An Italian cardinal has donated €150,000 to a Catholic charity which allegedly footed the bill for renovations to his luxury flat.

Prosecutors in southern Italy put on hold a cull of olive trees in Puglia, ordered by the European Union over fears of a bacterial infection.

Turkey says it will move more of its troops out of northern Iraq, acknowledging a "miscommunication" with the Baghdad government.

An avalanche has hit the main settlement on Norway's Arctic archipelago of Svalbard, killing one person and injuring nine others.

US Democratic Party presidential hopefuls hold a debate, with Bernie Sanders apologising to Hillary Clinton over a breach of voter data.

Spaniards are to go to the polls in a landmark election that will see more than two parties compete for power for the first time in decades.

At least 15 rebel forces in Syria are ready to succeed so-called Islamic State (IS) if it is defeated by the US-led coalition, new research suggests.

An Air France flight from Mauritius to Paris is forced to make an emergency landing in Kenya after a suspected bomb is found on board.