Updated | Dutch police rescue hostages after standoff with armed man
The suspect gave himself up to armed police officers after taking a number of people hostage at the Café Petticoat, in Ede, Holland
Concerns over Pope's health mount after last-minute Via Crucis no-show
In a statement issued moments before it was about to start, the Vatican announced that the Pope would not be taking part in the Via Crucis procession, but would...
Gunman kills two Israelis in drive-by shooting, shot dead

Palestinian gunman killed by police following attack near police headquarters...

Palestinian gunman killed by police following attack near...

Syrian-born man suspected of planning bomb attack in Germany, trail goes cold

A manhunt by German police in search of a Syrian refugee suspected of planning a bomb attack after a cache of explosives was found in apartment.

A manhunt by German police in search of a Syrian refugee...

Russia vetoes UN Resolution demanding end of bombing in Aleppo

UN resolution calling for an immediate end to the bombing campaign by Syrian...

UN resolution calling for an immediate end to the bombing...

‘I will never drop out’ – Trump insists after lewd remarks revealed

US Presidential candidate Donald Trump says he will carry on as candidate for presidency, despite calls from Republicans for him to drop out the release of a...

US Presidential candidate Donald Trump says he will carry...

Dozens injured as train details in New York

Up to 29 people injured after a train derailed on Saturday near the community...

Up to 29 people injured after a train derailed on Saturday...

140 killed, hundreds injured as airstrikes hit Yemen funeral

Houthi rebels accuse Saudi-led coalition of airstrikes on mourners that killed...

Houthi rebels accuse Saudi-led coalition of airstrikes on...

German police hunt man suspected of plotting bomb attack

Saxony police officer raid apartment of 22-year-old Jaber Albakr following...

Saxony police officer raid apartment of 22-year-old Jaber...

WikiLeaks publishes Clinton’s paid Wall Street speeches

Leaks allegedly show cosy relationship between Democratic presidential...

Leaks allegedly show cosy relationship between Democratic...

Hurricane Matthew kills 900 in Haiti before hitting US coast

Hurricane Matthew's death toll soars to around 900 people, UN warns it...

Hurricane Matthew's death toll soars to around 900...

[WATCH] Trump apologizes after obscene comments on women caught on tape

Donald Trump forced into apology following leak of recording in which he bragged about being able to 'grab women by the pussy' because he is...

Donald Trump forced into apology following leak of...

Estonia says Russia is moving nuclear-capable missiles into Kaliningrad

Reports of Iskander-M missiles being moved to outpost between Poland and Lithuania fuel fears that Russia is seeking to expand control of Baltic Sea

Reports of Iskander-M missiles being moved to outpost...

Hurricane Matthew batters US; over 570 dead in Haiti

The first hurricane to hit the US head-on in more than a decade lashed central...

The first hurricane to hit the US head-on in more than a...

Pakistan makes 'honour killings' punishable by mandatory prison time

The new law will allow relatives to pardon the killer if he is sentenced to...

The new law will allow relatives to pardon the killer if he...

Assad offers rebels amnesty in exchange of Aleppo

Fighters have accepted similar government amnesty offers in other besieged...

Fighters have accepted similar government amnesty offers in...

Iranian judges sentence writer to jail for story about stoning to death

Golrokh Ebrahimi Iraee has been sentenced to five years in prison for 'insulting religious sanctities' and an extra year for 'spreading propaganda...

Golrokh Ebrahimi Iraee has been sentenced to five years in...

Hurricane Matthew death toll rises over 330 in Haiti

Hurricane Matthew - the most powerful Caribbean storm in nearly a decade - has...

Hurricane Matthew - the most powerful Caribbean storm in...

Nine Turkey-backed rebels killed in Syrian clashes

Nine Turkey-backed Syrian rebels were killed and another 32 wounded on Thursday...

Nine Turkey-backed Syrian rebels were killed and another 32...

Two police officers stabbed in suspected terror attack in Brussels

An assailant knifed one officer in the neck and the other in the abdomen in...

An assailant knifed one officer in the neck and the other...