USA Security chiefs blame bad intelligence over US Capitol insurrection The former Capitol police chief and federal agencies blame each other for their failure to stop supporters of ex-President Trump from storming the building on January 6. 23/02/2021
Denmark Former minister 'misled' Danish parliament over 'illegal' asylum order Former immigration minister Inger Støjberg has defended her actions as an attempt to rescue child brides from forced marriages with older husbands. 15/12/2020
France French judge to investigate alleged police 'torture' of students Scores of young people were pictured on their knees, with their hands on their heads for several hours during protests in December 2018. 05/05/2020
world news 'Her life was a shining light': Tributes paid to journalist Lyra McKee Lyra Mckee, 29, was a celebrated young journalist who had signed a two-book deal with publisher Faber and Faber. 19/04/2019
United Kingdom The Salisbury poisoning incident | Review 2018 In March, sleepy Salisbury, a small city an hour from London, became the centre of international intrigue when a former Russian spy and his daughter were found catatonic on a bench. 26/12/2018
United Kingdom British police release Gatwick airport suspects without charge Hunt still on for perpetrators of drone disruption that grounded all flights at Britain's second airport, as investigators look into a damaged drone found abandoned near the perimeter. 23/12/2018
Italy Genoa bridge demolition begins Four months after the collapse that cost 43 lives and disrupted an entire region's cross-border transport, Italian engineers prepare to destroy and rebuild. 16/12/2018
USA Trump's perjury fears U.S. President Donald Trump tells reporters any statement he could give to the Russian election interference inquiry could be turned against him 21/08/2018
world news French judges block €2m funding from Le Pen party The leader of France’s far-right National Rally (Rassemblement national) party has slammed court judges after they ordered that it could not receive €2m in public funding. 09/07/2018
Europe News Zuckerberg comes to Europe to answer Facebook criticisms The social media boss will be questioned by the heads of the political groups in the European Parliament in a session that will be livestreamed to the public. 22/05/2018
Argentina Former Argentina president charged with treason Cristina Fernández de Kirchner has denied any wrongdoing and called the allegations politically motivated. 08/12/2017
Argentina Full inquiry promised into missing sub President Macri has insisted that there will be a full investigation into the circumstances surrounding the missing navy submarine, ARA San Juan. 25/11/2017
France Paris attacks anniversary: ‘No trial before at least 2020’ The investigation that began after the wave of attacks in Paris on November 13, 2015 is progressing slowly. 13/11/2017
world news Flight MH370's disappearance an ‘almost inconceivable’ mystery -report Investigators have only managed to narrow down the plane's possible location to a 25,000-square kilometer patch of ocean. 03/10/2017
United Kingdom UK police raid house after 'significant' arrest over London attack A teenager is in custody on suspicion of terrorism and a suburban house has been raided by police after Friday's bombing on a London commuter train. 16/09/2017
United Kingdom Grenfell Tower inquiry opens Inquiry opens into Grenfell Tower fire, three months after flames engulfed the block, killing at least 80 people. 13/09/2017
Spain Belgium gave tip-off to Spain about imam Information has emerged that a Belgian policeman gave a tip to Catalan police in 2016 about the alleged mastermind of the Barcelona attacks who was killed in a blast that destroyed a house in Alcanar. 24/08/2017
Cuba US expels two Cuban diplomats after its embassy staff in Havana are subject to possible "acoustic attack" The US State Department says it has expelled two Cuban diplomats from Washington following a series of unexplained incidents at the US embassy in 10/08/2017
United Kingdom Five hurt after string of acid attacks in London Police say the incidents appear to be linked 14/07/2017
USA Trump's FBI nominee vows to 'follow the facts' In a Senate hearing, Donald Trump’s pick for FBI Director says he would refuse to pledge loyalty to the president. 13/07/2017
United Kingdom Five London tower blocks evacuated over 'fire safety concerns' Eleven buildings across England identified as having flammable cladding 23/06/2017
France France: police set up security cordon and evacuate residents after finding a car stuffed with gas canisters in Chasse-sur-Rhone, near Lyon Our journalists are working on this story and will update it as soon as more information becomes available. 16/06/2017
USA Feisty, tight-lipped Sessions denies improper Russia contacts U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions slammed as 'an appalling and detestable lie' any suggestion he took part in or knew of any collusion between Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign and Russia. 13/06/2017
United Kingdom London killers tried to hire 7.5-tonne truck, say police A killing spree at London Bridge could have been even worse if attackers had succeeded in hiring a bigger vehicle, it’s been claimed. The Islamists 10/06/2017
USA Trump vs Comey: more questions than answers? President Donald Trump survived one of the biggest threats to his presidency when Thursday's hugely-awaited congressional testimony by the FBI chief he fired did not yield any explosive new disclosures about his campaign's alleged ties with Russia. 09/06/2017
USA Ex-FBI boss Comey tells Senate hearing that White House lied Former FBI Director James Comey told a Congressional hearing on Thursday that he believes he was fired by President Donald Trump because of his probe 08/06/2017
