Air Algerie: Briton Among Plane Crash Victims

A British man was among those killed when an Air Algerie flight crashed in Africa, the Foreign Office has confirmed. A statement from the FCO said: "It is with deep regret that the Foreign and Commonwealth Office confirms the death of a British man...

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Bodies 'Still Remain' At MH17 Crash Site

Human remains are still at the site of the Malaysia Airlines crash in eastern Ukraine more than a week after the aircraft came down, says Australia's Prime Minister. Tony Abbott is sending 190 police officers along with a small number of its defence...

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Deadly Ebola Outbreak Spreads To Nigeria

An Ebola outbreak that has left 660 people dead in West Africa has spread to Nigeria - the continent's most populous country. Earlier this week, a Liberian man vomited and had a high fever on board a passenger plane to Nigeria. He was immediately quarantined...

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Gaza: 12-Hour Ceasefire As Peace Talks Begin

A 12-hour "humanitarian" truce is under way in Gaza as world leaders hold peace talks in Paris to push for a permanent ceasefire. Parts of Gaza came under heavy bombardment, with explosions and black smoke rising above Gaza City, minutes before the...

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DNA Test Clears Convicted Rapist 24 Years On

A man who served 12 years in prison for a rape he did not commit is set to have his name cleared after DNA testing identified another man as the culprit. Michael Phillips pleaded guilty to the 1990 rape of a 16-year-old girl because his lawyer advised...

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Plane Survivor Crawls Out Of Fiery Wreckage

A woman escaped from the fiery wreckage of the TransAsia Airways plane by clambering through a hole in the fuselage - and then phoned her father to come and pick her up. Hung Yu-ting was one of only 10 survivors when the aircraft crashed into houses...

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No Survivors On Air Algerie Flight AH5017

No one survived an Air Algerie flight which crashed in southern Mali, French President Francois Hollande has said. The burnt-out wreckage of the plane carrying 116 people, including 51 French nationals, which vanished from radar in West Africa has been...

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Three Palestinians Dead Amid Prayer Lockdown

Three Palestinians have reportedly been killed in the West Bank - two shot by Israeli troops and the other by settlers. Israeli soldiers shot dead Hashem Abu Marieh, 46, in the Palestinian village of Beit Ummar, near Hebron, medics said. In the...

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Gaza Conflict From Space In 'Saddest Photo'

An astronaut has posted a picture from the International Space Station while flying over Gaza and Israel, showing the worsening crisis which has left more than 700 people dead. German flight engineer Alexander Gerst captured the scene from 220 miles...

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Rockets Stored In Gaza School Are 'Missing'

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has expressed his "alarm" after rockets were stored in a UN-run school in Gaza, and then went "missing". A spokesman for Mr Ban said the UN chief was "outraged" at the placement of the weapons and says this has happened...

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US Lifts Ban On Airlines Flying To Tel Aviv

A ban on US airlines flying to Israel's Tel Aviv airport amid rocket fire from Gaza has been lifted. The Federal Aviation Administration said: "The FAA's primary mission and interest are the protection of people travelling on US airlines. "The agency...

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Hammond: West 'Losing Sympathy For Israel'

Key Dates In The Gaza-Israel Conflict Updated: 11:43am UK, Thursday 24 July 2014 Israel's ground offensive in the Gaza Strip continues with forces attempting to destroy Hamas' weapons arsenal and rocketing-firing capabilities. Here are the key events...

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Chinese City Sealed Off Over Plague Death

A city in China has been sealed off after a man died of bubonic plague. None of the tens of thousands of people who live in Yumen, in northwestern Gansu province, are allowed to leave. More than 150 people are in quarantine, with police manning...

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Major Airlines Suspend Flights To Israel

Major airlines from the US, Europe and Canada are refusing to fly to and from Israel after a rocket fired from Gaza landed near Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion international airport. Delta Air Lines and United Airlines have suspended services between the US and...

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Costa Concordia Cruise Ship Starts Last Voyage

The wreck of the Costa Concordia is being towed away from the Italian island of Giglio, more than two and half years after it capsized killing 32 people on board. The cruise liner, twice the size of the Titanic, has started its journey to a scrapyard...

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Israel 'Could Be Guilty Of Gaza War Crimes'

There is a "strong possibility" Israel is violating international law in Gaza, the UN's High Commissioner for Human Rights has said. Opening an emergency debate at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Navanethem Pillay said Israel's punitive...

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Russia Only Needs To Create Doubt Over MH17

From a cavernous situation room inside the Russian Ministry of Defence, the Lieutenant-General set out Russia's version of events. The briefing was carried live on Russian state TV and handed out on DVDs by Russia's ambassador to Malaysia. They claim...

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Pregnant Woman And Child Among Airstrike Dead

A child and three women, one of them pregnant, have been killed in airstrikes on Gaza say medics, as the Israeli military confirmed one of its soldiers was missing presumed dead. The latest deaths came as diplomatic efforts were stepped up aimed at...

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Ferry Sinking: Fugitive Billionaire Found Dead

Police have discovered the body of a fugitive billionaire who had been wanted in connection with a ferry disaster in South Korea. They began a large manhunt for Yoo Byung-eun following the sinking of the Sewol vessel in April, in which more than 300...

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MH17 Crash Victims' Bodies Arrive At Station

Russia Only Needs To Create Doubt Over MH17 Updated: 12:50pm UK, Tuesday 22 July 2014 By Katie Stallard, Moscow Correspondent From a cavernous situation room inside the Russian Ministry of Defence, the Lieutenant-General set out Russia's version...

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MH17: 'Bloody Guerrillas' Hold Train Of Bodies

Trains containing bodies from the MH17 crash site are being blocked by "terrorists", the Ukrainian government has said. Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk said: "We sent two trains, four carts, which right now are in Torez City. "These bloody guerrillas...

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No Sign Of A Gaza Truce Despite Bloodshed

By Tom Rayner, Middle East Reporter, In Ashkelon, Israel Despite the extraordinary bloodshed in the Gaza district of Shajai'ya, there is no indication it will be a game-changer. With at least 100 Palestinians and 13 Israeli soldiers killed over...

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