POLITICS

Former army chief Abdul Fattah al-Sisi to be sworn in as Egyptian president as security tightened across key places in capital Cairo.

Michael Gove has apologised for his role in a dispute with Theresa May over the handling of extremism in Birmingham schools.

'Crimea is, was and always will be Ukrainian soil,' asserts Ukraine's new President Petro Poroshenko in his inaugural speech.

Poroshenko to be inaugurated following his handshake and talks with Vladimir Putin at D-Day landings anniversary at Normandy, France.

British security firm to let all prison contracts expire where Israel are accused of detaining children and torturing Palestinians.

World leaders joined veterans to pay tribute to the troops who lost their lives on D-Day

Kurdish oil on United Leadership tanker yet to find buyer

Beijing-owned businesses attacked in Vietnam after South China Sea dispute turned ugly in May.

Mohamed Gaddafeddam bin Nail outlines his political ambitions in an exclusive English-language interview with IBTimes UK

Privately owned media outlets in Hungary held a blackout in protest over proposed tax regulations

In leaked memoir, former US Secretary of State says arming rebels would have changed course of civil war against Assad.

Leading candidate for the EU Commission presidency, Jean-Claude Juncker, has hit back at Cameron's bid to block him

Lawlessness and political turmoil have halted production at many of Libya's oilfields and export ports

Mohamed Gaddafeddam bin Nail outlines his political ambitions in an exclusive English-language interview with IBTimes UK

Moscow and Pyongyang announce number of trade-based initiatives

Best photos of the day: 6 June 2014.

French foreign minister tweets support for sale after Barack Obama questions deal

This week's Current Account rounds-up the highlights over the Scottish referendum

This week has all been about Scottish independence, as politicians and businesses warned of detrimental repercussions from splitting the union, following the official start of the referendum process.

Bodyguards injured in bomb blast near hotel in western Kabul where election front-runner was holding rally.

Radical leader tries to make a speech supporting Khalistan, triggering clashes

Pentagon report shows China's military spending far higher than Beijing official admits

Seventy years on, veterans now in their 80s and 90s, share their poignant memories of D-Day

David Cameron will be hugely relieved by the Tory victory but the by-election result failed to burst Ukip's bubble

The US president has weighed into the contentious issues of Scottish independence and UK membership of the EU

Dr Robin Niblett warns new radicals in European Parliament could halt economic progress.

Conservatives expected to hold onto seat in Newark in the face of Ukip onslaught.

Nine people sentenced to death for terrorism-related charges in security crackdown on Xinjiang region

US president warns Russia president Putin over funding and encouraging insurgency in eastern Ukraine