Biden and Harris announce presidential re-election bid
Announcing their re-election campaign together on Twitter, U.S. President Joe Biden and Vice-president Kamala Harris are already trying to appeal to the...
British deputy PM Dominic Raab resigns over bullying allegations probe
The British deputy prime minister and minister for justice, Dominic Raab, has resigned after an inquiry into allegations of bullying
Rapper 50 Cent files for bankruptcy

Internationally known rapper 50 Cent has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, according to reports in the US.

Internationally known rapper 50 Cent has filed for Chapter...

46 drug offenders to be freed as Obama pushes for criminal justice reforms

The 46 prisoners, 14 of whom were serving life sentences, are scheduled to be released on 10 November.

The 46 prisoners, 14 of whom were serving life sentences,...

Flights disrupted as climate change protestors force Heathrow runway closure

The runway was closed for nearly three hours and 13 flights were cancelled.

The runway was closed for nearly three hours and 13 flights...

25 killed in Afghanistan suicide bomb outside former CIA base

Car bomb explodes at checkpoint near Camp Chapman, a military base now housing...

Car bomb explodes at checkpoint near Camp Chapman, a...

Nintendo CEO dies at 55

Japanese Video Game Nintendo’s CEO Saturo Iwata has died of cancer at the age of 55

Japanese Video Game Nintendo’s CEO Saturo Iwata has...

Historic Iran nuclear deal to be signed

Talks to strike a provisional agreement on Iran's nuclear programme are in the "final phase", the French foreign minister says

Talks to strike a provisional agreement on Iran's...

Drug lord Joaquin Guzman used tunnel for prison break

Mexican officials say 'El Chapo' escaped through 1.5km tunnel from...

Mexican officials say 'El Chapo' escaped through...

Libya parties, factions agree peace deal

Some factions, but not legally-installed Tripoli government, agree framework for peace accord following UN-brokered talks in Morocco

Some factions, but not legally-installed Tripoli...

Israel frees prominent Palestinian prisoner on hunger strike

Khader Adnan, who was held without charge under Israel’s...

Khader Adnan, who was held without charge under...

Kosovo cuts water supplies after ISIS poison plot

Authorities shut off supplies to tens of thousands of people and test water for...

Authorities shut off supplies to tens of thousands of...

Bosnia commemorates Srebrenica genocide

Ceremonies to be held in Bosnia to mark the 20th anniversary of the Srebrenica massacre

Ceremonies to be held in Bosnia to mark the 20th...

Car bomb targets Italian consulate in Cairo

Large explosion severely damages Italian consulate in Egyptian capital killing...

Large explosion severely damages Italian consulate in...

Tunisia warns of repercussions as UK advises against travel

PM Habib Essid said that he would be contacting PM David Cameron after the...

PM Habib Essid said that he would be contacting PM...

Tunisia to build wall along border with Libya after deadly Sousse attack

The wall is expected to be finished by the end of the year and will consist of a long trench and sand fortification and will have a number of surveillance...

The wall is expected to be finished by the end of the year...

Updated | Suspect arrested after shooting in Ansbach

The killings took place in the southern town of Tiefenthal, near Ansbach

The killings took place in the southern town of Tiefenthal,...

Stampede at charity giveaway in Bangladesh leaves 23 dead

Thousands gathered outside factory for charity clothes giveaway creating...

Thousands gathered outside factory for charity clothes...

Five Indonesian airports close as volcano erupts

Five airports have been shut in Indonesia following a volcanic eruption

Five airports have been shut in Indonesia following a...

UN calls humanitarian truce in Yemen

The week-long, unconditional ceasefire will allow emergency aid to reach the people who need it, some 80% of Yemen's population

The week-long, unconditional ceasefire will allow emergency...