INTERNATIONAL

Millions of people across the eastern US are clearing up after the weekend’s massive snowstorm that virtually paralysed the region. They have been digging out their cars and clearing pathways of snow which reached 3ft (91cm) in five states. Public transport remains disrupted as the working week is set to begin. Many flights have been cancelled. Government buildings in Washington ...

Tens of thousands of people have marched in cities across Italy, demanding legal recognition for same-sex couples. The rallies were held as lawmakers are due to debate the deeply divisive issue next week. Opponents of the bill in the mainly Catholic nation are planning to hold their own demonstration next Saturday. Italy is the only major Western European country with ...

A massive snowstorm has brought much of the eastern US to a standstill, affecting some 85 million people. The blizzard has dumped 40in (102cm) of snow in some areas, with 11 states declaring emergencies. All non-essential travel is banned in New York, with officials believing it could be one of the city’s worst snowstorms. At least 18 deaths – many ...

Parts of the eastern United States have woken up to 46cm (18 inches) of snow after a huge blizzard swept across the region. Heavy snow began falling on Friday across more than 20 states, affecting some 85 million people. In Kentucky, where the heaviest snowfall was recorded, thousands of drivers were left stranded in a 35-mile (56km) traffic jam. At ...

A massive blizzard bringing more than 2ft (61cm) of snow and punishing winds is advancing up the US East Coast. More than 50 million people across more than a dozen states have been warned to stay at home as it moves north. The nation’s capital, Washington, could lie under a record 30in (76cm) of snow by the time the storm ...

Four people have been killed and several injured in shootings in the western Canadian province of Saskatchewan, police say. They say a male suspect is now in custody and children have been moved to safety after the shootings at La Loche Community School and another location. Canadian PM Justin Trudeau said earlier that five people had been killed, but this ...

A total of 42 migrants are reported to have drowned overnight in two separate shipwrecks in the Aegean Sea. One boat went down off the coast of the small Greek islet of Kalolimnos, killing 34 people, including 11 children. Another eight people died after a boat sank off the island of Farmakonisi. Over a million migrants arrived in Europe illegally ...

France will seek to keep its state of emergency until a “total and global war” against so-called Islamic State (IS) is over, Prime Minister Manuel Valls has told the BBC. The measures were introduced after the IS-led Paris attacks on 13 November and then extended for three months. Such a move gives police more power to conduct raids and impose ...

The long-awaited findings of a public inquiry into the killing of former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko are due to be released by a judge. Mr Litvinenko died aged 43 in London in 2006, days after being poisoned with radioactive polonium-210, which he is believed to have drunk in a cup of tea. Two Russian men, Andrei Lugovoi and Dmitry Kovtun, ...

Gunmen have attacked a university in Charsadda in northwest Pakistan, with reports a gun battle is still under way. The attackers tried to storm their way into Bacha Khan university, injuring at least three people, reports said. Explosions have also been heard, according to eyewitnesses. Charsadda is about 50 km (30 miles) from the city of Peshawar, the scene of ...