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Central African Republic

CAR: UN peacekeeping chief resigns amid fresh abuse allegations

The head of the UN peacekeeping mission in Central African Republic has resigned. It comes amid a fresh round of allegations of sexual abuse and

Monaco

IAAF bans 28 athletes who tested positive to drugs from 2005 and 2007

Mali

Mali hotel siege investigators look into 'jihadist links'

With no claim of responsibility for the hotel siege in Mali on Saturday which left 13 people dead, the inquiry is looking into possible jihadist

Maldives

MH370: Malaysia to probe suspected plane debris found in Maldives

Malaysia says it is sending a team to the Maldives to investigate whether debris washed up there could be from missing Flight MH370. But authorities

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Syria

UN unanimously adopts resolution on Syria chemical weapons

The UN security council has adopted a resolution which aims to identify the perpetrators of chemical weapons attacks in Syria which have killed and injured increasing numbers of civilians.

Malaysia

Search for MH370 wreckage intensifies at Reunion Island

France is extending the search for debris along the coast of its remote island of Reunion in the Indian Ocean after a piece of wing was found there

Russia

Father of Kremlin critic Khodorkovsky quizzed in murder probe

The father of ex-oil tycoon and Kremlin critic Mikhail Khodorkovsky has been questioned by Russian investigators probing the 1998 murder of a

Malaysia

More debris found on Reunion island in hunt for Flight MH370

Seat cushions and plane windows have now been found on Reunion Island, the Malaysian government said on Thursday. It earlier confirmed that a wing

Malaysia

MH370: No closure for relatives after Reunion debris find

Reaction has been mixed following the announcement that the plane part found on Reunion came from missing flight MH370. In Beijing families of those

Sport

Designer for Tokyo's 2020 Olympic Games logo denies plagiarism

The Japanese artist responsible for Tokyo’s 2020 Olympic logo design, Kenjiro Sano, has rubbished claims that he plagiarized a Belgian theatre

France

Missing MH370: analysis of wing part due to begin in France

All eyes are on a specialist military facility in Toulouse, as experts begin examining a wing part from a Boeing 777 jet found on the Indian Ocean

France

Air crash investigators meet in Paris to plot MH370 probe

French air crash investigators have met with Malaysian officials to co-ordinate the probe into missing flight MH370. The fresh impetus is a result of

France

MH370: Investigators to meet in Paris to coordinate work

Unravelling the mystery of missing flight MH370, investigators are to meet in Paris to coordinate their work as authorities confirm flaperon found on Reunion island is from a Boeing 777.

France

Missing MH370: piece of twisted metal found on Reunion island

A piece of twisted metal found on Reunion island is to be examined as part of an investigation into the disappearance of a missing Malaysia Airlines

France

Suspected MH370 flaperon arrives for identification at BEA, Toulouse

An airline wing flap washed up on Reunion Island beach last week has arrived in the French city of Toulouse. Aviation experts will examine and

France

Missing MH370: suspected wing debris arrives in Paris

Debris which could belong to a missing Malaysia Airlines plane is understood to have been flown into Paris. What is thought to be part of a wing was

France

MH370: Plane debris heads from Reunion to Paris for analysis

Plane debris thought to belong to the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 left Reunion island on Friday night heading for Paris. In metropolitan

United Kingdom

'Despot' Vladimir Putin 'ordered' Litvinenko murder, inquiry hears

The British inquiry into the killing of former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko has heard claims that Vladimir Putin personally ordered his murder

World News

Suspected Malaysia Airlines debris en route to France for inspection

As plane debris washed up in the Indian Ocean was on its way to France for closer inspection, experts said they are “almost certain” it belongs to a

France

Plane debris to be sent to France to investigate possible links to MH370

Plane debris found in Reunion is to be sent to France for investigation into possible links to missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370.