International

The German navy has dispatched two vessels - a combat support ship and a frigate to the Mediterranean Sea – as part of efforts to prevent tragic deaths of migrants in the region. The frigate is…

Another 234 women and children have been rescued from Boko Haram militants in Nigeria, the military announced. It said the operation took place on Thursday in the vast Sambisa forest - a militant…

As the Saudi-led coalition continues its offensive in Yemen, thousands in Sanaa took to the streets in protest against indiscriminate shelling that has claimed civilian lives.

Following shocking revelations of child sexual abuse by French peacekeeping troops in the Central African Republic, the UN has warned that it is “horribly possible” that information about more…

Thousands of protesters hit the streets of Baltimore again despite the charging of six police officers over the death of a 25-year-old African American whose spine was snapped in custody.

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Nepal’s authorities have ruled out finding more survivors of last week’s earthquake under the rubble, as the death toll rises to 6,621.

“We are trying our best in rescue and relief work but…

Several days before she was murdered by unidentified gunmen, Sabeen Mahmud received a death threat. This, among numerous other threats, did not deter the Pakistani political activist and director…

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has ordered the execution of 15 people this year, including several top officials, South Korean intelligence said. The agency told a parliamentary meeting on…

A faulty application caused American Airlines to ground dozens of its jets on Tuesday. The glitch caused iPad software, used by the planes' pilots and co-pilots to view flight plans, to stop…

The question of punishing illegal settlements in occupied Palestinian territory was considered separately in Europe and Israel this month, with only superficial differences in the conclusions…

Riot police in the US city of Baltimore enforced a curfew into the early hours of Wednesday and called it a success, emptying streets scarred by a spasm of rioting and looting.

The…

Austria on Tuesday called for banning nuclear weapons because of their catastrophic humanitarian effects, an initiative it said now has the backing of 159 countries.

French President Francois Hollande said on Wednesday he has decided to increase the military budget by $4.2 billion (3.8b euro) between now and 2019 to allow troops to fulfill their “anti-terror…

Saudi Arabia's King Salman on Wednesday appointed Prince Mohammed bin Nayef bin Abdulaziz, the US favorite and veteran security chief as crown prince, making him next-in-line to rule the world’s…

Nigeria’s army rescued 200 girls and 93 women during a military operation to wrest back the Sambisa Forest from the Boko Haram militant group, it said on Twitter late Tuesday.

An Indonesian firing squad executed eight convicted drug-traffickers from several countries on Wednesday, prompting Australia to recall its envoy to Jakarta and bringing an angry reaction from…

Less than half of Hong Kong supports the government’s electoral reform proposal which would see a pro-Beijing nominating committee select candidates for the city’s next leader in 2017. Only 47…

A US Air Force refueling jet, the Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker, has apparently went off radar over the English Channel. The jet left Amiens in northern France but fell off radar 15…

Saudi Arabia has arrested 93 people suspected of belonging to the Islamic State militant group, including at least 65 Saudi nationals, the interior ministry said in a statement carried…

The US city of Baltimore declared a state of emergency amid violent protests linked to the death of a black citizen fatally injured in police custody. A week-long curfew has been announced and as…

Islamic State militants slit the throats of five journalists working for a Libyan TV station in the eastern part of the country, an army commander said on Monday.

Eight million people have been affected by the massive earthquake in Nepal - more than a quarter of the country’s population - the United Nations says.

International aid has started…

Leaders from Italy, the EU and UN boarded an Italian naval vessel off the coast of Sicily to see at first hand the Mediterranean operation to deal with African migrants.

For Italian Prime…

International forces targeting the Islamic State militant group carried out nearly 120 air strikes in Iraq over the past week, according to figures released by the US-led coalition.

The…

The former UN envoy to Yemen told the Security Council on Monday that an arms embargo targeting Houthi forces risks impeding deliveries of desperately-needed humanitarian aid.

Moroccan…