[WATCH] Amnesty urges EU to step in at Greece-Turkey border
Amnesty International reacts to shocking footage of a Greek coastguard boat dangerously sailing past a dinghy with asylum seekers on board and forcing them to return back by...
‘Maltese’ Mayor Pete Buttigieg bows out of race for Democratic nomination
Pete Buttigieg withdraws campaign for Democratic nomination after his campaign loses momentum ahead of Super Tuesday voting
[PROFILE] Pope Benedict XVI

In a shock announcement on Monday the Vatican said Pope Benedict XVI would resign as head of the Catholic Church on 28 February.

In a shock announcement on Monday the Vatican said Pope...

Who will be the next pope? Bookies have got their odds ready

Bookies Paddy Power and William Hill have put African ‘papabili’ as...

Bookies Paddy Power and William Hill have put African...

Tunisia Prime Minister to resign if new cabinet rejected

Tunisia's Prime Minister Hamdi Jebali vows to resign if his technocratic...

Tunisia's Prime Minister Hamdi Jebali vows to resign if his...

German minister quits over plagiarism scandal

German Education Minister Annette Schavan has resigned after a university...

German Education Minister Annette Schavan has resigned...

US braced for perfect snowstorm

Thick snow is blanketing the north-eastern US as a major storm cuts power to thousands of homes and plays havoc with transport schedules.

Thick snow is blanketing the north-eastern US as a major...

Delhi parliament attack plotter hanged

A Kashmiri militant sentenced to death over a 2001 plot to attack India's parliament has been hanged after his final clemency plea was rejected.

A Kashmiri militant sentenced to death over a 2001 plot to...

North Korea celebrates rocket launch

North Koreans have gather in Pyongyang for a mass rally to celebrate Wednesday's long-range rocket launch.

North Koreans have gather in Pyongyang for a mass rally to...

Russia says Syrian rebels may emerge victorious

A Russian official has said for the first time that the Syrian government may...

A Russian official has said for the first time that the...

Chavez recovering well from cancer surgery

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez suffered bleeding during surgery for cancer in...

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez suffered bleeding during...

Knife attack in Chinese school injures 22 children

State media report a man with a knife has wounded 22 children and an adult at a...

State media report a man with a knife has wounded 22...

EU tobacco law: Borg carries out interservice consultation

New Maltese commissioner completes 12-day consultation with Commission DGs on...

New Maltese commissioner completes 12-day consultation with...

Transparency group: ‘After Dalli, more Brussels officials should resign’

Transparency group: ‘After Dalli, more Brussels officials should resign’

Transparency group: ‘After Dalli, more Brussels officials...

Anti-virus software pioneer deported from Guatemala to US

Anti-virus software pioneer John McAfee has arrived in the US after being...

Anti-virus software pioneer John McAfee has arrived in the...

Australia’s media watchdog launches inquiry into Kate Prank

The Australian media watchdog has launched a formal inquiry into the hoax call...

The Australian media watchdog has launched a formal inquiry...

UN nuclear inspectors arrive in Iran

Officials from the International Atomic Energy Agency to meet Iranian nuclear officials.

Officials from the International Atomic Energy Agency to...

OLAF supervisory chairman says Dalli investigation has ‘potential problems’

John Dalli in Brussels to file lawsuit against Swedish Match, as police issue criminal charges against former canvasser implicated in snus bribe.

John Dalli in Brussels to file lawsuit against Swedish...

Ministers agree on single banking supervisory mechanism

EU finance ministers agree on single supervisory mechanism for European banks.

EU finance ministers agree on single supervisory mechanism...

HSBC to pay €1.4 billion in US money laundering penalties

HSBC confirms it will pay US authorities $1.9bn (€1.4 billion) in a...

HSBC confirms it will pay US authorities $1.9bn (€1.4...