WORLD

As canonisation of Popes John Paul II and John XXIII takes place, how do you get the prefix St before your name?

Islamist group says it brought down aircraft with 'secret weapon' as David Cameron pays tribute to five British troops killed in incident.

Prime minister apologises to people for the April 16 ferry tragedy in which hundreds of people, mostly school children, died.

South Korean authorities arrest four further Sewol crew members charged with criminal negligence

Chinese officials are offering Xinjiang citizens up to £4,750 to report people with long beards or women wearing veils

No clear winner between Abdullah Abdullah and Ashraf Ghani at polls means election goes to run-off next month

Paulo Malhaes admitted torturing political dissidents during 20-year military rule in Brazil

Terror group leader calls for Islamist groups to join forces in fight against Assad

Five killed aboard British helicopter which crashed in Afghanistan

Kim Jong-un's Communist state said to be in grip of 'Breaking Bad'-style addiction

Catholics see Marco Gusmini's crucifix tragedy as a bad omen ahead of John Paul II's canonisation

Pope Francis will declare two popes saints on Sunday.

Commerzbank says not much of a cushion available in case of further oil supply outages.

Prescriptions of 'happy pills' increase by almost 25% in Britain, leading to concerns that doctors are handing out prescriptions too easily

Traders await US Federal Reserve FOMC statement and US nonfarm payrolls data.

Latest violent death at French bank Bred-Banque-Populaire stokes more conspiracy theories

Nato-led security mission confirms death of five troops after helicopter crash in southern Afghanistan

Aida Alic was prevented from boarding NY-bound flight as her name sounds like al-Qaeda pronounced backwards

Televangelist Pat Robertson has predicted that a giant asteroid would hit earth and destroy 'everything'

In another Islamic edict, cleric says husband should have witnessed 'penetration' to claim wife's adultery.

Al-Qaida offshoot Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant claims responsibility.

Stadium goes up in flames as a play on the martyrdom of Shiite saint Imam Hussein was being enacted.

Leaders of G7 nations to 'move swiftly' in imposing new sanctions on Moscow over the intensifying Ukraine crisis.

Kim's call to North Korean soldiers comes as Barack Obama wraps up visit to South Korea as part of his Asia tour.

The encroachment into Ukrainian airspace is the latest sign of rapidly escalating tensions between Russia and Ukraine.

What led to meltdown and explosion at Ukraine nuclear power plant and what is the fallout?

Researchers at Spanish National Research Council say wild animals benefiting from ionising radiation

Divers said the children were wearing life jackets and had crammed into the cabin which had a capacity of only 30.

Rebels detain 13 passengers aboard Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe bus in east Ukraine