Sicilian hills on fire as climate crisis brings Mediterranean chaos
Five killed in Sicilian wildfires and Milan storm of 110kph gales, Greece battling devastating wildfires driven by intense heat on the islands of Evia, Corfu and Rhodes
Israel: Bill aimed at curbing judicial powers approved by parliament
Bill strips the Supreme Court of its authority to overturn government actions deemed unreasonable
Saddam Hussein deputy Izzat al-Douri reportedly killed in Iraq

Douri served as Saddam's second-in-command on the Revolutionary Command...

Douri served as Saddam's second-in-command on the...

Children’s rights federation calls for ‘radical’ change to EU migration policy

Following migrant Meditteranean shipwreck, Terre des Hommes call on EU to update its migration policies so as to better reflect human rights. 

Following migrant Meditteranean shipwreck, Terre des Hommes...

Italian fishing boat seized by armed men off Libya

The crew comprised three Sicilians and four Tunisians. There were no reports of...

The crew comprised three Sicilians and four Tunisians....

Annual individual MEPs' allowance set to increase to €275,000

MEPs want to increase their monthly allowance by €1,500, arguing that they...

MEPs want to increase their monthly allowance by...

Al-Qaeda trained Ohio man planned to ‘kill US soldiers’

A man who has returned from Syria, has been charged over rumoured plan to carry...

A man who has returned from Syria, has been charged over...

Rio Olympic venue clogged by dead fish

33 tonnes of dead fish have been removed from an Olympic rowing and caoneing venue in Rio de Janeiro

33 tonnes of dead fish have been removed from an Olympic...

'Migrants thrown overboard after religious argument' - Italian police

Suspects arrested in port of Palermo amid flood of people trying to reach...

Suspects arrested in port of Palermo amid flood of people...

Memorial for Germanwings crash victims to be held in Cologne

Relatives of the victims will form part of the 1,500-strong congregation, along...

Relatives of the victims will form part of the 1,500-strong...

South Korea marks first anniversary of Sewol ferry disaster

A total of 304 people, mostly school students, were killed when the ship -...

A total of 304 people, mostly school students, were killed...

Workers' Party treasurer steps down after being linked to Petrobras scandal

Joao Vaccari is the closest ally of President Dilma Rousseff to have been arrested in the broadening scandal.

Joao Vaccari is the closest ally of President Dilma...

UNHCR shock at latest deaths on Mediterranean

UNHCR: Rescue capacity needed more urgently than ever • Amnesty: European...

UNHCR: Rescue capacity needed more urgently than ever...

Updated | NGOs call for safe, legal access to Europe after migrant tragedy

Survivors tell charity Save the Children that as many as 400 migrants may have died in the Mediterranean sea

Survivors tell charity Save the Children that as many as...

EU to take action against Google over alleged anti-competitive behaviour

EU expected to set out its actions against Google for anti-competitive behaviour later on today

EU expected to set out its actions against Google for...

US pledges to remove Cuba from ‘terrorism’ list

Cuba praises US pledge to remove the country from its terrorism list, calling...

Cuba praises US pledge to remove the country from its...

10 dead as Al Shabaab militants attack Somali government building

It is the latest in a series of raids in Mogadishu by al Shabaab, which wants...

It is the latest in a series of raids in Mogadishu by al...

Smugglers fire shots in migrant rescue operation

Second time this year that armed smugglers took back a vessel used to transport...

Second time this year that armed smugglers took back a...

Suspect in North Carolina campus shooting arrested in Florida

Kenneth Morgan Stancil III was taken into custody without incident and jailed...

Kenneth Morgan Stancil III was taken into custody without...

German author Gunter Grass dies, aged 87

Many of Grass's writings focused on the Nazi era, the horrors of the war, and the destruction and guilt that remained after Germany's defeat.

Many of Grass's writings focused on the Nazi era,...