A "window of opportunity" exists to convince Moscow to end its support for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, British Prime Minister Theresa May and US President Donald Trump said in a phone call...
Spain is mourning Carme Chacón, the former defence minister who died on Sunday and was famously photographed in 2008 reviewing troops in Afghanistan while seven months pregnant. Ms Chacón was found...
The leaders of southern EU nations said Monday that a US missile strike on a Syrian air base in retaliation for a suspected chemical attack was "understandable," as diplomatic tensions mount over the...
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres marks his first 100 days in office on Monday, facing a long list of worsening conflicts worldwide and still many unanswered questions about where US foreign...
A rocket fired from Egypt's Sinai crashed into Israel on Monday, in an attack claimed by the Islamic State jihadist group, as authorities closed a border crossing over security threats, officials...
Sweden's prime minister has told the families of the victims of Friday's truck attack they are not alone, after the country held a minute of silence. Stefan Lofven said all of Sweden's thoughts were...
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday praised the normalisation of relations with Norway, six years after a dispute over the Nobel Peace Prize, as Norway's prime minister said she was glad to be...
Spain is mourning Carme Chacón, the former defence minister who died on Sunday and was famously photographed in 2008 reviewing troops in Afghanistan while seven months pregnant. Ms Chacón was found...
The former chairman of an Australian wheat firm was fined Aus$50,000 (US$37,500) Monday and banned from managing a corporation for five years over the payment of huge kickbacks to Saddam Hussein's...
New Zealand's prime minister on Monday criticised All Blacks star Sonny Bill Williams' decision to block out a sponsor's logo on his shirt apparently for religious reasons. Williams appeared for the...
One of Australia's most renowned satirists, John Clarke, has died. The New Zealand-born comedian and writer was famous in Australia for sending up politicians and conducting mock interviews in a...
On Sunday, near Arras in Northern France, a WWI battle centenary commemoration looked for all the world like a celebration -- even a birthday party. Canadian pop stars entertained a massive crowd –...
Mali’s President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita replaced his prime minister late on Saturday, naming the defense minister to head the government of the West African nation, which is struggling to end...
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that Israel remained committed to treating war wounded from Syria and reaffirmed his support for last week's US air strike in the neighbouring country....
Asylum-seekers sent by Australia to a Papua New Guinea camp will be resettled there if they are not offered a place in the United States, Immigration Minister Peter Dutton said Sunday. Canberra sends...
A top Islamist extremist under sentence of death has lost his last hope of avoiding the gallows after Bangladesh's president rejected a mercy plea, an official said on Sunday. Bangladesh's highest...
When Shailja Singh headed to her favourite bar for a post-work beer this week she found it shut, victim of a Supreme Court ruling that has stopped India's burgeoning alcohol and leisure industries in...
Few outlets illustrate better the cosy relationship between Hungary's media and Prime Minister Viktor Orban than Origo, once an independent news source, now seemingly another weapon in the...
The Duke of Cambridge and Prince Harry are to join more than 25,000 people in northern France to mark the centenary of a defining World War One battle. The four-day battle of Vimy Ridge, near the...
A Tuareg-led group in Mali said five of its fighters were killed Saturday in an attack blamed on jihadists, a week after a national peace summit called for talks with militants in the country's...
