Egypt's Prime Minister has promised harsh punishement when responsibility is determined.

A 24-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of armed robbery after shopkeepers fought off a smash-and-grab gang in England.

The group claiming to have masterminded the storming of the Algerian gas plant warned of more attacks against any country backing France’s military intervention in neighbouring Mali.

Under tight security, Palestinian militants exiled by Israel left Cyprus today on board two European planes for six EU nations that have agreed to offer them temporary asylum.