Thousands demonstrate in Spain over Catalonia policy
Supporters of Spanish conservative and centrist parties have held a protest in Madrid against government plans to hold talks with Catalan separatists
US shutdown talks stall ahead of deadline
Possibility of new government shutdown emerges as Republican and Democrat lawmakers clash over immigration enforcement
Close to 600 may be dead on migrant ship from Libya

Almost everyone on an overcrowded ship carrying some 600 African migrants to...

Almost everyone on an overcrowded ship carrying some 600...

EU court in landmark ruling on pension rights for gay couples

Gay couples in civil partnerships should enjoy the same pension rights as...

Gay couples in civil partnerships should enjoy the same...

WikiLeaks founder takes home top Sydney peace prize

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was awarded the Sydney Peace...

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was awarded the Sydney...

Bin Laden sons protest to US over 'arbitrary killing'

The sons of Osama Bin Laden have criticised the US authorities for carrying...

The sons of Osama Bin Laden have criticised the US...

Rare theft at Beijing's Forbidden City

Police in Beijing are hunting for a 27-year-old man suspected of stealing several items from the Forbidden City, in a rare theft at China's ancient...

Police in Beijing are hunting for a 27-year-old man...

Greeks stage one-day strike over austerity cuts

Greek labour unions are staging a one-day strike in protest against the...

Greek labour unions are staging a one-day strike in...

NATO missiles target Gaddafi's compound

A number of blasts from apparent NATO missile strikes have reportedly targeted Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's compound in the...

A number of blasts from apparent NATO missile strikes...

Refugee rights activist rejects NATO's denial of abandoning migrants at sea

NATO has denied a report claiming its military units failed to save dozens of migrants fleeing north Africa by boat which had been adrift in the ocean for 16...

NATO has denied a report claiming its military units...

Japanese power plant operator seeks government help for compensation payments

Japan's TokyoElectric (Tepco), the damaged FukushimaDaiichi power plant operator, is seeking government help in compensating victims of the...

Japan's TokyoElectric (Tepco), the damaged...

Video| Pakistan refutes awareness of bin Laden presence in town centre

Pakistanis denying allegations of complicity or incompetence in the Osama bin Laden case.

Pakistanis denying allegations of complicity or...

Ugandan political leaders accept Scicluna's report as basis for dialogue

Labour MEP Prof Edward Scicluna presented his report as EU Chief Election Observer on the Ugandan elections in the midst of mounting public unrest and...

Labour MEP Prof Edward Scicluna presented his report as...

Obama calls for Pakistani investigation on Bin Laden

US President Barack Obama is calling on Pakistan to look into the...

US President Barack Obama is calling on Pakistan...

Facebook’s automated photo tagging prompts EU probe

European Union regulators think that this feature is a potential privacy risk.

European Union regulators think that this feature is a...

UN teams find displaced people, growing needs in Libya's conflict zones

An estimated 74,000 people are displaced in conflict zones south and east of Libyan capital Tripoli as months of fighting and sanctions threaten to deplete...

An estimated 74,000 people are displaced in conflict...

NATO reviews Libya air campaign

Nato ministers are to hold crisis talks on Libya today, following the heaviest night yet of bombing since airstrikes began.

Nato ministers are to hold crisis talks on Libya today,...

John Dalli to hold talks in Germany over E.coli outbreak

EU Health and Consumer Affairs Commissioner John Dalli heads to Germany today...

EU Health and Consumer Affairs Commissioner John Dalli...

UK and France lobby for UN action over Syria's crackdown

Britain and France are stepping up pressure for a UN Security Council...

Britain and France are stepping up pressure for a UN...

Russian wildfires destroy swathes of land

Raging wildfires across Russia have left around 20,000 people without...

Raging wildfires across Russia have left around 20,000...