Someone, somewhere has to write speeches for world leaders to deliver in the event of disaster. Examples such as the Queen's nuclear war address offer a chilling hint at what could have been

Interpol issued a global security alert yesterday, warning countries around the world to be on their guard after a series of jail breaks believed to be linked to al-Qa'ida.

Those affected include Kuwait, Egypt, Iraq and the United Arab Emirates

In a rod-swinging contest between hard-man rulers, Alexander Lukashenko, the President of Belarus, has outdone Russia’s Vladimir Putin by reeling in a real-life Blinky, the radioactive fish of The Simpsons fame.

The sticking points are familiar ones: security, borders, the right of return for Palestinian refugees since 1948, the status of Jerusalem, and a formal recognition of the Jewish state

With all eyes on the royal baby, there is no chance George Alexander Louis Windsor will ever be rendered invisible. The same cannot be said for the 51 million babies – almost one in three of all babies born across the world annually – whose births are not registered each year. These children do not have a birth certificate and, legally speaking, do not exist.

The authoritarian leader of Kazakhstan visited David Cameron in Downing Street while he was on a private trip to London with his family this week, it has emerged.

Warning comes as the US and Britain concede that Assad could remain in power for a long while, albeit controlling only a portion of his country

Fugitive from US intelligence services emerges from hiding at Moscow airport and says he wants to be allowed to fly to Latin America

Some of history’s greatest statesmen have spoken there. Today, the Assembly listened  spellbound to a 16-year-old schoolgirl. These are Malala’s words

Fugitive appeals for the help of human rights groups in Russia, as his latest revelations suggest Microsoft lets US government access its customers' data

American-made devices used for internet monitoring have been detected on government and commercial computer networks in Iran and Sudan, in apparent violation of US sanctions that ban the sale of goods, services or technology to the autocratic states.

Head of Russian foreign affairs committee announces that he has accepted the offer in a tweet but quickly deletes it

The Monday Interview: The World Bank chief remains an outsider with big ambitions

Home Secretary leads EU discussions on how to tackle terror threat from extremists returning from combat in Syria