UK negotiators 'to step up tempo' on new deal talks
Boris Johnson has promised a renewed effort to secure a deal with the EU before the Brexit deadline
Italy: Giuseppe Conte gets mandate to form new government after coalition deal
Centre-left Democratic Party hammers out coalition deal with Five-Star Movement
Protests disrupt Barbie exhibition in Berlin

Feminist activists protest against opening of Europe's first life-sized 'Barbie...

Feminist activists protest against opening of Europe's...

Mass evacuation as cyclone hits Bangladesh

Cyclone Mahasen hits Bangladesh's southern coast, killing at least one, as...

Cyclone Mahasen hits Bangladesh's southern coast, killing...

Eurozone sinks into longest recession

The recession across the 17-nation eurozone has continued into a sixth quarter, figures show.

The recession across the 17-nation eurozone has continued...

NASA's planet-hunting telescope 'broken'

Kepler telescope loses second of four wheels threatening $600m mission launched to search for Earth-like planets.

Kepler telescope loses second of four wheels threatening...

European Commission probes oil firms over suspected price-fixing

The offices of oil companies Shell, BP and Statoil have been raided by...

The offices of oil companies Shell, BP and Statoil have...

French economy enters recession

French economy enters recession as country records record unemployment and low business and consumer confidence.

French economy enters recession as country records record...

Angelina Jolie undergoes double mastectomy

Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie has undergone a double mastectomy to reduce...

Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie has undergone a double...

Boat carrying evacuees sinks off West Burma

Boat carrying Rohingya Muslims, evacuated ahead of Cyclone Mahasen, capsizes...

Boat carrying Rohingya Muslims, evacuated ahead of Cyclone...

Six-year sentence requested for former Italian Premier

Prosecutors have demanded a six-year sentence and lifetime ban from public...

Prosecutors have demanded a six-year sentence and lifetime...

Nawaz Sharif set to return as Pakistan PM

Nawaz Sharif is hoping to secure a majority in Pakistan's parliament and form...

Nawaz Sharif is hoping to secure a majority in Pakistan's...

Fears grow over deadly new virus

The World Health Organization warns that it appears "increasingly" likely that the new coronavirus can be passed between people in close contact.

The World Health Organization warns that it appears...

Syria denies role in Turkey blasts

Syria has denied being responsible for two car bombs which killed 46 people in a Turkish border town.

Syria has denied being responsible for two car bombs which...

Bulgaria still surrounded in political turmoil

Neither of Bulgaria’s main political parties has managed to secure a position...

Neither of Bulgaria’s main political parties has managed...

Car bombs kill 43 in Turkey near Syrian border

Twin car bombs killed 43 people and wounded many more in a Turkish town near...

Twin car bombs killed 43 people and wounded many more in a...

Egypt thwarts suicide attack on foreign embassy - forces

Egyptian security forces have thwarted a plan by an al Qaeda-linked cell to...

Egyptian security forces have thwarted a plan by an al...

One killed in pickaxe rampage in Milan

One dead, four others wounded in pickaxe attack.

One dead, four others wounded in pickaxe attack.

Pakistan votes in landmark elections

Elections take place amid tight security in Pakistan, in the first-ever transition of democratic power, but a bomb kills 10 people in Karachi.

Elections take place amid tight security in Pakistan, in...

Former Guatemala leader guilty of genocide

A court in Guatemala has found former military leader Efrain Rios Montt guilty...

A court in Guatemala has found former military leader...