Malcolm Turnbull was sworn in for another term as Australia's prime minister yesterday after a narrow election victory

France is carrying out strikes "every day" against Islamic State jihadists in Iraq, the government said yesterday, as the

What was once a marriage of convenience has become a bitter and damaging fight between two men that threatens to damage Turkish democracy and change its face forever.

Gulen does not actually live in Turkey and resides in Pennsylvania in the US under a self-imposed exile. He has lived in the US since

Turkey detains 6,000 people over Friday's failed coup and the number is expected to rise further, Justice Minister Bekir Bozdag says

A group of armed men seized a police station in Armenia's capital Yerevan along with an unknown number of hostages, the country's security service says.

Bangladeshis among 366 migrants are rescued from rickety boats trying to cross the Mediterranean to Italy but at least 20 people were reported to have drowned, Italian police say.

Attempted coup in turkey

The attempted military coup in Turkey could hamper the United States in its war against Islamic State in Syria and undermine other US

Troops filed into Taksim Square uncertain of how they would be received. Before long, angry crowds had gathered to denounce them.

Nato chief Jens Stoltenberg

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan urges Turks to remain on the streets Saturday, as his forces regained control after a spectacular coup bid by discontented soldiers.

France begins a period of national mourning for the 84 people who died after a "terrorist" drove his truck through a crowd in Nice as they watched Bastille Day fireworks.

World leaders urge "respect for democratic institutions" in key NATO member and European neighbour Turkey as parts of the military launches a coup attempt against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan that sees violence erupt in Istanbul.

Top US diplomat John Kerry stressed the urgency of closer co-operation in Syria after the Kremlin said yesterday a

Prime Minister Theresa May yesterday defended the UK's unity in Edinburgh on her first visit as Britain's premier but said she was

Transforming a vehicle into a simple but deadly weapon of terror -- as happened to such bloody effect in Nice on Thursday -- is a

In Israel and the Palestinian territories, car-ramming attacks have featured heavily in a wave of violence that has

"We stand in solidarity and partnership with France, our oldest ally, as they respond to and recover from this attack.

France will not extend the state of emergency imposed after last year's Islamist militant attacks in Paris in November beyond 26