The Analyst

NEW Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn visited Buddhist temples and greeted his subjects for the first time since his crowning in a royal procession around Bangkok yesterday.

At least 13 people died when Taliban insurgents attacked an Afghan police HQ moments after a suicide bomber blew up his car outside the building.

Gaza militants have fired hundreds of rockets into Israel, killing at least four Israelis and bringing life to a standstill across the region in the bloodiest fighting since a 2014...

Brunei's Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah has halted plans to impose the death penalty for gay sex, seeking to temper a global backlash led by celebrities such as George Clooney and Elton...

A car number plate once belonging to George Harrison that was first sold in return for free haircuts could fetch thousands of euro when it is sold at auction.

TWO children were among 41 people on a Russian Aeroflot plane who died after it caught fire as it made an emergency landing at a Moscow airport.

Juliette Binoche and Emmanuelle Beart, two of France's best-loved film stars, have joined more than a thousand figures from showbusiness and the arts who are backing France's "yellow vest" protests.

Italy's anti-establishment 5-Star Movement has piled pressure on its government partner to dump a junior minister under investigation for corruption, in a case that could pull the coalition apart.

Police in Cyprus have found a body in a lake they believe to be the fifth victim of a suspected serial killer who preyed on foreign women for almost three...

Fugitive Joseph McCann, who is being hunted for the abduction and “horrific” rapes of three women in the UK, is believed to be connected to the abduction of two other...

A total of 41 people have been killed in a plane fire at Moscow's Sheremetyevo Airport, a spokeswoman for the Russian Investigative Committee said.

Thirteen people, including two children, have died in a plane fire in Moscow, Russian investigators said.

At least 40 people died when an Aeroflot airliner burst into flames while making an emergency landing at Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport, officials said.

A plane fire at Moscow's Sheremetyevo Airport has killed 41 people, a spokeswoman for Russia's Investigative Committee says.

Thirteen people have been killed in a plane fire at Moscow's Sheremetyevo Airport, a spokeswoman for the Russian Investigative Committee said.

The critical role of the Venezuelan military in the country's crisis is on display this weekend as President Nicolas Maduro seeks to maintain its support and opposition leader Juan Guaido...

Mira Markovic, who has died aged 76, was the once-powerful wife of the Serbian leader, former president of Yugoslavia and indicted war criminal Slobodan Milosevic.

Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip fired at least 100 rockets into southern Israel yesterday, according to the Israeli military, triggering retaliatory airstrikes and tank fire against militant targets in...

A British backpacker who was kidnapped and raped by a man in Australia has spoken of her terrifying ordeal , which lasted more than a month.

A British backpacker who was kidnapped and raped by a man in Australia has spoken of her terrifying ordeal.

Russia's Investigative Committee says 13 people have died in a fire on an airplane that made an emergency landing at Moscow's Sheremetyevo Airport.

Russian officials say one person died and at least four were injured after a plane belonging to flagship carrier Aeroflot made an emergency landing in Moscow with flames and smoke...

A plane belonging to Russian national carrier Aeroflot has landed in flames at Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport and unconfirmed reports say at least five people have been injured.

Avengers: Endgame has crossed the $2 billion (£1.5b) mark at the global box office in record time, one of five movies to ever reach that mark

Three men have suffered potentially life-threatening injuries after apparently falling 70ft from cliffs into a cove below.

Hundreds of people have gathered in Brussels this weekend to attend the European Tram Driver Championship 2019, as the city celebrates 150 years of tram travel.

Gaza militants have fired hundreds of rockets into southern Israel, killing at least four Israelis and bringing life to a standstill across the region in the bloodiest fighting since 2014.

Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip have intensified a wave of rocket fire into southern Israel, striking towns and cities across the region.

The mother of the youngest Manchester terror attack victim has set up a charity in her daughter's honour, and will take on a “painful” 10k to raise funds.

North Korean state media has said leader Kim Jong Un observed a live-fire drill of long-range multiple rocket launchers and unspecified tactical guided weapons.

Campaigning for South Africa's upcoming election has reached a climax with mass rallies by the ruling party and one of its most potent challengers.

A stretch of road in Los Angeles has been renamed after former US president Barack Obama.