Personal data and documents from hundreds of German politicians and public figures have been published online, in what appears one of the most far-reaching cyber attacks in a country that has become a target of choice for hackers.

One of the leaders of the "yellow vest" anti-government demonstrations was detained by police in Paris late Wednesday for organising an

Spanish coastguards rescued 401 migrants trying to cross the Mediterranean over the first two days of the new year, they said

The number of migrants who died or went missing attempting to cross the Mediterranean fell by more than a quarter in 2018 over the previous year, to 2,262, the UN refugee agency said yesterday.

The number of confirmed dead from a New Year's Eve gas explosion in a Russian apartment block jumped to 37 yesterday as rescuers recovered more bodies from the rubble of the partially collapsed building.

Rescuers yesterday hunted for survivours in the rubble of a Russian apartment building wrecked by a New Year's Eve gas explosion, but

A British probe into a stabbing at a Manchester railway station on New Year's Eve which injured three people is being treated as "a

Britain and France have agreed to boost bilateral cooperation over a spike in migrants trying to cross the Channel, the UK's Home Office said Sunday.

Acknowledging that her government disappointed many Germans in 2018, Chancellor Angela Merkel sought to pull the country together for 2019 with a call for solidarity and cooperation to overcome deep political divisions.

A British court yesterday convicted three men for a supermarket blast in Leicester, central England this year that killed five people in an

Tighter measures to fight crime and terrorism in the European Union took effect yesterday as the 28-nation bloc seeks to improve security by sharing information more efficiently.

Angelina Jolie hinted yesterday she could one day enter politics, as she urged global leaders to do more to help refugees and women in conflict.

Three United Nations human rights experts yesterday expressed "deep concern" over a controversial citizens register in India's Assam state, warning it could inflame ethnic tensions in an already fractious region.

A princess who tried to flee the United Arab Emirates months ago is "a troubled young woman", a former UN human rights chief said yesterday after meeting her this month.

A 12-year-old boy in the French Alps was found alive and uninjured after being buried under an avalanche for 40 minutes, an event his rescuers are calling a true “miracle.”

French "yellow vests" turned out in small numbers for a sixth Saturday of nationwide demonstrations. Three weeks ago the protests in

Two people have been arrested in connection with the "criminal use of drones" at London's Gatwick Airport, police said yesterday, after

2018 was the hottest year in France since modern records began in 1900, the French meteorological service said Friday. The average

United Nations member states failed to come up with a deal Friday to make up for a $220 million budget black hole left by the United

UN rights experts called on British authorities on Friday to allow WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to leave the Ecuador embassy in