Australians have begun voting in a general election, with opposition leader Tony Abbott’s Liberal-National coalition aiming to bring to an end six years of Labor government....
Former US President George W Bush has undergone successful heart surgery in Dallas, Texas, after doctors found an artery blockage, a spokesman has said. Mr Bush...
Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani has called for “serious and substantive” negotiations with the international community about its nuclear programme. At the first news conference since his...
Egypt’s military-backed government has ordered police to end sit-ins by supporters of ousted Islamist President Mohammed Morsi in the capital Cairo.”The cabinet has decided to take...
A funeral has been held near the southern Italian town of Pozzuoli for the 38 victims of Sunday’s bus crash. Prime Minister Enrico Letta was among...
EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton says Egypt’s ousted President Mohammed Morsi is “well”, but that she does not know where he is being held. Baroness...
One of the drivers of a train which derailed in north-western Spain killing at least 80 passengers has been put under formal investigation, court officials have...
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are receiving their first visitors after the birth of their son – the duchess’s parents, Carole and Michael Middleton. The...
The family of the ousted Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi has accused the army of abducting him. His daughter Shaimaa told a news conference in Cairo that...
Nelson Mandela is spending his 95th birthday in hospital in Pretoria, as events take place around the world and in South Africa in his honour. The...
