Rescue operations are continuing in Nairobi after a cargo train derailed in one of Africa’s largest slums. The 22 wagons were carrying wheat from

Three of Eygpt’s most prominent secular activists from the 2011 revolution have been sentenced to three years in prison for breaking a new law which

Two towns hit hard by the Spanish economic crisis were the big winners in the €2.2-billion Christmas lottery draw held on Sunday in Madrid. The top

Protests by an estimated 100,000 opponents of Ukranian President Viktor Yanukovych have been taking place in Kyiv for a fifth consecutive Sunday

Marcel Hirscher celebrated back to back World Cup giant slalom wins on Sunday by winning in the Italian resort of Alta Badia. The Gran Risa piste

Tina Weirather continued her fine form this season and celebrated her first career giant slalom on the World Cup circuit with victory in the French

Tens of thousands of Thai anti-government demonstrators have gathered for a mass rally in Bangkok. They want to bring down the government of

In a rare move, Al Qaeda militants have claimed full res ponsibility for an attack on Yemen’s defence ministry and have apologised for opening fire

Violence broke out in Hamburg on Saturday as 7,000 protesters vented their anger at plans to evict squatters at the Rote Flora cultural centre. The

Newly released from prison after a surprise pardon from Russian President Vladimir Putin, former tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky addressed the world’s

Three decades ago the bloody and brutal civil war in El Salvador tore a little girl away from her mother. Now, Josefina Osorio Henriquez is able to

Cuba’s President Raul Castro addressed the country’s relations with the United States during his year-end speech in parliament. Castro told

Ellen DeGeneres leads a troupe of 250 tuxedo-clad dancers in the trailer for the 86th Academy Awards Ceremony. The Academy and ABC have begun

The pilot of a Mozambican airliner that crashed in Namibia last month deliberately brought the plane down, aviation experts in Mozambique

A 24-year-old man has been arrested in Romania, on suspicion of making improvised bombs. Police suspect he was using a manual found on the

Violence has erupted at a protest in Hamburg over the closure of a left wing community centre. Police moved in after bottles, stones and fireworks

Cuban president Raul Castro has called on the US to establish civilized relations with his country. The two countries – which have long been

The Thai opposition has held a fresh mass rally in Bangkok – as its campaign to bring down the government of Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra

A week of fighting in South Sudan shows no signs of abating, threatening to drag the world’s newest country into a civil war. The government’s

Six people have been killed in a suicide bomb attack at an army base outside Benghazi, in eastern Libya. Up to 15 people were also hurt in the

Mikhail Khodorkovsky has been reunited with his parents, a day after being released from a Russian prison and flown to Germany. The former tycoon

The Arab League has rejected proposals from the US which would allow Israeli soldiers to be stationed on the eastern border of a future Palestinian