Joanna Gill

Syria

'Kayla's calling was to help those who are suffering', US pays tribute to aid worker and ISIL hostage

Kayla Mueller, the US aid worker who died while being held hostage by ISIL militants in Syria has been remembered by family and friends in her

11/02/2015

Egypt

Kalashnikov diplomacy: Putin offers unusual gift on Egypt visit to boost trade ties

Day two of President Putin’s visit to Egypt continued with as much fanfare on Tuesday, as President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi rolled out more red carpet

10/02/2015

Taiwan

New footage of Taiwan crash reveals how the plane barely missed buildings

Dramatic new footage has emerged of the moment a Transasia plane crashed in Taiwan. Surveillance tape on a 21-storey building near the Keelung river

10/02/2015

Ukraine

Kyiv pessimistic over peace talks

Though peace plans are in the pipeline, there is little hope on the streets of Kyiv for a quick resolution to the conflict in the east of Ukraine

09/02/2015

USA

Jury selection begins in 'American Sniper' trial

Jury selection has begun in the trial for a man charged with murdering former US Navy SEAL Chris Kyle, whose autobiography was adapted into the movie

09/02/2015

Switzerland

HSBC faces heat over allegations it helped clients dodge millions in tax

HSBC helped rich clients dodge tax, according to a report released by a group of investigative journalists. Details from thousands of accounts held

09/02/2015

Argentina

#Twiplomatic fail: Internet responds to Argentine President Kirchner's gaffe

It seems Argentine President Cristina Kirchner can do no right. Embroiled in a scandal at home involving the mysterious death of prosecutor Alberto

05/02/2015

Ukraine

Kerry in Kyiv to discuss possible 'lethal aid' to Ukraine

As the humanitarian crisis in eastern Ukraine deepens, US Secretary of State John Kerry is in Kyiv to meet with the Ukrainian president. The question

05/02/2015

Jordan

Jordan promises 'earth-shaking' response to pilot's death

Jordan has promised an earth-shaking response to the killing of pilot Moaz al-Kasasbeh by ISIL militants, as the fallout continues over the

04/02/2015

Syria

New ISIL video purports to show death of Jordanian pilot

The Jordanian government has confirmed that ISIL militants have killed captive pilot Moaz al-Kasasbeh. State television reported the government said

03/02/2015

Greece

European media meltdown over Greek Finance Minister Varoufakis

The media loves a wild card and they’ve found their latest darling in the shape of Greece’s new Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis. He is creating a

03/02/2015

Netherlands

UN top court rules neither Serbia nor Croatia committed genocide during Balkan wars

The UN’s top court, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in the Hague has dismissed both genocide cases between Croatia and Serbia during the

03/02/2015

Japan

Japan launches anti-terrorism task force

Japan has launched a new anti-terrorism task force and beefed up airport security amid heightened concerns following the beheading of a Japanese

03/02/2015

Cuba

Cuban media publish new photos of Fidel Castro

Photographs of former Cuban leader Fidel Castro appeared in the state media on Monday for the first time since August, showing him interacting with a

03/02/2015

France

Dieudonné: freedom of expression is no joke in France

French comic Dieudonne is expected in court on Wednesday to answer to charges of ‘apology for terrorism’ after appearing to praise the suspect who

02/02/2015

United Kingdom

London Night Tube will lose £19.6m in first year, say unions

It’s not yet up and running but London's 24-hour night tube is already proving controversial with trade unions. They say plans to have the

02/02/2015

USA

US battered by second snow storm in a week

A second major snow storm in a week has hit the US, causing travel chaos across 1600 km stretching from Nebraska to Pennsylvania. A huge winter

02/02/2015

Thailand

Thailand steps up security in Bangkok after bomb blasts at luxury mall

Thailand has stepped up security in Bangkok after two small bombs exploded at a luxury mall in the capital overnight on Sunday. Two people suffered

02/02/2015

United Kingdom

Britain retraces Winston Churchill's final journey 50 years on

It was a day an entire nation was watching, re-created 50 years later. Britain has commemorated the state funeral of wartime Prime Minister Winston

30/01/2015

Russia

Russian mother-of-seven to stand trial for treason over Ukraine call

It has been seven days since Anatoly Gorlov has seen his wife. Accused of treason, Russian citizen Svetlana Davydova was jailed last week on

30/01/2015