Syrian rebels deem ceasefire a failure as aid blocked and fighting restarts
One UN 20-truck aid convoy meant to go to Aleppo never made it across the Turkish border.
Man in red underwear with superhuman strength destroys police car despite being Tasered four times
Suspect allegedly smashed police car despite being shocked four times with a Taser.
Professor George Joffé? Who is the Libya expert who received funds from the Gaddafis
Joffé told parliamentary committee the danger posed to the Libyan people in 2011 was exaggerated.
MOD apologises for drowning of 15-year-old Iraqi thrown in Basra canal by UK soldiers
A report by former high-court judge found Ahmad Jabbar Kareem Ali was "aggressively manhandled and assaulted".
Four arrested in Ankara allegedly plotting against British and German embassies
The Foreign Office said in a statement the embassy in the Turkish capital would be closed for security reasons.
Basque cuisine's quiet revolutionary Eneko Atxa wants to take over the world
The man behind Eneko at One Aldwych wants to see a Basque restaurant on every corner in every major city.
Video shows Bangladeshis cycling through river of blood after Eid slaughter turns streets red
The video shows bicycle taxi drivers cycling through the river of blood following the Islamic festival.
Duterte personally ordered Davao Death Squad to kill 1,000 criminals and opponents, claims hitman
Victims were fed to crocodiles, chopped to pieces and dumped in the streets.
Man held over murder of British paraglider Steve Nash
Steve Nash had been travelling through east Asian with his friend Gareth Aston.
British and Irish holidaymakers among 24 tourists injured in Barcelona bus crash
Spanish emergency services said three of the injured were in a serious condition.
Rodrigo Duterte forced to retract US military deal comments
Firebrand Filipino leader had said there could be no peace in the south with US troops stationed there.
Syria did not shoot down our fighter jet and drone over Golan Heights, says Israel
The IDF carried out air strikes on artillery positions in response to projectiles landing in the Golan Heights.
Former Gaddafi General Khalifa Haftar provokes new oil war seizing key ports in eastern Libya
The rapid advance appears to have scuppered nascent plans in Tripoli to restart oil exports from Libya.
Video shows Cate Blanchett, Peter Capaldi and Kit Harrington make impassioned plea for refugees
The actors read the poem "What they took with them" by Jenifer Toksvig.
Italy: Public masturbation is not a crime
The act however remains outlawed if performed in front of minors.
Belgian Paralympian Marieke Vervoort says she wants to be euthanised – but not yet
Vervoort told reporters in Brazil she had no plans to take her own life at the moment.
Video depicts shocking moment Vladimir Putin's driver killed in Moscow car crash
Two cars are left half-pulverised after Putin's driver crashes over central barrier.
First Turkish troops killed by Isis as three die in Islamic State missile strike
The three soldiers were killed as Daesh counter-attacked against Turkish positions in northern Syria.
50 million children vulnerable to trafficking and abuse live as refugees worldwide
The shocking figures show that the number of refugees worldwide has doubled in the past 10 years.
Islamic State kills 12 in car-bomb attack on crowded Shia market in Baghdad
The Islamic State claimed the attack through its propaganda outlet Amaq.
Afghanistan: 12-hour police siege ends in Kabul after suicide bombers kill 35
The assault on Kabul was one of the bloodiest in recent weeks.
Palestinian shot dead after trying to mow down Israeli police with his car in Jerusalem
Second man hurt as residents in Shuafat refugee camp identify dead man as Mustafa Nimr, in his 20s.
38 killed across Syria as twin explosions target Russia's Tartus naval base
Images have shown a black column of smoke rising from the highway outside the naval facility.
Islam Karimov: Uzbekistan's 26-year ruler dies at 74
Human rights have described Uzbekistan as one of the most repressive dictatorships in the world.
Memories of Aleppo: Syrian refugees remember life in a city now lost beneath the rubble
Syrian refugees now living in Britain reflect on the war that has devastated their city.
Iraq: Explosion at Shia militia weapons store kills four in Baghdad
Rockets which launched from the weapons cache hit eight separate locations in Baghdad.
Uzbekistan President Islam Karimov dies following brain haemorrhage
Earlier in the day the Uzbek government announced Karimov's health had deteriorated.
Tunisia: Security forces kill al-Qaeda-linked militants planning suicide attacks
The dawn shoot-out followed an ambush on an army checkpoint in which eight people were killed.
500 tons of Gaddafi's chemical weapons removed from Libya
The chemical weapons were removed by Danish teams through the port city of Misrata.
Gabon: Army deployed on streets of Liberville as rival presidential candidates both declare victory
Opposition leader Jean Ping had been expected to end the 50-year rule the Bongo dynasty.
