Israel deploys hundreds of extra police to Jerusalem after days of clashes between Palestinian protesters and security forces.

Ukrainian prosecutors draw up charges against the head of a Crimean winery for allegedly opening a vintage bottle for Vladimir Putin and Silvio Berlusconi.

Cuba has been preparing for the Pope's visit by sprucing up the cities that Pope Francis will visit on his four day visit to the island.

German carmaker Volkswagen is ordered by US regulators to pull half a million cars because of a device that disguises pollution levels.

The Advanced Ligo experiment in North America formally begins the observations that will seek finally to detect the ripples in the fabric of space-time predicted by Einstein.

Syrian war planes launch one of the heaviest bombardments yet on the city of Palmyra, held by Islamic State militants, activists say.

Online poker players are being targeted by a computer virus that spies on their virtual cards.

Migrants stranded in Croatia make fresh efforts to head north despite moves by Slovenia and Hungary to hold them back.