Israel and the Palestinians plan to resume peace negotiations this week for the first time in nearly three years after an intense effort by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry to bring them back to the table.
Pilgrimage coach plunges 30 metres off viaduct near town of Avellino.
Cabinet votes 13-7 in favour of the move as Netanyahu comes under intense US pressure.
Pilgrims pay tribute as Francis puts 'Pope' into Copacabana.
Incident is latest in series of racial insults directed at Cecile Kyenge since taking office.
Anti-gay group lures gay men with fake ads, then kidnaps and abuses them to make online videos.
Chinese move follows Japan report which suggests pre-emptive strike capability.
Pope Francis urges priests to go out into slums, and hails youth as world's only 'actors of change'.
Two men and one woman held after man stabbed to death on city's carnival route.
Rallies take place across Libya in protest at murder of political activist Abdul Salam al Musmari.
Over 1,000 prisoners escape during riots following death of top politician.
US urges Egypt to step back from the brink as UN chief Ban Ki-moon joins chorus of criticism.
Musician and lyricist best remembered for writing 1970s hits Cocaine and After Midnight.
Gunman murdered six people before being shot dead by police.
Rising unease as policeman injured by car bomb, and accusations fly in wake of assassination.
Francisco Jose Garzon Amo taken to police station after crash kills 78.
Death toll rises as police clash with Muslim Brotherhood protesters at Rabaah al-Adawiya Mosque in Nasr City.
Teen idol Justin Bieber has hit the headlines again by spitting from a hotel balcony on to fans below.
Their first meeting was at Huntington Park High School when they were just teenagers and they fell for each other almost instantly.
Kim Jong-un flexes his military muscle at huge military parade in Pyongyang.
Rio's famed Copacabana Beach packed with enthusiastic onlookers and young believers as Pope Francis continues to play his part in World Youth Day.
Powerful Egyptian army cracks down on Morsi's supporters in Cairo and Alexandria sparking widespread violence.
US attorney general reassures Moscow that data trawl whistleblower will not be executed if found guilty.
Mainly African migrants employed to carry luggage for €1.05 an hour in Schwaebisch Gmuend.
Police raids swoop on Rome's Fasciani, Triassi and D'Agati mafia families in coastal towns.
Dicephalic parapagus is inoperable condition but doctors in Rajasthan working on possible treatment.
Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Khan is to face trial on pimping charges over a suspected prostitution ring that operated out of Lille's Hotel Carlton
Australian mining magnate Clive Palmer gets permission to build huge park of robotic dinosaurs.
Arab nationalist leader killed outside his home in second political killing of the year.
Scientists plant false memories into brains of mice to make them needlessly frightened of a chamber.