"On the eve of the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty (17 October), my thoughts are with the 1.2 billion people still living in extreme...
Bosnia-Hercegovina have qualified for their first World Cup finals as an independent nation after beating Lithuania 1-0 to finish top of Group G. Vedad Ibisevic's...
The governor of Sicily has declared a state of emergency because of the large numbers of migrants it is having to deal with. The order will...
A man alleged to be one of Somalia's most influential pirate leaders has been arrested in Belgium. Mohammed Abdi Hassan, also known as Afweyneh or Big...
On World Food Day (16 October), development organization World Vision will call on the EU and global leaders to eliminate child hunger and bring the number...
The Roman Catholic Church in Spain has beatified 522 people, most of them priests and nuns killed by Republicans during the Spanish Civil War. Thousands of...
Visa applications for Chinese visitors entering the UK will be simplified, Chancellor George Osborne has announced during his trade trip to China. Under the plan, Chinese...