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...
Cancer costs countries in the European Union €126 billion (£107bn) a year, according to the first EU-wide analysis of the economic impact of the disease. The...
UK police investigating Madeleine McCann's disappearance have released two e-fits of a man they want to speak to as a matter of "vital importance". They will...
Barriers designed to protect the Italian city of Venice from flooding during high tides have been successfully tested for the first time. Four large floodgates rose...