World

Miguel Quiroga, was one of 71 people killed when the plane apparently ran out of fuel and crashed in Colombia

One in three people in New York City were born outside the US, city hall statistics show

Home Office quashes rumour about cutting number of students to two-thirds

Relative says Naveed Baloch sought asylum in Germany in February this year

Turkish special forces stormed the gallery and gunfire was heard for some time after

Trump made this case before German police released a Pakistani asylum-seeker for lack of evidence

The market had been packed with customers buying pyrotechnics for traditional end-of-year festivities

The Panama Papers leak in April -an unprecedented data dump -triggered much of the outrage early in 2016

Executions declined to 20 this year, the lowest number since 1991

Turkish Foreign Minister blames exiled cleric for the assassination of Russia's ambassador

The bill required a religion to have at least 50,000 followers to become official and qualify for state subsidies

Last year, there were a reported 327,394 crimes against women in India

Israel and the Palestinians, who are seeking a state of their own, both claim Jerusalem as their capital

Indonesian television footage showed a bomb squad officer wearing a blast-resistant suit

The findings were published in the British journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B

Bill Clinton stated that I called him after the election. Wrong, he called me

Europe has been on high alert for most of 2016, with bloody militant attacks striking Paris and Brussels

Indonesia experiences frequent seismic and volcanic activity due to its position on the Pacific

Islamic State claims responsibility, saying it targeted nationals of coalition countries

Security forces came under fire after launching a raid to track down suspects following Sunday's assault

The stranded ship was not allowed to enter Suez Canal due to mechanical failure and expiry of technical licence

There is no indication that the shooter had any links to terrorism or far-right movements

At the end of her 90th birthday year, she will step down as patron from a number of national organisations

Facebook is accused of misleading EU with a claim that it was impossible for it to merge users between two services

The tourists, whose identities were not revealed, allegedly stole the bicycle about 10 days ago on Gili Trawangan

We look at 13 pictures from events around the world

Taking of unmanned underwater vehicle in international waters near the Philippines has triggered a diplomatic protest

Vijithamuni Rohana de Silva served two and a half years in prison for trying to murder the former Indian leader

Produced by 91 photographers and curated from almost 2,300,000 photos and 107 stories

DPA news agency said that the man behind the wheel was an asylum seeker from Afghanistan or Pakistan

Research debunks popular claims

The man was detained in the Brussels commune of Schaerbeek on Monday

The brothers were pleased after the Mail and Hopkins accepted the allegations were fake

Slovakia has been one of the toughest critics of the European Union's response to unprecedented inflows of migrants

Germany is in a state of war after a man drove a truck into a crowd at a Berlin Christmas market

The man who plowed a truck into a crowded Christmas market in central Berlin is believed to be a Pakistani refugee

Attack on Islamic Centre in central Zurich leaves three injured

Aviation ratings website assessed airlines on the basis of quality of their product and services

Not the first instance of its kind

Hate crimes in New York have sprung in recent months with NYPD officials vowing to swiftly prosecute suspects

Video had been delivered to both US and Canadian officials before being posted on YouTube late on Monday night.

21 pictures showcasing the wintry weather across the globe

East London Mosque received up to 10 tonnes of food donations after hosting 'The Big Food Drive’ during Friday prayers

Twelve people were killed and almost 50 wounded when the lorry tore through the crowd Monday

Most of China's smog is blamed on the burning of coal for electricity and heating.

Israeli settlements are seen as major stumbling blocks to peace efforts

Most adults in Africa have at least one risk factor

The Turkish Premier has launched a string of ambitious schemes to transform the country's infrastructure

French judges on Monday found the IMF chief guilty of negligence

The tunnel required an investment of $1.2 billion (1.15 billion euros), including loans of $960 million