Rebels supported by Turkey fought Kurdish-backed forces in north Syria yesterday, as Ankara ratcheted up its cross-border offensive

Bolivian miners kidnapped, tortured and beat to death a deputy minister who tried to negotiate with protesting

Italy yesterday declared a day of mourning for victims of a devastating earthquake as hopes of finding any more

France's highest administrative court suspends a ban on full-body burkini swimsuits that has outraged Muslims and opened divisions within the government, pending a definitive ruling.

Russia yesterday launched large-scale snap military drills, putting its troops on full combat readiness in districts

Facebook, Twitter and Google are not doing enough to prevent their social networks from being used by extremists for a recruitment drive, a panel of British MPs said Thursday.

President Rodrigo Duterte has said his threat to pull the Philippines out of the United Nations for criticising his war on

French naval contractor DCNS yesterday said it may have been the victim of "economic warfare" after secrets about

Seven people with links to terrorist networks, at least three of whom were planning attacks, have been arrested in France this

Voting started yesterday to decide if veteran leftist Jeremy Corbyn will remain leader of Britain's Labour party, with an ill-tempered campaign deepening divisions that threaten the party's future.

London's Labour mayor Sadiq Khan yesterday urged party members to unseat boss Jeremy Corbyn in the upcoming leadership election,

A suicide bomber as young as 12 killed at least 51 people at a wedding in Turkey, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says, pointing the finger at the Islamic State group.

Germany's interior minister yesterday proposed partially banning the full-face burqa Islamic veil, as a debate on

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has said he is sorry if people thought he shouldn't have given money to a man

Turkey yesterday detained dozens of academics suspected of backing Fethullah Gulen, the alleged mastermind of

Russia said it was ready to halt fire for 48-hour periods in Aleppo from next week, following UN calls to extend

Following an alleged incident with his estranged wife, British lawmaker Simon Danczuk has been arrested and spent two nights in a Spanish jail. The 49-year old lawmaker, who drew flak for making “irresponsible” comments on Bangladesh issues, is said to have smashed a window as he accused his separated wife, Karen Danczuk, of getting too close to a Spanish waiter.

Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Wednesday refugees had not brought terrorism to Germany, adding that Islam belonged in

The world's "largest aircraft" embarked on its maiden flight on Wednesday, four days after a previous attempt was abandoned due to technical issues.

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday appointed the philanthropist and former mayor of New York Michael