US blocks UN Security Council resolution calling for humanitarian pauses in Gaza conflict
Malta votes in favour of UN Security Council resolution proposed by Brazil condemning Hamas and calling for humanitarian pauses in Gaza • Resolution blocked by US veto
The nightmare scenario: Are we on the eve of a global war?
In the aftermath of yesterday’s airstrike killing 500 Palestinians in a Gaza hospital, what are the risks of the conflict escalating into a regional or even global...
France clinical trial: 90 given drug, one man brain-dead

The trial was conducted by Biotrial, a French-based company with an...

The trial was conducted by Biotrial, a French-based company...

German town bans male asylum seekers from swimming pool

German town of Bornheim bans men from an asylum shelter from a public swimming...

German town of Bornheim bans men from an asylum shelter...

Switzerland defends refugee asset seizure law

Swiss government defends law that requires asylum seekers to hand over assets...

Swiss government defends law that requires asylum seekers...

Sierra Leone confirms a death from Ebola, after WHO declares outbreak over

Health officials in Sierra Leone have discovered another fatal case of Ebola, hours after the outbreak was declared over

Health officials in Sierra Leone have discovered another...

Jakarta attacks: Police hunting terror cells after IS claims responsibility

Thursday's assault ended when two of the attackers were killed in a suicide bombing, said police, with the other three killed in gun battles.

Thursday's assault ended when two of the attackers...

Norway cracks down on refugees using bicycle loophole to gain access from Russia

Norway says it will 'send back' refugees who had taken advantage of a legal loophole to cross its Arctic border with Russia on bicycles,

Norway says it will 'send back' refugees who had...

Police investigate teacher whose students died in Alps Avalanche

Investigators are examining why a teacher took schoolchildren to a closed ski...

Investigators are examining why a teacher took...

Updated | Islamic State claims responsibility for Jakarta attacks

IS claims reponsibility for attacks by gunmen on a shopping mall in the...

IS claims reponsibility for attacks by gunmen on a shopping...

Renault production sites raided on suspicion of emissions fraud

The company's shares dropped 16% in reaction to the investigation

The company's shares dropped 16% in reaction to the...

Former Israeli president Shimon Peres recovering after heart attack

The veteran politician is said to be "conscious and in stable...

The veteran politician is said to be "conscious and in...

Second aid convoy departs for rebel-held Madaya

The UN has said it has received credible reports of people dying of starvation...

The UN has said it has received credible reports of people...

Liberia declared free of Ebola, WHO warns of possible 'flare-ups'

It has been 42 days since the last known case tested negative for the virus for...

It has been 42 days since the last known case tested...

China arrests prominent rights lawyers for 'subversion'

The arrest of Wang Yu, a prominent rights lawyer, and her lawyer husband is the...

The arrest of Wang Yu, a prominent rights lawyer, and her...

Five dead after car bomb explodes outside police building in Turkey

The bomb attack, blamed by officials on the outlawed Kurdistan Workers...

The bomb attack, blamed by officials on the...

Several fatalities after bomb blasts in Jakarta

Police are engaged in an ongoing shootout with over a dozen attackers

Police are engaged in an ongoing shootout with over a dozen...

Company monitoring employees' Yahoo messenger logs not guilty of rights' breach

Engineer Bogdan Mihai Bărbulescu was fired from his job with a private company in 2007, after it was discovered that he had used a Yahoo messenger account...

Engineer Bogdan Mihai Bărbulescu was fired from his job...

European Commission launches inquiry into new Polish laws

The step comes after President Andrzej Duda approved controversial laws...

The step comes after President Andrzej Duda approved...

China detains Swedish human rights activist

Chinese Urgent Action Working Group (China Action) says its founder, Peter...

Chinese Urgent Action Working Group (China Action) says its...