A delegation of experts from the Netherlands is in London to advise the UK government on long-term measures to prevent flooding.

An avalanche has been caught on camera in northern Italy after recent record snowfalls.

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan have been named most generous US philanthropists after a donation valued at more than $970m.

The gas supply to Pakistan's most populous province is mostly cut off after militants in the south-west blow up three pipelines, officials say.

Police in Kenya are hunting a murder suspect after a Kenyan Liverpool fan was stabbed to death following his team's match with Arsenal on Saturday.

Romania's President Traian Basescu is fined by an anti-discrimination agency for saying Roma avoid work and make a living by stealing.

The European Union agrees to launch negotiations with Cuba aimed at restoring full bilateral relations with the Communist-run island.

At least 200 people are evacuated after a fire breaks out in an apartment block in the French ski resort of Val d'Isere, local media report.