Tessa Doghor

SAUDI Arabia has recalled its ambassador in Stockholm, the Swedish foreign ministry has said, amid a diplomatic row over Sweden cutting military ties.

THE Spanish Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed a paternity suit against former king Juan Carlos by a Belgian woman claiming to be his daughter, a judicial source said.

SENIOR diplomats from South Korea, China and Japan met in Seoul on Wednesday to address mutual tensions and pave the way for the first meeting of their foreign ministers for three years

NATO demanded Wednesday that the OSCE be given full access to verify the withdrawal of heavy weapons in eastern Ukraine and called again on Russia to end support for the separatists.

GERMAN energy firm E.On has reported its biggest annual loss after setting aside €5.4bn (£3.8bn) in costs related to its gas and coal-fired power plants. E.On reported a net loss of €3.2bn

SECURITY forces have raided the Karachi headquarters of Pakistan's fourth biggest political party, sparking street protests.

ISLAMIC State (IS) militants have posted a video online which appears to show a young boy shooting dead an Israeli Arab prisoner.

A FORMER Chechen police officer who admitted to taking part in the murder of Russian opposition activist Boris Nemtsov "likely confessed under torture", a member of the Kremlin's rights council told AFP