The world's newest island -- formed during a volcanic eruption in the remote Pacific three years ago -- may offer clues

Russia will keep a naval and an air base in Syria capable of carrying out strikes against "terrorists" if required after a

Former UN chiefs Kofi Annan and Ban Ki-moon have lashed out at the state of global leadership in the age of Donald Trump, warning a nuclear war could be triggered by accident.

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro announced Sunday that leading opposition parties will be barred from taking

President Vladimir Putin ordered "a significant part" of Russia's military contingent in Syria to start withdrawing

Germany's intelligence service has published the details of social network profiles which it says are fronts faked by

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina leaves Dhaka for Paris on a three-day official visit to attend ‘One Planet Summit’.

Pope Francis yesterday renewed a call for "wisdom and prudence" over the controversial US decision to recognise Jerusalem as

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan yesterday described Israel as a "terrorist state" and vowed to use "all means to

The Syrian government's delegation returned to Geneva yesterday for the resumption of talks focusing on

Two senior executives at French-Swiss cement maker LafargeHolcim, including its former CEO, were charged on Friday

The European Union has said free, fair and inclusive elections in the period ahead, in accordance with international standards for democratic elections, will contribute to creating a more prosperous Bangladesh.

The EU took the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland to the bloc's top court yesterday over their refusal to accept quotas for asylum-seekers, setting up a new clash between Brussels and key eastern states.

Russian air strikes killed 21 civilians early yesterday in a village held by the Islamic State group near the Euphrates

President Vladimir Putin yesterday announced that he would seek re-election in March 2018, a contest opinion polls

The United Nations said Tuesday that it had received pledges amounting to $857 million (726 million euros) to fund

A 20-year-old Bangladeshi-British man appears in London court accused of plotting to kill British Prime Minister Theresa May by first detonating an explosive device to get into her Downing Street office.

Austria's top court has ruled that same-sex couples can marry from 2019 at the latest, bringing the often conservative

Hours after a Brexit deal collapsed, British Prime Minister Theresa May came under pressure yesterday from opposition parties and even some allies to soften the EU divorce by keeping Britain in the single market and customs union after Brexit.

Spain has withdrawn a European arrest warrant for Catalonia's sacked leader Carles Puigdemont and four of his