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Afghan villagers hanged four captured Taliban militants from a tree on Saturday as security forces battled the insurgents for a sixth day in a district of Ghazni province, an official said.

Myanmar's national government has drafted a plan that will give around a million members of the persecuted Rohingya Muslim ethnic minority a bleak choice: accept ethnic reclassification and the…

As the massive US-led air campaign plows ahead, the nation’s top military chief says it will take 15,000 ground troops to wipe out the Islamic State (IS) in Syria.

Gen. Martin Dempsey,…

A Japanese volcano erupted on Saturday, spewing ash and small rocks into the air and leaving dozens of people injured and more than 250 stranded on the mountain, officials and media said…

An Egyptian court on Saturday delayed the verdict in former president Hosni Mubarak’s murder trial to November 29. Mubarak, his former interior minister Habib al-Adly and six top security…

The death toll from the Ebola outbreak in West Africa has passed 3,000, the World Health Organization (WHO) says.

The latest figures indicate that more than 6,500 people are believed to…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi kicked off his maiden visit to the United States as India’s leader on Friday, facing an unwelcome reminder of his once-strained relations with his host nation: a…

Thousands of supporters of Houthi rebels in Yemen have taken to the streets to celebrate their first Friday since taking control of much of the capital, Sanaa.

Houthis, who have besieged…

The president of Spain’s powerful northeastern region of Catalonia has formally called an independence referendum in the latest secession push in Europe and one of the most serious challenges to…

On July 12, four days after the latest war in Gaza began, hundreds of Israelis gathered in central Tel Aviv to protest the killing of civilians on both sides and call for an end to the siege of…

Britain, Belgium and Denmark on Friday joined the US-led coalition of nations that are launching airstrikes in Iraq.

The European lawmakers flatly described the moves as critical to…

Young North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is suffering from "discomfort", state media said in the first official acknowledgement of ill health after a prolonged period out of the public eye.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday signaled Turkey would take a more active role in the US-led coalition against IS following the release of Turkish hostages held by the militants.…

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has re-launched his political career with a rally near the city of Lille.The rally comes a day after a court suspended an inquiry into allegations of…

Warplanes from the US-led coalition bombed oil installations and other facilities in territory controlled by IS militants in eastern Syria for a second consecutive day Friday. The strikes hit two…

Hundreds of Taliban fighters stormed a strategic district in an Afghan province not far from the capital, killing dozens of people in five days of fighting and the insurgents could capture the…

In a dusty courtyard in Egypt’s Nile Delta, men gather to ask for favors at the home of retired police general Sayyed Azb.

Some are seeking jobs, others want certificates proving they are…

Indonesia’s parliament on Friday approved a measure ending direct elections for governors and mayors, a move president-elect Joko Widodo criticised as a “big step back” for democracy in the…

Hamas and Fatah have reached an agreement for the Palestinian unity government to take control of the Gaza Strip under the stewardship of Mahmoud Abbas. The understanding came after two days of…

The number of asylum seekers in industrialized countries has risen by nearly a quarter, the UN refugee agency says.

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said the rise…

The EU's anti-terrorism chief says the number of Europeans joining militants in Syria and Iraq has risen to more than 3,000, according to the BBC.

Gilles de Kerchove also warned that…

The US-led military campaign against the so-called Islamic State (IS) in Syria will intensify over the coming weeks following recent airstrikes. IS will suffer significant tactical blows and is…

US President Barack Obama vowed at the United Nations on Wednesday to keep up the military pressure on IS militants and urged those who have joined the extremist group in Iraq …

Facing a world in turmoil from multiple crises ranging from wars in the Mideast and Africa to the deadly scourge of Ebola and growing extremism, leaders from more than 140 countries opened their…

The leader of Yemen’s Houthi fighters has described his supporters’ takeover of key parts of the capital, Sanaa, as a “successful revolution”.

Abdul Malik al-Houthi said his movement had…