Rio police free hostages in raid that leaves eight dead
Cristina Abellan Matamoros
Nigel Farage refuses to go to Brussels over funding allegations
Brexiteer Nigel Farage says the European Parliament has summoned him to explain allegations he did not declare gifts from a British insurance tycoon.
World leaders honour veterans on D-Day's 75th anniversary
Emotions ran high as world leaders commemorated D-Day in a ceremony marking 75 years since the invasion of Normandy.
World leaders commemorate 75th anniversary of D-Day
Donald Trump ends state visit to Great Britain with D-Day commemoration in southern England.
Trump's UK state visit: What's happened and what's next on the agenda
As US President turns to politics on Tuesday, he will be trying to convince UK prime minister Theresa May to ban China's Huawei from British 5G networks.
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Thirty years on: what led to the Tiananmen Square massacre?
June 4th marks 30 years since a pro-democracy protest in Beijing's Tiananmen Square ended in bloodshed.
Sudan's military scraps deal with protest groups, calls for elections
Sudan's military council scrap deal with protest groups, calls for elections within nine months.
72nd Cannes Film Festival poster honours late Agnes Varda
The official poster for the 72nd Cannes Film Festival honours late French filmmaker Agnes Varda who passed away this March.
North Macedonia's new president Stevo Pendarovski takes office
Outgoing president Gjorge Ivanov was among senior officials who attended the inauguration ceremony of new president Stevo Pendarovski.
Watch: Putin shows off athletic prowess in ice hockey game
Russian Vladimir Putin, who seems to love showing off his athletic prowess, emerged as the top scorer in an ice hockey game with other Russian officials.
Meet the witches 'fighting corruption in Romania with spells & magic'
While Romanian citizens are getting ready to hit the polls to vote in the European elections, a group of self-proclaimed witches are working behind closed doors to make sure that the "right" candidates get seats.
Prime minister to quit after losing in presidential election
Prime Minister Skvernelis says he will step down in July after failing to reach the run-off in the country's presidential election
Will Meghan and Harry's son have to pay taxes to the IRS?
Because the US is one of the few countries to charge tax based on citizenship and not residency that makes the royal baby liable to pay US taxes
Ireland is second country to declare 'climate emergency'
Ireland became the second country in the world, after the UK, to declare a "climate emergency".
Britain has 'first coal-free week since 1800s' as renewables increase
The UK has gone a week without coal power for the first since 1882.
Self-proclaimed fascist banned from Turin book fair after boycott call
Publishing house Altaforte, which was links to the neo-fascist Italian party CasaPound, has been banned from the Turin book fair after several authors joined a call to boycott the event.
Eight EU countries call for ambitious fight against climate change
Eight EU countries call for more ambition in tackling climate change ahead of EU leader summit in Romania.
Lord of the Rings star slams far-right party Vox over Aragorn tweet
Lord of the Rings actor Viggo Mortensen took up arms after Spanish far-right party Vox used the character of Aragorn in a promotional electoral campaign tweet.
Nurses protest Guinness World Record’s ‘skirt’ policy
After London nurse Jessica Anderson's world record in a nurse uniform was denied by Guinness World Records because she wasn't wearing the correct outfit, nurses across the country shared selfies of their modern-day uniform in protest,
Austria's answer to Basil Fawlty 'throws plate of food at customers'
Don't whatever you do mention the law!
North Macedonia elects government-supported candidate as new president
The presidential candidate backed by North Macedonia's ruling party has won Sunday's election, taking 51.66% of the vote.
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