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Vatican ‘abuse’ accused in hospital at start of trial

A former papal diplomat charged with the sexual abuse of boys was taken to hospital and put in intensive care ahead of the opening...

Tunisian forces kill extremists

Tunisia’s Interior Ministry says security forces leading a counter-terrorism sweep have killed five suspected extremists in central Tunisia. The operation by the national guard and...

China evacuates tens of thousands ahead of typhoon

Chinese authorities have evacuated tens of thousands of people, cancelled scores of trains and flights and closed seaside resorts as a super-typhoon heads toward...

Volcano closes Indonesian airports and flights to Bali

A volcanic eruption on Indonesia’s main island of Java has sparked chaos for holidaymakers as international airlines cancel flights to the resort island of...

Pope apologises for Church’s colonial sins

Pope Francis has apologised for the sins, offences and crimes committed by the Catholic Church against indigenous peoples during the colonial-era conquest of the...

Russia opposes tribunal investigating who shot down Malaysian plane

Russia has said it is opposed to a UN resolution that would establish an international tribunal to prosecute those responsible for shooting down a...

Tunisia announces plan to build border fence

Tunisia has announced plans to build a barrier along the border with Libya to keep out extremists following recent terror attacks claimed by the...

Two Israeli citizens ‘held in Gaza’

Two Israeli citizens are being held in the Gaza Strip, at least one of them by the Hamas militant group, Israeli authorities said. Avraham Mangisto...

Four million have fled Syria crisis, UN reports

The number of Syrians who have fled abroad since the outbreak of civil war in their country has risen to more than four million,...

Kim Jong Un ‘has staged 70 executions’

North Korea has staged 70 executions since current leader Kim Jong Un took power in late 2011, according to South Korea’s foreign minister. Yun Byung-se...

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