Polish mayor Pawel Adamowicz dies after stabbing attack
Convicted criminal repeatedly stabbed the mayor of Gdansk who has been a defender of refugees and LGBTQ people
Spain prevents migrant rescue vessel from setting sail
Spain has refused to allow the NGO migrant rescue vessel Open Arms from setting sail after the Madrid government said it had not followed international...
20,000 homes at risk as Brisbane floods

Authorities in Brisbane have warned the city it is facing its worst flooding in more than 100 years, as up to 20,000 homes face being destroyed.

Authorities in Brisbane have warned the city it is facing...

Haiti needs ‘long term help’ a year after earthquake

A year after Haiti was devastated by an earthquake, aid workers report the...

A year after Haiti was devastated by an earthquake, aid...

Portugal to raise bond issue up to €1.25bn

Portugal is to issue four and ten year bonds for up to €1.25...

Portugal is to issue four and ten year bonds for up to...

French PM says UK ‘must help save euro’

Europe needs to move towards greater integration in order to save the common...

Europe needs to move towards greater integration in order...

South Sudan reach 60% turnout in referendum

South Sudan has reached the 60% turnout needed to pass the referendum on...

South Sudan has reached the 60% turnout needed to pass...

Video | Tunisia imposes night-time curfew in  bid to quell protests

Following at least 23 rioting-related deaths, Tunisian authorities are...

Following at least 23 rioting-related deaths, Tunisian...

Video | Russia struggles to rescue 500 sailors stranded on ships in frozen seas

Russia has mounted a massive rescue operation in the Siberian sea as the ships they are on have been marooned in thick ice for the past 15 days.

Russia has mounted a massive rescue operation in the...

Ship carrying 2,000 tonnes of acid overturns in Rhine river

A ship carrying 2,000 tonnes of sulphuric acid overturned in the Rhine river...

A ship carrying 2,000 tonnes of sulphuric acid overturned...

Severe floods and mudslides raising death toll in Brazil

A peak of 348 people killed by flooding and mudslides in south-east Brazil...

A peak of 348 people killed by flooding and mudslides in...

Rising food prices posing dilemmas to governments worldwide

The dilemma over how to tackle rising food prices has been highlighted by...

The dilemma over how to tackle rising food prices has...

Italy's Constitutional Court rules that PM Berlusconi can stand trial

Italy's constitutional court ruled that a law which has protected Prime...

Italy's constitutional court ruled that a law which...

Europe starts era of economic coordination

Europe has initiated a crucial chapter today in its efforts to end the...

Europe has initiated a crucial chapter today in its...

Kuwaiti PM makes historic visit to Iraq

Kuwait's prime minister arrived to a red carpet welcome in Baghdad on Wednesday in the first such visit since Saddam Hussein's forces invaded the...

Kuwait's prime minister arrived to a red carpet...

Nine dead, 66 missing in Australia floods

Up to 66 people are still missing in Queensland after flash flooding hit the...

Up to 66 people are still missing in Queensland after...

Portugal given lifeline ahead of 'Battle of Spain'

The European Central Bank threw Portugal a temporary lifeline on...

The European Central Bank threw Portugal...

Irish football manager’s daughter found strangled in Mauritius

The daughter of the prominent Northern Irish football team manager Mickey...

The daughter of the prominent Northern Irish football...

Leader of internet paedophile ring jailed with indeterminate sentence

The leader of a national internet paedophile ring has been jailed with an...

The leader of a national internet paedophile ring has...

Assange back in court today

Wikileaks leader Julian Assange is to appear in court later today where he is expected to find out the date of his extradition hearing.

Wikileaks leader Julian Assange is to appear in court...