Austria's parliament on Wednesday passed a law banning foreign sources of financing to Muslim organisations and requiring imams to

Moscow has been planning to annex parts of Ukraine for more than 12 months, according to sensational claims made in a Russian newspaper.

Moscow has been planning to annex parts of Ukraine for more than 12 months, according to sensational claims made in a Russian newspaper.

Two New York Muslims were hauled before a federal court Wednesday charged with plotting to join Islamic State extremists in Syria and

South Korea's top court has ruled that adultery is no longer a crime, revoking a 1953 law under which cheating spouses could be jailed for up to two years.

Cambodia's strongman Prime Minister yesterday warned that prosecuting more Khmer Rouge suspects in the country's UN-backed genocide court could ignite a civil war.

India's upper house of parliament was briefly adjourned yesterday after opposition members denounced comments by the leader of a Hindu group who said Roman Catholic missionary Mother Teresa had tried to convert people to Christianity.

A suicide bomber rammed a car laden with explosives into a vehicle belonging to Nato's top envoy in Afghanistan, killing Turkish soldier and a passerby, Turkish officials said.

More than 200 people have been killed in a series of avalanches triggered by heavy snowfall around Afghanistan, officials said yesterday, warning the death toll could rise still further.

The masked Islamic State militant known as "Jihadi John", who has been pictured in the videos of the beheadings of Western hostages, has been named.

Ukraine's army is starting the withdrawal of heavy weapons from the front line in the east as part of a truce

India's government announces plans to invest $137bn (£88bn) in its ageing railway network over the next five years

Baby born completely encased in his amniotic sac in Los Angeles' Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

More than 180 people die in north Afghanistan in some of the worst avalanches there for 30 years

Pakistan government tightens cellphone control, making sure the name, number and fingerprints of Pakistani citizens are on record

South Korea's Constitutional court is set to rule on an adultery law, which punishes cheating spouses with a sentence of up to two years in prison

FBI arrests three foreign nationals living in Brooklyn who agents say sought to join the Islamic State

Pop star Madonna falls off stage during her performance at the 2015 Brit Awards

A UN-backed ceasefire showed signs of taking hold in Ukraine on Wednesday, but tensions remained high after the US accused Russia of "lies" and Britain ordered a small troop deployment to train Kiev's forces.

Amnesty International yesterday urged the five permanent members of the UN Security Council to give up their power of veto in cases where atrocities are being committed.