Boko Haram: Nigerian army frees 178 hostages held by Islamists in Borno
Nigerian security forces also claim capturing top Boko Haram commander.
Turkey: Suicide blast by Kurdish extremists kills 2 troops and injures 24
PKK extremist drives truck loaded with 2 tonnes of explosives into military police station.
Malaysia Airlines MH370: Another aircraft part washes up ashore on Reunion island
BREAKING: Object found at short distance from where Boeing 777's wing component was found earlier.
Israel: Thousands rally across Jerusalem and Tel Aviv as Gaza fires rockets
Israelis protest against gay parade stabbing incident amid tensions over Palestine toddler killing.
John Kerry visiting Middle East to remove misgivings over Iran nuclear deal
However, US Secretary of State skipping Israel which has scorned the deal.
Suspected Malaysia Airlines MH370 flight debris arrives in France
Experts from France and US to examine Boeing 777's wing's component washed ashore in Réunion Island.
Osama bin Laden's family members believed killed in Hampshire plane crash
Half-sister and stepmother of slain al-Qaeda leader thought to be among killed in Saudi private jet crash.
Kenya: Poachers kill 5 elephants in Tsavo West National Park
Amid outrage over killing of Cecil the lion, five endangered tuskers killed for their ivory.
Palestine toddler killed in arson attack, IDF condemns 'Jewish terror'
Hebrew graffiti messages 'revenge' and 'long live the Messiah' written outside house.
North Korea: Detained Canadian pastor 'confesses' to plotting against Pyongyang
Hyeon Soo Lim was on a humanitarian mission when he was detained in North Korea.
Israel gay parade attack: Police under fire after Yishai Schlissel revealed as repeat offender
Attacker, who injured six people at LGBT rally in Jerusalem, had made several anti-gay threats after release from prison.
Cecil the lion killing: 2 men due in Zimbabwe court on poaching charges
Men face charges over hunt by American dentist Walter James Palmer without valid permit.
David Cameron signs cybersecurity pact with Singapore boosting cooperation
Britain and the island nation agreed to double the budget for this sector to £2.4m over the next three years.
Pakistan: Lashkar-e-Jhangvi chief Malik Ishaq and 13 Islamists killed
Leader of banned Sunni extremist group killed in fierce gun battle in Muzaffargarh district.
Greece: Yanis Varoufakis faces 'treason' charges over clandestine 'Plan B'
Greece's Supreme Court passes on complaints against Varoufakis to parliament.
Libya: Rights groups condemn Saif-al Islam Gaddafi's death sentence
UN and Amnesty criticise death sentence for Muammar Gaddafi's son.
Iran awaits green signal for resuming direct flights to US
Possibility of resumption of flights emerges after landmark Vienna nuclear deal.
Kim Jong-un threatens 'to wipe out Americans', boasts of nuclear arsenal on Korean War anniversary
North Korean leaders have warned that Americans would be wiped out if there is a second Korean war.
David Cameron vows crackdown on launderers of 'dirty money' in UK
Prime Minister pledges to tighten screws on London property market.
Nato to begin emergency talks over Turkey-Syria border conflict
Turkey invokes Article 4 of Nato treaty to call talks of transatlantic alliance.
Terror attack in India's Punjab state, PM Modi calls for emergency meeting
At least nine people including 4 officers killed after gunmen storm police station in Gurdaspur, Punjab.
David Cameron embarks on Southeast Asia tour to focus on trade
Prime minister to visit Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia and Vietnam.
Nigeria: Child suicide bomber kills 19 in suspected Boko Haram attack
Girl, aged about 10, detonates herself in busy market area in Nigerian city of Damaturu in Yobe.
Iran's Javad Zarif lashes out at John Kerry for 'military threat' over nuclear deal
Iranian foreign minister reacts sharply to Kerry's remarks at Senate hearing.
Turkey launches second wave of airstrikes against Isis and PKK targets in Iraq and Syria
No less than 20 Turkish F-16 warplanes pound various targets of extremists in northern Iraq and Syria.
Italy fireworks factory explosion kills 7 and injures several others
Investigators probe cause of explosion at Bruscella factory in Modugno town.
US airstrike kills al-Qaeda's chief of suicide and explosive operations in Afghanistan
Pentagon says Abu Khalil al-Sudani, high-ranking leader of al-Qaeda's 'shura council', killed in airstrike.
Isis in Syria: Turkish jets pound IS targets as Ankara allows US to use Incirlik air base
Turkey steps up offensive against Isis after suicide bombing in Suruç.
Mediterranean migrant crisis: 40 Africans feared dead as boat sinks off Libyan coast
Most victims from sub-Saharan African countries like Senegal, Mali and Benin.
Louisiana shooting: 3 dead as gunman opens fire at movie theatre in Lafayette
Gunfire at Grand Theater while Amy Schumer's movie, Trainwreck, was being screened.