Alasdair Sandford

Turkey

Turkey strikes at Kurdish PKK after deadly Ankara bombing

Turkey has been quick to target Kurdish rebels in the southeast of the country and in Iraq, in the wake of Sunday’s deadly car bomb in Ankara that

14/03/2016

Turkey

Turkey: Dozens killed and injured in Ankara car bomb

*NB An updated version of this story taking account of Monday’s events is available here.* A large explosion – thought to have been caused by a car

13/03/2016

Greece

Greece refugee crisis: Fears of disease as rain turns Idomeni into 'swamp'

“Merkel! Merkel! Merkel!” Stranded for days at Greece’s northern border, migrants chanted the name of the European leader they hope can set them back

13/03/2016

France

Germanwings crash: BEA calls for less medical secrecy for pilots

French investigators into the crash of a Germanwings plane in the Alps last year say a private doctor had recommended that the pilot should be

13/03/2016

Germany

EU must help Greece over refugees and 'reinstate Schengen', says Merkel

Angela Merkel has called for a return to Europe’s Schengen system of open borders as soon as possible. The German chancellor said the pictures of

01/03/2016

France

Activists blamed as trouble flares during Calais migrant camp eviction

There have been clashes in Calais as police began clearing part of the shanty town in northern France where migrants are trying to reach Britain.

29/02/2016

North Korea

US student Otto Warmbier held in North Korea 'confesses to severe crime'

An American student detained in North Korea since early January and accused of carrying out a hostile act against the state has been paraded before

29/02/2016

World News

French police begin dismantling Calais migrant 'Jungle'

French police have moved into the so-called “Jungle” in Calais to begin dismantling part of the migrant camp. At the weekend the authorities toured

29/02/2016

World News

Amnesty International condemns global 'wholesale assault' on human rights

Amnesty International says the United Nations has systematically failed to uphold human rights and international law – and the Syrian conflict is one

24/02/2016

Syria

Syrian government and opposition groups 'accept ceasefire plan'

The Syrian government said on Tuesday that it accepted a halt to “combat operations” in line with a US-Russian plan, and said it would coordinate

23/02/2016

Fiji

Fears of disease in cyclone-hit Fiji amid race to reach remote islands

Aid agencies are rushing to distribute supplies in Fiji, ravaged at the weekend by Cyclone Winston which left at least 29 dead. People in Rakiraki on

23/02/2016

USA

Michigan police investigate reports that Uber driver Jason Dalton 'took fares' amid shooting spree

An Uber driver has been arrested in the US city of Kalamazoo accused of shooting dead six people. Allegedly he drove passengers between the killings.

22/02/2016

Austria

Austria goes ahead with controversial migrant quota plan

Austria has gone ahead with its plan limiting the number of migrants and asylum seekers entering the country, in defiance of the EU and other member

19/02/2016

Vatican

Pope Francis questions Donald Trump's Christianity over migrants

Pope Francis has become immersed in the US election campaign after calling into question Donald Trump’s Christianity. Speaking during his in-flight

18/02/2016

Poland

Lech Walesa was 'paid communist agent' - Poland's history institute

Polish historical investigators say newly uncovered documents show Lech Walesa – the former President and hero of the Solidarity movement that

18/02/2016

Turkey

At least 28 dead as car bomb targets military in Turkish capital Ankara

A bomb attack in the heart of the Turkish capital Ankara – apparently targeting the country’s military – has killed nearly 30 people and injured more

17/02/2016

World News

UN pays tribute after death of 'memorable' ex-chief Boutros-Ghali

The former United Nations Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali has died in Cairo at the age of 93. He had recently been admitted into hospital

16/02/2016

Turkey

Turkey blames ISIL for bomb in Istanbul's tourist heart

Germany says eight of its nationals were among at least 10 killed in a blast in the centre of the Turkish city.

12/01/2016

United Kingdom

A 'genius', a 'starman': politicians join pop stars in Bowie tributes

From London to Los Angeles and beyond, David Bowie fans have been paying tribute following the news of his death. In London’s West End they laid

11/01/2016

Syria

Snow in Syria and Lebanon causes new hardship for refugees

Parts of Syria have been hit by strong winter snowstorms, forcing thousands of people already desperately seeking shelter from civil war to take

06/01/2016