French police across the country launches a massive manhunt for a notorious gangster who said his life of crime was inspired by Hollywood films like "Scarface", after he pulled off a spectacular jailbreak, fleeing his prison aboard a hijacked helicopter in a commando-style operation.

Australia's biggest supermarket chains were scrambling yesterday to combat "bag rage" as frustrated shoppers vent their anger over the

A notorious career thief who was once France's most-wanted man pulled off a daring jailbreak yesterday, fleeing a prison in the Paris

Mexicans began voting yesterday in general elections marked by deep anger over endemic corruption and brutal violence, with anti-

At least eight battered rebel-held towns in southern Syria yesterday returned to regime control under Russian-brokered deals after

Air pollution caused one in seven new cases of diabetes in 2016, according to a US study, which found even low levels raised the

To deter Mediterranean crossings, the leaders pledged to "swiftly explore" the still vague concept of "regional disembarkation

Britain tolerated the "inexcusable" mistreatment of detainees by US authorities during the war on terror and took part in planning extraordinary rendition operations, a British parliamentary report said yesterday.

EU leaders yesterday faced deep divisions on migration at a summit in Brussels that the embattled German Chancellor Angela Merkel said could decide the fate of the bloc itself.

Poland on Wednesday amended a controversial Holocaust law that sparked outrage in Israel by imposing jail terms on anyone claiming

In a diplomatic victory for Britain, countries yesterday voted by a wide margin to give the world's chemical weapons watchdog new

Russia and the US have agreed to hold a summit between President Vladimir Putin and President Donald Trump.

A bill enacting Britain's decision to leave the European Union has become law after months of debate, the House of Commons speaker announced yesterday, to cheers from eurosceptic lawmakers.

British MPs overwhelmingly approved on Monday long-awaited plans to build a third runway at London Heathrow, Europe's busiest

A rescue ship stranded in the Mediterranean with more than 200 migrants on board will finally dock in Malta, Italy said yesterday, as EU

The first trial in Spain over thousands of suspected cases of babies stolen from their mothers during the Franco era opened in Madrid yesterday as an 85-year-old Spanish doctor appeared in the dock.

A bill enacting Britain's decision to leave the European Union has become law after months of debate, the speaker of parliament announces today to cheers from Conservative Party lawmakers.

Britain's Prince William arrived in Israel yesterday, the first member of the royal family to make an official visit to Israel and the Palestinian territories.

International observers yesterday said voters enjoyed a genuine choice in Turkey's twin presidential and parliamentary elections but

The European Union is divided over whether to allow membership talks with Albania and Macedonia as anti-immigration sentiment