The Pope is looking for a break from Vatileaks, which has seen his butler arrested on suspicion of releasing dozens of letters alleging corruption.
Members of an elite Libyan unit, set up to rein in militia, are accused of kidnapping and severely beating one of the country’s foremost surgeons.
Leaked documents show the UK is trying to water down key environmental regulations in Brussels, despite trumpeting its commitment to green issues.
Iran’s supreme leader has threatened a "lightning response" to any Israeli attack, defeating hopes of Western officials for a conciliatory tone.
A BBC presenter is hurt in a fall at a Zimbabwe police station after detention by immigration officials at the end of a children’s concert.
Thirty two children killed in Syria as regime unleashes 18-hour attack on town.
France’s President Francois Hollande has marked his Brussels debut by challenging Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel over the eurozone bailout.
In his first major political announcement since his re-election, Putin unveiled his new government which critics have described as uninspiring.
Climbers from China, Germany, Canada and South Korea have been killed as hundreds made a bid to summit Mount Everest at the weekend.
David Cameron has dismissed any UK inquiry into the Lockerbie plane bombing, following the death of convicted bomber Abdel Basset al-Megrahi in Libya.