Updated | Palestine urges Security Council to approve its UN membership bid
Palestine urges Security Council to approve its UN membership bid • Israel insists a vote for Palestinian UN membership would make a peace solution unattainable
UN Security Council vote on Palestinian membership headed for veto
The majority of members should vote in favour, but the Palestinian bid for full UN membership is expected to be vetoed by the United States • Malta will vote...
Updated | Mass funeral for 35 victims of Italy earthquake

Italy starts a day of national mourning for victims of powerful earthquake that...

Italy starts a day of national mourning for victims of...

IS releases new footage showing five young boys executing prisoners in Syria

Five boys aged between 10 and 12 of different nationalities, including a Briton, allegedly filmed executing Kurdish prisoners

Five boys aged between 10 and 12 of different...

UN condemns North Korea for ballistic missile tests

China joins UN Security Council in condemning North Korea for its recent...

China joins UN Security Council in condemning North Korea...

Theresa May will trigger Brexit without Parliament vote

UK Prime Minister Theresa May says she will invoke country's exit from the...

UK Prime Minister Theresa May says she will invoke...

Acclaimed novelist held in ‘unacceptable’ jail conditions, campaigners claim

Author Aslı Erdoğan, who was imprisoned along with other pro-Kurdish writers after July’s failed coup, is being denied vital medical attention, say...

Author Aslı Erdoğan, who was imprisoned along with other...

France’s top administrative court overturns burkini ban

France’s Council of State overturned a ban on burkinis in...

France’s Council of State overturned a ban on...

Explosion destroys sports centre in Belgium, at least one dead

Belgian authorities reported that at least one person died and four others were...

Belgian authorities reported that at least one person died...

SOS Malta appeals for donations for Italy earthquake victims

SOS Malta calls for donations to assist victims of the violent earthquake in...

SOS Malta calls for donations to assist victims of the...

Explosion hits police building in Turkey

Car bomb explosion outside police building in Cizre, Turkey, kills nine and injures over 45

Car bomb explosion outside police building in Cizre,...

Syrian rebels to surrender town to Assad's forces

Fighters are expected to leave besieged Darayya for opposition-held areas, but...

Fighters are expected to leave besieged Darayya for...

French court to rule on burkini ban's legality today

France's highest administrative court is expected to decide in case,...

France's highest administrative court is expected to...

Crossbow used as murder weapon in triple Canada murder

Three people were killed in Toronto, with police believing that one of the...

Three people were killed in Toronto, with police believing...

Apple tackles iPhone one-tap spyware flaws

Flaws in Apple's iOS operating system have been discovered that made it...

Flaws in Apple's iOS operating system have been...

Bolivia minister killed by protesting miners

The Bolivian government says its deputy interior minister has been kidnapped...

The Bolivian government says its deputy interior minister...

Italy declares state of emergency after quake as death toll rises to 250

Italy has declared a state of emergency in the regions that were hit the worst by Wednesday's earthquake

Italy has declared a state of emergency in the regions that...

Mediterranean rescue boat attacked in armed raid off Libya

MSF rescue boat crew unharmed after unidentified armed groups shoot at and raid...

MSF rescue boat crew unharmed after unidentified armed...

Farage appears at Trump rally, urges supporters to ‘stand up to the establishment’

Former UKIP leader Nigel Farage appears at Trump rally in Mississippi, says he 'wouldn't vote for Hillary Clinton if you paid me' 

Former UKIP leader Nigel Farage appears at Trump rally in...

Woman survives month in New Zealand mountains after partner died on hike

A Czech woman was found alive on Wednesday in a remote mountain cabin in New Zealand after her and her partner had not been heard from since late July

A Czech woman was found alive on Wednesday in a remote...