Americans kill Al Qaeda boss Zawahiri in drone strike on Kabul house
CIA fires two Hellfire missles into balcony of Zawahiri’s urban safehouse in a wealthy Kabul quarter
Pope Francis open to resigning if health issues persist
The pope says he intends to continue performing his duties and would be 'guided by God' as to when, and if, he resigns
Italian magistrate absolves AFM following death of five migrants

Armed Forces of Malta vessel extraneous to incident which led to death of five...

Armed Forces of Malta vessel extraneous to incident which...

Bulgaria halts gas pipeline construction amid EU criticism

The South Stream gas pipeline project, which Bulgaria signed on to in 2009, is...

The South Stream gas pipeline project, which Bulgaria...

Taliban claim responsibility for Pakistan's Karachi airport attack

Terrorist group say the attack was in retaliation for air strikes along Afghan...

Terrorist group say the attack was in retaliation for air...

New president promises to keep Egypt safe

Abdul al-Sisi was elected at the end of May

Abdul al-Sisi was elected at the end of May

Canada inmates in helicopter escape

The men were being held at Orsainville detention centre, just outside Quebec City

The men were being held at Orsainville detention centre,...

Libyan warplanes raid Islamists in Benghazi

Islamists targetted in eastern city as supporters and opponents of renegade...

Islamists targetted in eastern city as supporters and...

Brazil clashes amid fresh transport strikes

Police in Brazilian city of Sao Paulo use tear gas to disperse protesters on...

Police in Brazilian city of Sao Paulo use tear gas to...

Poroshenko to be sworn in as Ukrainian president

Petro Poroshenko is to be sworn in as president of Ukraine as talks with Russia...

Petro Poroshenko is to be sworn in as president of Ukraine...

Leaders commemorate D-Day 70th anniversary

Veterans and heirs of the D-Day combatants met above Omaha beach to commemorate...

Veterans and heirs of the D-Day combatants met above Omaha...

Rakhat Aliyev arrested in Vienna

Rakhat Aliyev, formerly the son-in-law of Kazakh dictator Nursultan Nazarbayev gives himself in to Austrian police

Rakhat Aliyev, formerly the son-in-law of Kazakh dictator...

Cyberbullying ‘common threat’ for children, says EU rights agency

Fundamental Rights Agency says online bullying employed for homophobic attacks...

Fundamental Rights Agency says online bullying employed for...

Leaders gather in France to remember D-Day anniversary

World leaders are gathering in northern France for a day of events marking the...

World leaders are gathering in northern France for a day of...

US condemns Israel's plans for new settlements

US ambassador Dan Shapiro expresses opposition to settlement construction in...

US ambassador Dan Shapiro expresses opposition to...

Pope overhauls board of Vatican's financial watchdog

Pope Francis has replaced the board with an international team of professionals

Pope Francis has replaced the board with an international...

Suspect arrested over Canada shootings

Canadian police arrest a man suspected of killing three policemen and wounding two in Moncton, New Brunswick, after a day-long manhunt

Canadian police arrest a man suspected of killing three...

ECB slashes interest rate to 0.15%

European Central Bank cuts its benchmark interest rate to 0.15% from 0.25% in an effort to boost growth in the euro area

European Central Bank cuts its benchmark interest rate to...

Bashar al-Assad re-elected in Syrian election

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has won a third term in office after securing...

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has won a third term in...

Bomb targets renegade Libyan general

A suicide bomb attack at the home of a Libyan general Khalifa Haftar - who has been leading an offensive against Islamist militia groups - has killed four...

A suicide bomb attack at the home of a Libyan general...