Over 11,000 unaccompanied children in dangerous sea crossing to Italy
Massive increase of 60% in unaccompanied children crossing Central Mediterranean route to Italy without parents or legal guardians
Matteo Messina Denara: The last godfather, dead at 61
The feared mafia boss has died after a long battle with cancer, his death putting an end to ‘a story of violence and blood’
Four dead in Canada school shooting

Four people killed and several injured in Canada's worst school shooting since 1989 

Four people killed and several injured in Canada's...

Mogadishu beachfront attacks leave 20 dead

Al-Shabab militant group kills 20 people in gun and car bomb attack in...

Al-Shabab militant group kills 20 people in gun and car...

US student arrested in North Korea over 'hostile act'

The unnamed student had entered North Korea as a tourist, the state said,...

The unnamed student had entered North Korea as a tourist,...

US east coast braces for crippling blizzard

There are warnings the blizzard could cause power outages and will bring road...

There are warnings the blizzard could cause power outages...

Gunmen and car bombs shock Mogadishu beachfront

The Somali capital's popular beachfront has come under attack as car bombs...

The Somali capital's popular beachfront has come under...

Astronomers find evidence of huge ninth planet, orbiting far beyond Pluto

The Caltech astronomers have a vague idea where it ought to be on the sky, and their work is sure to fire a campaign to try to track it down.

The Caltech astronomers have a vague idea where it ought to...

Updated | Putin 'probably' approved Litvinenko murder, public inquiry concludes

Alexander Litvinenko died in 2006, days after being poisoned with radioactive polonium-210, which he is believed to have drunk in a cup of tea.

Alexander Litvinenko died in 2006, days after being...

Brazil continues to battle Zika virus outbreak

There have been 3,893 cases of babies born with microcephaly - abnormal...

There have been 3,893 cases of babies born with...

IS releases 270 kidnapped civilians in Deir Ezzor

Among the released were women, children under the age of 14 and men over the...

Among the released were women, children under the age of 14...

Swedish rights activist 'confesses' on Chinese state television

Peter Dahlin has been held since early January amid a crackdown on human rights...

Peter Dahlin has been held since early January amid a...

Sarah Palin backs Trump's presidential bid

The New York businessman, who leads the Republican race, said in a...

The New York businessman, who leads the Republican race,...

Security forces battle militants inside Pakistan university

Police and soldiers, backed by armoured vehicles, surrounded the campus and an...

Police and soldiers, backed by armoured vehicles,...

Danish nightclubs impose 'language controls' to prevent sexual harassment

Nightclubs in three Danish cities will refuse entry to people who cannot speak English, Danish or German, amid fears that asylum seekers are sexually harassing...

Nightclubs in three Danish cities will refuse entry to...

Malta welcomes formation of new Libyan government

Malta follows suit as EU Foreign Ministers declare they are ready to support...

Malta follows suit as EU Foreign Ministers declare they are...

Amnesty accuses tech giants of sourcing materials mined by child labour

In a report into cobalt mining in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, it found children as young as seven working in dangerous conditions.

In a report into cobalt mining in the Democratic Republic...

Bomb blast claims seven lives in Peshawar

About 20 people were also wounded in the blast, which took place in the...

About 20 people were also wounded in the blast, which took...

Polish president attempts to smooth over legal reform dispute with EU

Earlier this month President Duda approved the controversial laws, which enable...

Earlier this month President Duda approved the...

Report shows that richest 62 billionaires are as wealthy as half population combined

New Oxfam report reveals that 1% of the global population owns more wealth than the other 99% combined

New Oxfam report reveals that 1% of the global population...