South Korea South Korea's President cancels planned US visit as more deaths from MERS are announced The President of South Korea has cancelled this weekend's planned visit to the US as two more deaths from MERS are announced. 10 June 2015
USA Convicted killers use power tools to escape maximum security prison near Canada Convicted killers use power tools to escape maximum security NY prison near Canada Clinton Correctional Facility in Dannemora on Saturday morning. 8 June 2015
World Tunisian Prime Minister: "Fighting terrorism is a priority" On his first official visit to Brussels, Tunisian Prime Minister Habib Essid met with European officials and members of parliament. Charles Salamé 3 June 2015
Germany Security stepped up in Bavaria ahead of G7 summit Security is being stepped up in southern Bavaria, ahead of the G7 summit. German Chancellor Angela Merkel will be hosting the heads of the Group of 3 June 2015
USA USA Freedom Act passed by Senate and signed by President Obama, limiting NSA surveillance The US Senate has passed the USA Freedom Act putting an end to the mass collection of Americans' telephone records by the National Security Agency. 2 June 2015
World News The long (and sometimes dangerous) walk to school [PHOTOS] For many children, walking to and from school is not such a simple task. In areas ravaged by conflict or disasters – both man-made and natural – the 2 June 2015
USA USA 'Freedom Act' spying programme explained US intelligence services’ sweeping surveillance powers, controversially exposed by whistleblower Edward Snowden, expired on Monday (June 1). The 1 June 2015
USA US spying powers suspended after Senate setback The US National Security Agency (NSA) has temporary lost its authority to collect bulk phone records. The surveillance programme made public by 1 June 2015
USA US Senate fails to act over controversial surveillance laws The US Senate has failed to reach a deal over extending anti-terrorist laws that let its security services collect phone data. It means the law known 1 June 2015
Iraq Twin car bombs at top Baghdad hotels kill 10, wound 30 Car bombs exploded in the parking lots of two luxury hotels in central Baghdad late on Thursday, killing at least 10 people and wounding 30. The 29 May 2015
USA 'No risk' says Pentagon after anthrax error A US military laboratory based in Utah is under investigation after mistakenly sending live anthrax bacteria to nine commercial labs and an air base 28 May 2015
Germany Thousands evacuated in Cologne as WWII bomb is defused Around 20-thousand people have been evacuated from their homes in the German city of Cologne, as experts defused a Second World War bomb. The device 27 May 2015
Austria Vienna airport security workers probed for people trafficking Thirteen security workers at Vienna International Airport are under investigation. Police suspect they were involved in a people trafficking network 26 May 2015
Egypt Egypt seeks allies among Libya's tribal leaders at a conference in Cairo Egypt invites Libyan tribal leaders to talks in Cairo because they are seen as the "backbone" of society and the main guarantor of Libyan stability and security 26 May 2015
USA US Senate blocks blocks measure to extend surveillance bill The US senate has blocked a measure to extend spy agencies’ bulk collection of Americans’ telephone records. The vote of 54 to 45 failed to reach the 23 May 2015
Russia NATO officials talk tough but also find time to sing "We are the world" Working together to tackle what has become known as “hybrid warfare”. That is the agreement between NATO and the European Union at a meeting of 14 May 2015
Italy Italy's second case of Ebola gets treatment in Rome An Italian nurse who tested positive for Ebola after returning from Sierra Leone has been transferred to Rome for treatment, and three people who he 13 May 2015
Germany Frankfurt May Day cycle race cancelled after 'terror threat' German police have cancelled a traditional May Day cycle race in Frankfurt as a precaution a day after a local government official said a planned 1 May 2015
Europe News EU unveils new security strategy Four months after the Charlie Hebdo attacks, EU officials have unveiled a proposed security strategy for the 28-member bloc. The European Commission 28 April 2015