Israeli police say they have shot a Palestinian man from the West Bank who stabbed at least 10 people in an attack on a bus in central Tel Aviv. The incident occurred on Maariv bridge where the suspect attacked people…
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BBC Democracy Day: Europe ‘faces political earthquakes’
Political earthquakes could be in store for Europe in 2015, according to research by the Economist Intelligence Unit for the BBC’s Democracy Day.
Japan worker killed in Fukushima nuclear plant accident
A Japanese worker has died at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant after falling into a water tank. He is the second person to have died at the plant that was devastated by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami. Waves from…
EU ministers to discuss Europe’s terrorism threat
EU foreign ministers will meet on Monday to discuss the terror threat in Europe in the wake of recent attacks.
Richest one pc to own more than rest of world: Oxfam
Wealth amassed by the richest 1% will overtake the amount owned by the rest of the people in the world, according to a study by charity group Oxfam. The richest 1% of people will see their share of global wealth…
Brazil ‘outraged’ by Indonesia drug trafficking execution
Brazil says it is “outraged” by the execution of one its citizens in Indonesia for drug trafficking.
Europe on high alert over terrorist threat
Europe is on high alert following anti-terror raids and arrests of suspected Islamist militants.
Belgium on high alert after deadly anti-terror raid
Belgium is on high alert after a major anti-terror raid in which two suspected Islamist militants were killed.
Charlie Hebdo attacks: Hollande says magazine ‘reborn’
French President Francois Hollande has insisted Charlie Hebdo and its values will survive, after the new edition of the satirical weekly sold out in hours.
Charlie Hebdo publishes new issue, one week after attack
The new edition of the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo has gone on sale, with a cartoon depicting the Prophet Muhammad on its cover.
FBI ‘foils IS-inspired plot to attack US Capitol’
The FBI has arrested a man in Ohio for allegedly planning to attack the US Capitol in Washington in an Islamic State-inspired attack. Christopher Cornell, 20, is charged with attempting to kill a US government officer, according to court documents.…
France attacks: Funeral ceremonies in Paris and Jerusalem
Funeral ceremonies are being held for seven of those shot dead in last week’s attacks in Paris.
AirAsia cockpit voice recorder found – Indonesian officials
Divers in the Java Sea have retrieved the cockpit voice recorder from the crashed AirAsia flight QZ8501, say officials. The retrieval comes a day after the first piece of the so-called black box, the flight data recorder, was also found…
Paris attacks: France to deploy 10,000 troops
France is mobilising 10,000 troops to boost security after last week’s deadly attacks, and will send thousands of police to protect Jewish schools. Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said troops would be in place from Tuesday evening in sensitive areas.…
Charlie Hebdo attacks: Vast Paris rally to take place
Huge crowds and some 40 world leaders have gathered in Paris for a unity march after 17 people were killed during three days of deadly attacks.
AirAsia divers recover ‘black box’ flight recorder
Indonesian divers have retrieved the flight data recorder of crashed AirAsia Flight QZ8501, say officials. They believe they have also located the cockpit voice recorder, the second part of the so-called black box, but divers have not yet managed to…
World leaders gather for mass Paris rally
World leaders are gathering in Paris ahead of a march in the French capital to show unity after three days of terror that left 17 people dead. Some 40 leaders are to go to the rally, expected to dwarf Saturday…
Charlie Hebdo hunt: Bloody end to sieges
Two sieges in France have been brought to a bloody end, with three gunmen and four hostages killed. Two brothers who killed 12 in an attack on Charlie Hebdo magazine on Wednesday were shot dead as they fled a warehouse…
Charlie Hebdo hunt: Police storm sites free hostages
French police have stormed two hostage sites in Paris and north of the city, with the hostage takers reported dead. Explosions were heard at a warehouse in Dammartin-en-Goele, where two suspects in the Charlie Hebdo magazine shootings had been holding…
Sri Lanka’s Rajapaksa admits defeat in election
Sri Lanka’s long-time leader Mahinda Rajapaksa has admitted defeat in the presidential election, his office says. President Rajapaksa has dominated politics for a decade, but faced an unexpected challenge from his health minister Maithripala Sirisena. The statement said Mr Rajapaksa…
Charlie Hebdo attack: Kouachi brothers are top suspects
French police are hunting for two French brothers suspected of carrying out the massacre at the Paris office of satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, in which 12 people died.
Sri Lanka goes to polls: Rajapakse fights for survival
Sri Lanka went to the polls Thursday in its tightest election in decades, with its strongman president battling for survival after accusations of corruption and a failure to bring about national reconciliation. Mahinda Rajapakse appeared assured of victory when he…
Charlie Hebdo: Gun attack on French magazine kills 12
Gunmen have attacked the Paris office of French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, killing 12 people and injuring seven in an apparent Islamist attack. At least two masked attackers opened fire with assault rifles in the office and exchanged shots with…
Female suicide attacker hits Istanbul police station
A female suicide bomber has blown herself up in the Turkish city of Istanbul, injuring two police officers, the city governor says. She hit a police station in the tourist hub of Sultanahmet. Reports say one of the officers has…
Sony cyber-attack: North Korea calls new US sanctions hostile
North Korea has described new sanctions imposed in response to a major cyber-attack against Sony Pictures as part of groundless and hostile US policy. The US placed sanctions on three North Korean organisations and 10 individuals, after the FBI blamed…
Bid to save second drifting migrant ship off Italian coast
The Italian coast guard says a merchant ship with at least 400 migrants on board is heading for the Italian coast. The Ezadeen, sailing under the flag of Sierra Leone, has no crew on board and has lost power in…
Retrial in Egypt al-Jazeera Greste, Fahmy, Mohamed case
Egypt’s top court has ordered a retrial of three al-Jazeera journalists jailed on charges of spreading false news. The decision was made after the hearing in Cairo of an appeal by the three, Peter Greste, Mohamed Fahmy and Baher Mohamed,…
New Year stampede kills 35 in Shanghai
A New Year’s stampede on Shanghai’s historic waterfront killed at least 35 people and injured dozens more, with witnesses saying revellers had scrambled for fake money thrown from a building. The disaster happened in a crowded square shortly before midnight…
AirAsia QZ8501: First bodies returned to Surabaya Airport
The first two bodies from the AirAsia Flight QZ8501 crash have arrived back in the Indonesian city of Surabaya, where relatives are waiting. Next of kin have been asked for DNA samples to help identify the victims. The Airbus A320-200,…
Forty bodies, debris found in missing AirAsia plane search,
At least 40 bodies have been recovered from the sea in the search for missing AirAsia Flight QZ8501, the Indonesian navy says. The bodies were spotted along with debris floating in the Java Sea off the Indonesian part of Borneo,…