Italian man 'murdered unclean grandparents with rat poison'
Italian man Mattia del Zotto arrested after police accuse him of using thalium, ingredient in rat poison, to murder his grandparents and aunt in Monzo, near Milan.
Trump's Jerusalem move sparks violence: Man with Palestine flag vandalises Dutch kosher restaurant
Man with Palestinian flag smashes windows of kosher restaurant in Amsterdam after Donald Trump recognises Jerusalem as Israeli capital.
North Korean spies feared to be hiding on 'ghost ships' near Japan
North Korean spies feared to have infiltrated 'ghost ships' off north western coast of Japan as Pyongyang advances nuclear programme.
Burkini ban: Women must show bare legs and arms at Geneva swimming pools
City votes in favour of banning Muslim women's swimwear and topless bathing but critics warn it could fuel arguments of Islamaphobe extremists.
Syrian refugee boys as young as 10 being 'raped and electrocuted' says UN
New UNHCR report reveals 10-year-old Syrian refugee boys and gay, transgender, intersex individuals are being raped and tortured in Syria, Lebanon, Iraq and Jordan.
Paedophile priest caned Catholic schoolboys before sexually abusing them in 'sadistic ruse'
Paedophile priest Andrew Soper, formerly known as Father Laurence, found guilty of 19 counts of sexual and physical abuse against boys at St Benedict's Catholic School in Ealing.
Trump's Jerusalem move 'will play into hands of terrorists' warns Erdogan
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warns that Donald Trump's decision to declare Jerusalem Israel's capital will play into the hands of terror groups in Middle East.
German police under investigation over 'Heil Hitler calls' during public brawl
Witness reports seeing police trainees in Berlin brawling in public as one of them shouted Heil Hitler.
Pope Francis 'profoundly concerned' by Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as Israeli capital
Pope Francis joins world leaders in criticising US President Donald Trump's expected recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital.
Nativity scene with Jesus in migrant dinghy condemned by Italian bishop
Italian bishop condemns nativity scene in Castenaso portraying Jesus sitting in migrant dinghy to symbolise plight of refugees and migrants crossing Mediterranean.
Mastermind behind London Bridge terror attack had been watched by MI5 for years
London Bridge terror attack mastermind Khuram Butt had been subject to MI5 investigation since 2015, David Anderson report reveals.
Supreme Court hears case of baker who refused to make gay wedding cake
US Supreme Court hears case of Colorado baker Jack Phillips, who refused to make wedding cake for gay couple David Mullins and Charlie Craig.
Mexico presidential candidate wants amnesty for drug cartel kingpins
Mexico presidential candidate Andrés Manuel López Obrador sparks outrage by suggesting drug cartel kingpins should be offered amnesty in Mexico's most violent state Guerrero.
Pilots across Germany are blocking the deportation of asylum seekers
Lufthansa and Eurowings pilots in Germany are preventing planned deportations of asylum seekers and refugees.
American financier Rohina Bhandari killed in Costa Rica shark attack
New York financier Rohina Bhandari named as American tourist killed in shark attack off coast of Costa Rica.
Malta car bomb: 10 arrested over murder of blogger Daphne Caruana Galizia
The investigative journalist had accused Prime Minister Joseph Muscat and his aides of corruption shortly before her death.
US troops will be sent to war with freeze-dried blood plasma
US troops to be sent to warzones with freeze-dried blood plasma to prevent them from bleeding to death on battlefield.
Russia will allow rainbow flags at World Cup despite 'gay propaganda law'
Russian footballer Alexei Smertin says rainbow flags will be tolerated at World Cup despite gay propaganda law that bans promotion of homosexuality to under-18s.
Brit fighting Isis in Syria killed while clearing mines
Ollie Hall, who volunteered with Kurdish People's Protection Units, dies in explosion in recently liberated Raqqa.
Majority of young children 'don't know how to sit at a table correctly', Ofsted warns
Ofsted report 'Bold Beginnings' warns 3 to 5-year-olds spend too much time playing and not enough reading, writing and maths due to Reception teachers failing to teach curriculum.
North Korea missile could target Donald Trump, experts warn
Pyongyang's launch of Hwasong-15 brings whole of continental US into range of nuclear attack but increased missile range is not surprising, say observers.
Slobodan Praljak: War criminal dies after drinking poison during Hague trial
Croatian war criminal dies after dramatic protest at International Criminal Court in The Hague.
Pope Francis urges Buddhists in Myanmar to tackle 'prejudice and hatred' amid Rohingya persecution
Pope's comments mark his first public denunciation of the military's "persecution" of Rohingya Muslims.
What is scarlet fever? Highest number of cases recorded in England in 50 years
Soaring number of cases baffles doctors with no clue on why numbers are rising.
Isis bride reveals why she left her jihadi American husband and fled Syria
Isis bride Tania Georgelas, wife of John Georgelas, opens up about converting to Islam and life as jihadi wife in Syria.
Trudeau promises $100m for LGBT soldiers and apologises for 'gay purge'
Justin Trudeau to deliver formal apology in Canadian parliament to LGBT soldiers and police officers who lost their jobs because of anti-gay discrimination.
ARA San Juan: Argentine submarine vanished after 'water entered snorkel causing battery to short circuit'
Argentine submarine ARA San Juan vanished after 'water entered snorkel causing battery to short circuit' 12 days ago.
Vietnamese blogger jailed for reporting devastating chemical spill but CEOs responsible walk free
Vietnamese blogger Nguyen Van Hoa jailed for 7 years for reporting on chemical spill caused by Taiwanese Formosa Ha Tinh Steel Corporation that poisoned fish on central coast.
Anal examinations are being used to persecute gay men in Egypt
Egypt sentences at least 13 gay men to 3 years in prison in worst crackdown against LGBT people in almost 2 decades. Crackdown started at Mashrou' Leila concert in Cairo.
Argentine submarine crew could be alive in 'extreme survival' conditions after 11 days lost
Argentine navy will not rule out survival of crew members of missing ARA San Juan submarine, 11 days after it vanished.