POLITICS

Over 40 human skulls have been discovered at the home of an Italian expatriate in Burundi, report local police.

Member of alleged human trafficking ring was hiding among migrants in Lampedusa

Chairman of Security and Intelligence Committee which cross-examined heads of Britain's security services.

Kremlin's multibillion-dollar military supply deal gets green light days after PM Nuri al-Maliki returned empty-handed from Washington visit.

Typhoon Haiyan/Yolanda batters Philippines with sustained winds of up to 235km/h and threatens to turn into world's most powerful tropical cyclone.

London Symphony Orchestra conductor condemned by gay rights protesters as 'friend of Putin'.

In an unprecedented bout of transparency, Britain's chief spooks have emerged from the shadows to give evidence to a committee of MPs, and attack leaks for risking their operations.

Militant who ordered death of Malala Yousafzai is new Tehreek-e-Taliban chief - for how long before a CIA drone strike kills him?

Israel denies involvement in Arafat's death after scientists conclude he was 'most probably' deliberately poisoned.

Economy slowdown is elephant in the room at Beijing's political gathering, says Dr Reza Hasmath.

Minister Iain Duncan Smith has been accused of trying to shift blame for his creaking welfare reforms onto department officials.

Occupy Paedophilia: Student lured by vigilantes, forced to imitate sex acts and has his head slammed into a watermelon

Poker player turned political forecaster got 50 states right in US 2012 presidential elections.

Parliament will gather evidence from chiefs of electronic eavesdropping agency GCHQ, domestic security service MI5, and foreign Secret Intelligence Service MI6.

PLA Unit 61398 had stolen hundreds of terabytes of data from organisations mostly in the US, Canada and Britain.

Former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi said his children feel persecuted just as Jewish families did in Nazi Germany because he is being hounded by the country's magistrates who want to eliminate him politically.

Murder of two radio reporters was retaliation for French 'crusade' against Malian population.

Westminster Times: Palace Coup, Buck House, Pistols, HS2 and a Losing Brother

Comedian reveals why he attended Anonymous Bonfire Night demonstration and admits sexist views.

Petroplus Holdings AG (Switzerland) was, not so long ago, Europe's largest independent refiner. In January 2012, the company defaulted on its senior notes and filed for bankruptcy. In the UK, its centre of operations was the Coryton Refinery in Essex which it had bought from BP in 2007 and which was able to handle tankers up to 250,000 deadweight tons (dwt). The refinery had a capacity of 11 million tonnes per year and had been running at about 88 per cent capacity shortly before its demis...

Commissioned rare copy of 'This Island Bradman' to be auctioned in Surrey for Superman fanatics

Tea party candidate beaten by Democrat Terry McAuliffe as moderate New Jersey governor wins landslide.

Islam's third holiest site threatened by far-right Israeli move to allow Jewish prayer in Temple Mount.

Plans to end shipbuilding at historic Portsmouth yard attacked as part of cynical political move in government's anti-Scottish independence campaign.

Italy's former prime minister likens legal 'persecution' to treatment of Nazis' Jewish victims.

Republican candidate Joe Lhota loses race to replace Michael Bloomberg.

The group wants the proposed cap on administration fees for auto-enrolment schemes to be lowered.

Communist Party mouthpiece takes dig at India over poverty and development.

Apple disclosed data requests it received from various governments.