R. Kelly will be on trial for sex trafficking charges in New York City from August. The singer denies ever abusing anyone.

British lawmakers called for a United Nations inquiry into "serious human rights abuses" against ethnic minorities including Uyghur Muslims in north-western China.

The move paves the way for some four million young people to vote in elections for the parliament's upper chamber.

More than 1,000 trucks of humanitarian aid a month - including all donated COVID-19 vaccines - cross from Turkey into northern Syria each month through Bab al-Hawa, where a UN mandate is set to expire on Saturday.

The small-scale study found one dose of Covid-19 vaccine had a negligible effect but two protected people in 95 percent of cases.

Authorities in Sweden and Estonia will begin re-inspecting the wreck of the MS Estonia ferry, which sank in 1994 killing 852 people.

The draft proposals would bar non-European ownership of Polish media and have been read by critics as deliberately targeting TVN, a government-critical broadcaster that is American-owned.

In a resolution passed on Thursday, MEPs overwhelmingly called on the Commission to demand the intensification of bilateral and multilateral efforts in order to reach an agreement over the creation of two so-called Marine Protected Areas (MPAs).

Due to concerns about rising cases of the Delta COVID variant, France says avoid travel to Portugal and Spain.

Civil organisations say Hungarian anti-paedophilia bill is homophobic.

The applicants, all Polish women, say the law change that came into effect in January 2021 breached their human rights.

Belarusian authorities have blocked the website of a leading online media outlet and detained several of its journalists.

England also faces disciplinary action over fans booing the Danish national anthem and letting off flares inside Wembley Stadium.

The criminal network used the so-called 'lover boy' technique to lure victims into being sexually exploited in Spanish nightclubs.

Tareq Alaows was hoping to become the first Syrian refugee elected to Germany’s parliament, but he ended his campaign amid a torrent of racist abuse and threats.

Spain’s COVID vaccination programme has been a relative success in Europe up to now - but the reopening of nightlife has led to a huge surge in cases amongst unprotected young people, who haven’t yet been able to get the jab.

An outspoken critic of Turkish President Erdogan was assaulted by several people outside his home in Berlin, German police have said.

The law was amended to prohibit portraying homosexuality to underage people. MEPs are calling for the bill’s withdrawal.

To prevent pandemics and fight the rise of drug-resistant "superbugs", scientists are pleading for more integrated health policies that protect the fragile balance between humans, animals and the environment.

The death toll stood at 54 late Wednesday. Officials said 86 people were unaccounted for.

A total 17 people have so far been detained over the assassination, while three have been killed. Police say they are still searching for eight others.

Japan is to place its capital Tokyo under a state of emergency, which will last through the upcoming Olympic games.

Hubert Caouissin, 50, was sentenced to 30 years in prison for the quadruple murder of the Troadec family in 2017.

It will be England's first final in an international tournament since 1966.

The former president of South Africa faces 15 months behind bars for defying a court order for him to testify before a judicial commission investigating corruption allegations.

Lawrence Schimel's books “Early One Morning” and “Bedtime, Not Playtime!" depict the daily routines of a child, one with two mothers and one with two fathers.

Former US President Donald Trump has filed suit against three of the country's biggest tech companies, claiming he and other conservatives have been wrongfully censored.

The World Health Organization urged governments to use extreme caution when lifting COVID-19 curbs amid a sharp rise in new cases and hospitalisations.

German police have raided the home of two men who are relatives of the perpetrator of the November 2020 attack in Vienna.

Billionaire and philanthropist, Jim Mellon, discusses his new book, the prospect of an agrarian revolution and how we can be healthier in old age.

Four people were hurt in a knife attack in Athens and a suspect has been arrested after he called the police.

“The situation we’re in now is largely because we haven’t been able to get the vaccine that we need,” New South Wales state Health Minister Brad Hazzard said.

Speaking at the trial Mila -- now aged 18 -- testified that she doesn't like "any religion, not just Islam," and that the online hate messages made her feel like she had been "condemned to death".

Just one month after suspending bilateral cooperation with Mali, France said on Friday that it would resume joint military operations with Bamako after all. What are the reasons behind the reversal?

Rescuers have found the bodies of victims, one day after a plane crashed in a remote area in Russia’s Far East.

Suez Canal authorities have released the Ever Given shipping vessel that blocked the crucial east-west waterway for nearly a week in March.

The EU denied following "a policy of waiting" towards Damascus after a Syrian opposition group accused the bloc of not exerting sufficient pressure on the Assad regime.

Haiti President Jovenel Moïse was assassinated at home, the country's interim prime minister announced.

Turkey and Russia have closed their consulates in the northern Afghanistan city of Mazar-e-Sharif amid Taliban victories nearby.

Parisian authorities are facing legal action over the fire at Notre-Dame cathedral, due to the release of harmful fumes from lead destroyed in the fire.

The prominent journalist, known for his reporting on the Dutch criminal underworld, is in a serious condition in hospital.

The terrorist bombing of three Underground stations and a double-decker bus constituted the worst attack on the UK capital since World War II.

Germany, France and Britain voiced “grave concern” after a report by the International Atomic Energy Agency confirmed Iran has taken steps in the production of enriched uranium metal.

Sweden's parliament voted to approve caretaker prime minister Stefan Löfven to lead a new coalition government.

Israel’s parliament early on Tuesday failed to renew a law that bars Arab citizens from extending citizenship or residency rights to spouses from the occupied West Bank and Gaza.

Spain's government has approved a so-called "Only yes means yes" law that sets out offences related to sexual consent.

In July 1942, some 13,000 Jews were rounded up by the French Vichy regime and sent to concentration camps.

The death of a 24-year-old man in A Coruña at the weekend has shaken Spain and led to major demonstrations by LGBT+ organisations.

Four more bodies were found by rescue workers bringing the death toll following the Florida condominium collapse to 32.

A German court has sentenced five people involved in a child sex abuse ring to between 10 and 14 years in prison.