SAUDI Arabia has said two of its oil tankers were sabotaged off the coast of the United Arab Emirates in attacks that caused "significant damage" to the vessels, one of them as it was en route to pick up Saudi oil to take to the US.

Pope Francis has ordained 19 men to the priesthood during a ceremony in St Peter's Basilica.

Pope Francis has issued a new law requiring all Catholic priests and nuns around the world to report clerical sexual abuse and cover-ups by their superiors to church authorities.

North Korea has fired two suspected short-range missiles from the west of the country, according to South Korea's military.

LIVERPOOL fans from Northern Ireland are scrambling to book flights for the Champions League final in Madrid following their team's surprise win over Barcelona.

Iran has threatened to resume higher enrichment of uranium in 60 days if world powers fail to negotiate new terms for its 2015 nuclear deal.

Two Reuters journalists who were imprisoned for breaking Burma's Official Secrets Act over reporting on security forces' abuses of Rohingya Muslims have been pardoned and released.

Pamela Anderson will visit the WikiLeaks founder in Belmarsh Prison