2013-12-24

The UN Security Council voted on Tuesday to increase the number of United Nations peacekeepers in South Sudan to 12,500 troops as soon as

Thousands of Egyptians have attended a mass funeral for the victims of a car bomb attack which all but destroyed a police headquarters in the Nile

In Belgium hundreds of Afghan asylum seekers have met the prime minister and other officials to try to avoid deportation. They had spent several

Described as Canada’s most notorious gangster, Vito Rizzuto has died aged 67. Known as Teflon Don, he was allegedly the head of the Sicilian Mafia

Marks and Spencer has apologised after a worker in a London store politely referred a customer trying to buy alcohol to another till. The retailer

The World War II codebreaker and computer pioneer Alan Turing has been granted a royal pardon, more than 60 years after being convicted in 1952 of

Russia told Ukraine on Tuesday it had transferred the first two billion euros of a 10 billion euro billion bailout which was offered as part of plans

Officials at a Gaza hospital say a young Palestinian girl has been killed during air strikes by Israel. Palestinians were injured during attacks on

Edward Snowden says he has achieved what he set out to do by revealing details of secret US government worldwide electronic surveillance. In an

Two space station astronauts ventured out on the second Christmas Eve spacewalk in NASA history, hoping to wrap up urgent repairs to a cooling

Five people have died since Monday in the UK, as stormy weather wreaks havoc in Europe during the festive season. Across the south of England

The first of 28 Greenpeace activists and two journalists detained in Russia’s Arctic is a step closer to home. Anthony Perretta, a company

The annual Christmas dinner for Berlin’s poor and homeless has taken place, hosted by German singer Frank Zander. It is the 19th year the event has

Evidence is emerging of mass ethnic killings amid the deepening conflict in South Sudan. The United Nations says a grave containing 75 bodies has

It is every last-minute Christmas shopper’s nightmare. You have found the perfect gift with just hours to spare, but your bank card won’t work at

The storm that killed two people on Monday continues to batter the UK, with Scotland and Northern Ireland feeling most of the force. There winds

The Muslim Brotherhood has condemned a car bomb attack at a security compound in Egypt’s Nile Delta that has killed at least 14 people and injured

The first day of former Pakistani leader Pervez Musharraf’s trial has been postponed due to a bomb scare. The ex-military ruler is facing treason

Mathematician Alan Turing, who helped Britain win World War Two by cracking Nazi Germany’s “unbreakable” Enigma code, was granted a rare royal pardon

The Muslim Brotherhood has condemned a car bomb attack at a security compound in Egypt’s Nile Delta that has killed at least 14 people and injured

Released and now reunited, two members of Russian punk protest band Pussy Riot are to work together on human rights issues including the plight of

Pope Francis has paid a Christmas visit to Pope Emeritus Benedict during which they said prayers together before have a private

A train carrying nuclear waste derailed on Monday night not far from the French capital. The incident happened at a depot 10 km from

An accident at a Turkish shipyard has left ten people dead after a navy tugboat capsized. Eight of the victims were military personnel. Two others

Much of Western Europe faces a stormy Christmas with high winds, heavy rain and flooding. In the UK, two people have been killed after falling into

At least 14 people have been killed and 150 wounded in a huge explosion at a security building in the northern Egyptian town of Mansoura. The cause

Pardoned but unbowed, two members of the punk rock band Pussy Riot remain highly critical of Russian President Vladimir Putin despite his decision to

Israel has released a Palestinian prisoner from jail, completing an agreement made earlier this year in exchange for him ending a hunger