Partial government shutdown becomes the longest in US history
Homan also told CBS, the BBC's US news partner, that even after the shutdown ended and funding for TSA was restored, Immigration and Customs...
Renoir, Cézanne and Matisse paintings stolen in Italian job
The Cézanne, completed around 1890, is one of several cherry-based still-lifes the post-Impressionist painter produced in his lifetime - though this one rare because...
Photos show heavily damaged US radar jet at Saudi base
We've confirmed the photos were taken at the Prince Sultan air base about 100km (62 miles) south-east of the Saudi capital Riyadh. Features seen...
Israeli police block Latin Patriarch from Palm Sunday mass in Jerusalem
The Latin Patriarch, Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, and the Reverend Francesco Ielpo were stopped outside the Church of the Holy Sepulchre - believed to be...
African football chief resigns following row over Morocco-Senegal final
"Now that I have been able to dispel the suspicions that some people have gone to great lengths to cast on me, I can...
England superfan hoping to sell house to fund trip to FIFA...
One hardcore football fan from England is hoping to sell a house and use the cash to finance his trip to the...
Army chief warns of major gaps in Switzerland's air defence
Switzerland's new army chief Benedikt Roos said on Friday the country does not yet have the necessary defences against potential drone attacks,...
Church criticises response in Noelia case, urges social responsibility
Several leading Church figures have criticised the death of 25-year-old Noelia Castillo, who died by euthanasia in Barcelona on Thursday after winning a long...
UAE: Flood chaos in Sharjah as heavy rain paralyses traffic
Heavy overnight rain brought fresh flooding and traffic disruption to Sharjah, as emergency crews battled the UAE’s latest severe weather wave. Police and pumping...
