International

Justice Secretary Michael Gove and Home Secretary Theresa May lead a five-way race to be the next Conservative Party leader and UK prime minister. Mr Gove was a surprise addition to the race, having been expected to back Boris Johnson, who…

Thirteen-year-old Hallel Yaffa Ariel was attacked while she slept inside her bedroom in Kiryat Arba. A security guard who responded to the incident was wounded before the attacker was shot dead by other guards. Read more:…

Seventeen members of the Colombian security forces have died in a helicopter crash north-west of Bogota, the army has said. The wreckage of the army helicopter was found on Monday in Pensilvania in the central province of Caldas, a day…

A string of Labour shadow cabinet members have quit, with more walkouts expected, in protest at Jeremy Corbyn's leadership over the EU referendum. Lord Falconer, Heidi Alexander, Lucy Powell and Ian Murray are among those to have quit the…

EU leaders are to meet to discuss the UK's "divorce" from the organisation after a historic referendum result. The UK voted by 52% to 48% to leave the EU. Prime Minister David Cameron has said he will step down by October. Read more at:…

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon says she will seek "immediate discussions" with Brussels to "protect Scotland's place in the EU" after UK's vote to leave. She was speaking after a meeting of the Scottish cabinet at her official residence,…

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said the European Union has "no need to be particularly nasty in any way" in the negotiations with Britain about its exit from the bloc. She insisted that deterring other countries from leaving the EU…

Counting is underway in a referendum that will decide whether the UK remains a member of the European Union. The counting is taking place at centres around the UK in a vote widely seen as too close to call. Read more:…

The Italian navy and coastguard say they have rescued about 4,500 migrants from dozens of small boats in the Mediterranean during the course of Thursday. A woman's body was recovered from one of the vessels. Read more:…

"The North Korea of Africa", "A giant slave camp", "Africa's fastest emptying country", "The cursed land", "Africa's most secretive and repressive state". These are just some of the labels applied to Eritrea in recent years. The problem…

A jaguar has been shot dead shortly after it was used in an Olympic torch relay in the Brazilian city of Manaus, the army said. The female jaguar escaped its handlers after the ceremony on Monday and attacked a soldier, a spokesman said.…

At least 93 people have been killed and more than 20 injured by lightning strikes in the Indian states of Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh, officials say. Most of the people who died were working on farms during…

The gunman who killed 49 people at an Orlando gay nightclub described himself as an Islamic soldier in calls made to police during the attack. A partial transcript of the calls between police negotiators and Omar Mateen during the…

A campaign spokeswoman said Corey Lewandowski would no longer be working on it and said the team was grateful to him "for his hard work and dedication". The exact reason for Mr Lewandowski's departure is not yet clear but sources close to…

A bear cub named Snowy was killed in a possible hit-and-run accident near Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming. Snowy was thought to be the lone cub this year of a well-known grizzly bear named 399, who was seen trying to heal the injured…