World has less than 10 years to stop catastrophic climate warning – United Nations
Only if industrialised nations slash GHGs by half by 2030 and stop adding CO2 by 2050, will the world have a 50% chance to limit warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius
Macron survives no-confidence vote following controversial pension reform
The French government narrowly survived a no-confidence vote, which if won, would have forced Emmanuel Macron to form a new government or call for elections
UK supports Malta, Italy call for emergency EU meeting

Joseph Muscat and Matteo Renzi in joint press conference on tragic deaths in...

Joseph Muscat and Matteo Renzi in joint press conference on...

Updated | Four merchant vessels diverted to assist 650 migrants out at sea

Italy receives two distress calls: one with 150 migrants on board one ship and a separate case involving three boats next to each other, carrying 500 in all

Italy receives two distress calls: one with 150 migrants on...

[WATCH] Three migrants drown after shipwreck near Rhodes

Man, woman and child drown after 'ghost ship' carrying 200 migrants...

Man, woman and child drown after 'ghost ship'...

Muscat on CNN: Only securitisation of Libya can stop migrants’ deaths

Human smugglers could have netted anything between $1 million and $5 million if 900 people were on board • Italian undersecretary Sandro Gozi says...

Human smugglers could have netted anything between $1...

Boy arrested after killing teacher in Barcelona school

Police have not confirmed what weapon was used but Spanish national television...

Police have not confirmed what weapon was used but Spanish...

Seven killed in attack in Somalia

At least seven people were killed when a car bomb targeted UN staff in north-eastern Somalia

At least seven people were killed when a car bomb targeted...

Global Witness says environmentalist killings up by a fifth

Campaign group Global Witness says that the killings of environmental activists...

Campaign group Global Witness says that the killings of...

Tsunami warning lifted after strong quake near Taiwan

A shallow earthquake, at a depth of 17km with a magnitude of 6.8, was recorded...

A shallow earthquake, at a depth of 17km with a magnitude...

[WATCH] Italian coast guard brings in dead from migrant shipwreck

24 corpses from tragedy believed to have claimed lives of over 650 migrants and...

24 corpses from tragedy believed to have claimed lives of...

Global electronic waste at 42 million tonnes

According to reports old kitchen, bathroom and laundry equipment made up 60% of...

According to reports old kitchen, bathroom and laundry...

Fears of Greek Eurozone exit rise following IMF meeting

The European Central Bank raises prospect of Greek euro exit

The European Central Bank raises prospect of Greek euro exit

NGOs demand humanitarian corridor, lay blame at the feet of Fortress Europe

UNHCR – New Mediterranean boat tragedy may be biggest ever, urgent action is needed now

UNHCR – New Mediterranean boat tragedy may be biggest...

650 dead in migrant shipwreck, Muscat and Renzi demand EU summit

Boat with up to 700 migrants on board capsizes, only 28 survivors...

Boat with up to 700 migrants on board capsizes, only 28...

Massacre of Ethiopian Christians in Libya claimed by ISIL

Video released online shows one group of captives being shot and another group...

Video released online shows one group of captives being...

Updated | ‘Mysterious disease’ in Nigeria believed to be pesticide

Nigerian officials had previously said that a 'mysterious' disease had killed some 18 people in the country and initial tests rule out Ebola or any...

Nigerian officials had previously said that a...

Jacob Zuma vows to end racist attacks in South Africa

South African president Jacob Zuma promises to end xenophobic attacks during a...

South African president Jacob Zuma promises to end...

US deploys paratroopers to Ukraine in training role

Moscow criticises the sending of the 900 US soldiers as an escalation

Moscow criticises the sending of the 900 US soldiers as an...

Saudi Arabia pledges $274 million in aid to Yemen

Pledge comes after UN appeal for emergency assistance

Pledge comes after UN appeal for emergency assistance