An EgyptAir flight that crashed in the Mediterranean did not swerve and change direction, an Egyptian official says, contradicting a Greek version.

In the sixth in a series of special programmes on the EU referendum, BBC Newsnight looks at what an out vote might look like.

Austria's new president vows to listen to the people's "fear and anger" after his far-right opponent narrowly misses out on a landmark victory.

Fifa acting secretary general Markus Kattner is sacked after being accused of paying himself unauthorised bonuses worth millions of pounds.

Anti-malarial drug Lariam, which can cause severe side-effects, should be the "drug of last resort" for UK troops, MPs on the defence committee say.

The ban on GM crops by European countries should be reassessed, the president of UK science body the Royal Society has said.

The Syrian government accuses Turkey, Qatar and Saudi Arabia of being behind a wave of bombings in the coastal cities of Tartous and Jableh.

A key minister in Brazil's new government steps aside after he was caught on tape allegedly conspiring to obstruct a major corruption probe.