Matteo Salvini formally investigated over migrant standoff
Migrants on board the Italian coast guard vessel the Dictorri were allowed to disembark in Catania five days after the vessel entered the port
Former US presidential candidate John McCain, war hero, dead at 81
Vietnam war hero and Republican senator who lost presidenital election to Barack Obama, passes away
Dutch queen OKs government backed by Geert Wilders

Dutch Queen Beatrix has asked the leader of the Liberal VVD party to form a...

Dutch Queen Beatrix has asked the leader of the Liberal...

Lost Vivaldi flute concerto found in Edinburgh archive

A lost flute concerto by the composer Vivaldi has been discovered at the...

A lost flute concerto by the composer Vivaldi has been...

French veil ban clears last legal hurdle

France's constitutional court has approved the law set to ban wearing the Islamic full veil in public.

France's constitutional court has approved the law...

Ethics committee forces resignation of ex-commissioner from investment bank

Ex-commissioner Charlie McCreevy forced to resign from UK investment bank's executive board after European Commission ethics committee raised concerns...

Ex-commissioner Charlie McCreevy forced to resign from UK...

China outraged as jailed dissident wins Nobel Peace Prize

Imprisoned Chinese pro-democracy activist Lui Xiaobo has won the 2010 Nobel...

Imprisoned Chinese pro-democracy activist Lui Xiaobo has...

Spanish police smash online paedophilia ring

Spanish police arrested more than 100 suspects in raids on a major online...

Spanish police arrested more than 100 suspects in raids...

EU justice ministers approve law ensuring translation in criminal proceedings

European Union Justice Ministers have approved a law that ensures translation and interpretation rights in criminal proceedings.

European Union Justice Ministers have approved a law that...

White House under Commission criticism over BP oil spill

A Commission investigation into the White House’s response to the BP...

A Commission investigation into the White House’s...

South Africa's 'conscience' Desmond Tutu steps down at 79

Archbishop Desmond Tutu has announced he will be stepping down from public...

Archbishop Desmond Tutu has announced he will be stepping...

Fears increase over a tocixated Danube with spreading of red chemical sludge

Hungary is battling to prevent red chemical sludge from reaching the river Danube, in a huge spill that will contaminate central Europe’s major...

Hungary is battling to prevent red chemical sludge from...

Sea Sheperd members in bitter row over sunken anti-whaling boat

A former member of anti-whaling action group Sea Sheperd alleged that the...

A former member of anti-whaling action group Sea Sheperd...

Hundreds of Kenyan teachers sacked over sexual abuse of young students
Nato supply lorries set ablaze by gunmen in Pakistan

Gunmen in Pakistan have torched at least 10 oil tankers carrying fuel for...

Gunmen in Pakistan have torched at least 10 oil tankers...

'One year' to clean toxic spill in Hungary

Hungary says it will cost tens of millions of dollars and take at least a...

Hungary says it will cost tens of millions of dollars and...

Drone attacks 'linked' to suspected Europe terror plot

Officials have linked a recent increase in US drone missile attacks in...

Officials have linked a recent increase in US drone...

Car bomb explodes outside shopping centre in Derry, NI

A bomb planted in a car has exploded outside a shopping centre in Derry,...

A bomb planted in a car has exploded outside a shopping...

Police make 12 terror arrests in France

Police have arrested 12 people and seized guns and ammunition in southern France following anti-terrorism raids, sources close to the investigations say.

Police have arrested 12 people and seized guns and...

Video | Hungary declares emergency as four die, many injured in toxic mud spill

Hungary has declared a state of emergency after a toxic mud spill that swamped villages, killed four people and injured 120, in what officials said was the...

Hungary has declared a state of emergency after a toxic...