Italian coastguards rescue 539 people from a small fishing boat believed to have set off from Libya.

Lionel Messi makes his Paris St-Germain debut as a 66th-minute substitute in a 2-0 win at Reims in Ligue 1, with Kylian Mbappe getting both goals.

The ancient art of pigeon fancying, popular across Asia, enjoyed a revival during the pandemic.

The verdict comes two years after a video sting ended Heinz-Christian Strache's political career.

Red Bull's Max Verstappen declared the winner of a Belgian Grand Prix that lasted only two laps behind the safety car.

Police believe the woman was posing as a mourner to strip valuables from the recently deceased.

Françoise de Souza Oliveira was found guilty of planning the murder with her lover, who confessed.

One of Afghanistan's first female mayors, Zarifa Ghafari, describes her dramatic escape to Germany.

Next month, Germans choose a new government. This is how the vote works.

Security personnel were called in to remove several members after violence erupted on the parliament floor.

Young people are struggling to afford city living, and even the Swedes can't crack the problem.

Thousands of people are thought to be buried at the site - one of the largest ever found in Ukraine.

Some squatters in Spain demand cash before leaving - so eviction firms have arisen to handle the talks.

The government wants to cut the number of migrants crossing the Channel.

Some cows are carried by helicopter in a process used by farmers to move the injured ones.

UN experts say rapid innovative solutions are needed to end our dependency on fossil fuels. Could this new project provide an answer?

Nilofar Bayat, Afghan wheelchair basketball women's captain, is in Bilbao after fleeing the Taliban.

A look at some of the fires spreading across Europe - and the rest of the globe.

Lailuma Sadid, a journalist with Brussels Morning Newspaper, became emotional when asking the Nato secretary general about the Taliban in Afghanistan.