French President Francois Hollande has announced plans to ask parliament to approve a three-month renewal of the state of emergency put in place after...
Burma's military-backed government has released 20 political prisoners, months before it is scheduled to hand over power to an elected pro-democracy party.
The released detainees...
At least 21 people have died after two separate boats smuggling migrants off two Greek islands capsized overnight.
The Greek coast guard says dozens have...
Russia has sharply criticised the conclusions of a UK inquiry into the 2006 poisoning death of former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko.
The report by Robert...
Pope Francis is changing church law to correspond to his rule-breaking celebration of the Easter Week ritual of the washing of the feet.
Vatican rules...
