POLITICS

Labor party leader tells Canberra parliament he plans retirement to private life.

Italian magistrate Nino Di Matteo named as target by jailed Sicilian mobster dubbed 'The Beast'.

French PM Jean-Marc Ayrault demands investigation into new racist rant against black minister.

Palestinian suspect from Jenin arrested on bus after fatal stabbing

War-torn Afghanistan estimated to harvest 5,500 tonnes of opium in 2013.

Eight people crushed to death when wall collapsed after thousands of Haiyan survivors stormed Leyte rice warehouse.

A reform agenda for the next decade, hammered out by China's ruling party on Tuesday (November 12), raised expectations in a country of 1.3 billion despite being vague and short on details.

Mass burials taking place across worst-affected Leyte province while locals complain government is acting too slowly.

Naderev Sano tells Cop19 summit he will go on hunger strike for meaningful deal on global warming.

Israel preparing another controversial round of settler house-building in occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem.

David Cameron is eager to move the political debate onto the long term economy and new figures have helped him do that, but much now rests on the autumn statement.

Feminist activists launch 'armed wing' against prostitution, Muslim extremism, and FGM.

Former member of Revolutionary Cells acquitted of murder in deadly attack that killed three in Vienna.

Miliband may be starting to beat PM's personal poll ratings but he still has one key hurdle to leap.

Mario Mantovani justifies Berlusconi claim that judicial 'persecution' similar to Jewish experience under Nazis.

Indian PM Manmohan Singh will not attend upcoming Commonwealth Summit in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Whistleblower did not financially benefit from information leaking, lawyer claims.

Islamic Movement warns against Israeli plans to allow Jewish worship in Islam's third holiest site

Nicolás Maduro's government seizes stores to sell goods at lower prices to people.

BoE, Treasury and Financial Conduct Authority to monitor exercise led by Credit Suisse.

US and UK are sending warships to help deal with rescue operations while the Philippine authorities are struggling to manage devastation caused by super-typhoon Yolanda.

PM claims 'personal responsibility' for monitoring NHS emergency departments amid fears of looming winter crisis.

Far-right Front National (FN) party members among dozens of demonstrators quizzed by police over Champs Elysees protest.

Former Tory Prime Minister Sir John Major has renewed his attack on the collapse of social mobility in Britain just as Cameron talks of aspiration.

Cabinet gives green light to destruction of Bedouin village of Hiran on anniversary of Ben-Gurion death

US, France and Western powers ready to table deal with Tehran.

Tension rising ahead of ICJ judgment on Preah Vihear temple.

Protesters against Arctic project were held for trying to climb Gazprom oil platform.

People 'face firing squad' for watching South Korean shows and possessing Bibles.