A group of 50 sick and wounded Palestinian children are travelling to Egypt for treatment through Gaza’s Rafah crossing – the first opening of the border since Israel captured it nearly nine months ...

Once little-known among his fellow Germans, Mr Kohler became a popular head of state, often positioning himself as an outsider to the ...

The Pope has tripped while entering the Vatican auditorium for an audience after the handle of his walking stick snapped, but he avoided falling. The 88-year-old Pope often has to use a wheelchair or ...

A Russian missile strike on an apartment block in the Ukrainian city of Poltava killed at least four people and injured 10 more, Ukraine’s emergency services reported. Some 21 people were rescued from ...

John George’s family were involved in a high profile search for the father-of-two after he was reported missing in Alicante in December.