weapons to Syria, Russia was not propping up the...

Updated | 87 dead after crane collapses in Mecca

Some 30 people were wounded, the civil defence authority tweeted

Some 30 people were wounded, the civil defence authority...

Man jailed for March attack on US ambassador to South Korea

Kim Ki-jong, 56, attacked Mark Lippert at a breakfast function in a Seoul hotel...

Kim Ki-jong, 56, attacked Mark Lippert at a breakfast...

Macedonia considers border fence against refugees

An estimated 4,000 refugees make their way through Macedonia every day

An estimated 4,000 refugees make their way through...

Venezuelan opposition leader imprisoned

Venezuelan opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez sentenced to 13 years and nine months in prison

Venezuelan opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez sentenced to 13...

US government believes Islamic State is manufacturing chemical weapons

The intelligence community believes that the most likely explanation for the origins of chemical agents used in at least four attacks in Iraq and Syria is that...

The intelligence community believes that the most likely...

30 people die in clashes in Turkey

At least 30 people have died in clashes in the Turkish city of Cizre since the beginning of a military operation there last week

At least 30 people have died in clashes in the Turkish city...

Paris police officers to be DNA tested in gang-rape case

Some 100 officers and staff to be DNA tested and two policemen  already...

Some 100 officers and staff to be DNA tested and two...

Syria rejects proposal for Assad to lead transitional government

Britain's proposal for a transitional government have beenr ejected by...

Britain's proposal for a transitional government have...

Landslides, flooding leave 12 injured in Japan

The rains come a day after a tropical storm brought winds of up to...

The rains come a day after a tropical storm brought winds...

Thousands of refugees in exodus towards Europe

Hungarian army starts exercises to prepare for a possible role in guarding...

Hungarian army starts exercises to prepare for a possible...

Syrian rebels seize government airbase in Idlib

Syrian rebel group Al-Nusra captured an airbase in northwest Syria, the target...

Syrian rebel group Al-Nusra captured an airbase in...

Hungarian army begins border protection exercises

Budapest plans to send soldiers to help police at the border where thousands of...

Budapest plans to send soldiers to help police at the...

Interpol seeks answers over wanted man Indian prosecutors believe is in Malta

According to reports, Interpol has yet to validate reasons for a red corner notice against former cricket czar Lalit Modi.

According to reports, Interpol has yet to validate reasons...