2015-05-31

Libya

ISIL militants step up attacks on Libyan city of Misrata

Five people die after a suicide car bomber rams his vehicle laden with explosives into a Misrata checkpoint

31/05/2015

Sport

Vizer resigns as SportAccord president

Marius Vizer has resigned as head of SportAccord in the wake of his recent outburst against the International Olympic Committee. The 57-year-old

31/05/2015

Yemen

Yemen: Houthi rebels said to be in US talks

While Yemenis deal with the aftermath of airstrikes by Saudi-led coalition forces, the government in exile said the Houthi militia was in talks with

31/05/2015

Sport

Kharlan strikes gold in Moscow

Ukraine’s Olga Kharlan kept her composure to down Yana Egorian of Russia in the women’s sabre final at the Moscow Grand Prix on Sunday. The two-time

31/05/2015

Sport

Contador clinches second Giro d'Italia title

Spain’s Alberto Contador finished safely to clinch his second Giro d’Italia title in Milan on Sunday. The 32-year-old, bidding to become the first

31/05/2015

United Kingdom

Alistair Brownlee wins London leg of ITU Triathlon World Series

31/05/2015

Poland

Poland 'Pro-life' march attracts thousands in Warsaw

Around 5,000 anti-abortion protesters took to the streets of Warsaw on Sunday. Called the march for ‘Life and Family’, demonstrators called for the

31/05/2015

Bangladesh

Bangladesh factory collapse owner to face murder charges

The owner of the Rana Plaza garment factory in Bangladesh is to face murder charges over the buildings collapse which killed more than 1,000 people

31/05/2015

Sport

Lorenzo makes it three wins in a row

Welcome back to Speed​​, Spain’s Jorge Lorenzo is clearly the man to beat after claiming his third third consecutive victory in Italy. Having

31/05/2015

China

Hong Kong march remembers Tiananmen Square

Around 3,000 people took to the streets of Hong Kong in memory of the violent crackdown on student protests in Tiananmen Square in 1989. Some carried

31/05/2015

Nepal

Nepal schools reopen one month after devastating earthquakes

Thousands of schools in areas worst hit by two earthquakes have re-opened in Nepal, one month after the devastating tremors. With most buildings

31/05/2015

Italy

Operations intensify to rescue 'biggest wave' of Mediterranean migrants

Thousands more migrants rescued from the Mediterranean have continued to arrive in Italian ports. Over 450 were taken to Augusta in Sicily on board

31/05/2015

Syria

At least 27 killed in Syria clinic explosion

A fire in a clinic in northeastern Syria has claimed the lives of 27 people, most of them children. Thirty others were being treated for burns, among

31/05/2015

China

Solar Impulse 2 pilot reports 'unbelievable' Pacific flight

The solar-powerered plane attempting to circumnavigate the globe took off from Nanjing in China at the weekend, bound for Hawaii, with pilot Andre Borschberg reporting good progress.

31/05/2015

Italy

Italy votes in local elections, a test for Renzi's ruling party

Renzi is hoping to get a strong result to solidify support for his labour and education reforms.

31/05/2015

France

Kerry breaks leg in Alps bike accident

US Secretary of State John Kerry has broken his right leg in a cycling accident in the Alps near Scionzier, France. His injury has led him to cancel

31/05/2015

Saudi Arabia

Anti-Shi'ite sectarianism condemned at Saudi Arabia bomb victim's funeral

Thousands of Shi’ite Muslims in Saudi Arabia turned out on Saturday for the funeral of the latest victim of the country’s deadliest bomb attack in

31/05/2015

China

Solar Impulse 2 begins Pacific crossing

31/05/2015

Syria

Dozens killed in Syrian air force 'barrel bomb' attacks, say opposition

Around 60 civilians were killed and dozens wounded in a Syrian air force raid on Saturday on a town held by ISIL militants in the north of the

31/05/2015

Singapore

Man shot dead outside security summit in Singapore

A man has been shot dead by police in Singapore outside a hotel where a high-level regional security summit was taking place. The US Defence

31/05/2015

USA

US Vice-President Joe Biden's son Beau dies of brain cancer

The son of the US Vice-President Joe Biden has died after a battle with brain cancer. Beau Biden, who was 46, was a former Attorney General in

31/05/2015

USA

Martin O'Malley joins Democratic race for White House

Former Maryland Governor and Baltimore Mayor Martin O’Malley has joined the 2016 US presidential race, challenging Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders

31/05/2015

World News

FIFA Almighty: 'bigger than the UN'

The headquarters of the almighty FIFA, football’s world governing body, sit in splendour in Zurich, Switzerland. It was founded by Denmark, France

31/05/2015

Nigeria

Nigeria: Suicide blast follows new President Buhari's inauguration

In what looks like an act of defiance by Boko Haram insurgents, a suicide bomber has killed at least 16 people at a mosque in northeast Nigeria

31/05/2015

USA

Final farewell to B.B. King - with Lucille in attendance

The funeral of B.B. King has taken place in his hometown of Indianola, Mississippi, and not surprisingly the blues man was joined for his final

31/05/2015

Switzerland

US and Iran seek common ground as nuclear deal deadline nears

US Secretary of State John Kerry has met his Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Zarif in a bid to overcome obstacles to a final nuclear agreement, a

31/05/2015

Italy

Italy: Local polls represent key test for Prime Minister Matteo Renzi

Italians vote on Sunday in local elections widely seen as a key test for Prime Minister Matteo Renzi. His centre-left Democratic Party triumphed in

31/05/2015