China has introduced new restrictions in the far western region of Xinjiang in what it describes as a campaign against Islamist extremism. The measures include prohibiting “abnormally” long...
Documents released by the White House have revealed millions of dollars in assets held by its senior staff. President Trump's daughter Ivanka and her husband, Jared Kushner, have assets valued...
China has introduced new restrictions in the far western region of Xinjiang in what it describes as a campaign against Islamist extremism. The measures include prohibiting "abnormally" long beards,...
The body of Kim Jong-nam, half brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, has arrived in Pyongyang, Chinese officials say. North Korea had requested the body, but has not confirmed its identity. It...
At least 22 people have been killed and more than 70 injured in a blast outside a mosque in northwest Pakistan. The explosion happened in the city of Parachinar, a mainly Shia Muslim area on the...
Dutch prosecutors say they have launched co-ordinated raids in several countries against suspected money-launderers and tax evaders. They said they had been tipped off about millions of dollars of...
At least 22 people have been killed and more than 70 injured in a blast outside a mosque in northwest Pakistan. The explosion happened in the city of Parachinar, a mainly Shia Muslim area on the...
Israel has approved the building of the first new settlement on the occupied West Bank in more than two decades. A statement after a meeting of the country's security cabinet said the construction...
An Ivory Coast court has found former first lady Simone Gbagbo not guilty of war crimes and crimes against humanity after a trial on her alleged role in postelection abuses that led to the deaths of...
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order rolling back Obama-era rules aimed at curbing climate change. The president said this would put an end to the "war on coal" and "job-killing...
Six aid workers have been killed in an ambush in famine-hit South Sudan, the United Nations said on Sunday, without specifying what organisation they worked for. The victims were attacked on Saturday...
Farmers in the Western region say it is sweet surrender to give up their farms to 'big-money' buyers interested in exploiting it for gold. The farmers in the Wassa Amenfi East District of the region...
President Buhari said he was "felling much better" on his return from London on 10 March There are concerns that the health of Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari is reducing his working day, the...
A giant gold coin bearing the Queen's image, and worth $4m (£3.2m), has been stolen from a museum in Germany. The Canadian coin, nicknamed the "big maple leaf", has a face value of $1m - but because...
Seven Japanese high school students and their teacher have been killed in an avalanche at a ski resort. The avalanche occurred early on Monday near Nasu in Tochigi prefecture, 120km (75 miles) north...
A South Sudan rebel spokesperson quoted by the Reuters news agency is blaming the government for the deaths of six aid workers at the weekend. They were travelling between Juba, the capital, and the...
South Korean prosecutors have applied for an arrest warrant for former president Park Geun-hye, for her role in a corruption scandal. Earlier this month, she lost her presidential immunity and was...
Police in Belarus have arrested hundreds of people during protests against a so-called "social parasites" tax on the under-employed. Thousands defied a ban to protest, taking to the streets of Minsk...
Kenya and their east African middle and long-distance running rivals, Ethiopia, will come face-to-face again at the 42nd World Cross Country Championships in the Ugandan capital Kampala on Sunday....
Germany's biggest lender, Deutsche Bank, has chosen a new office for its London headquarters. Policymakers viewed the move as a vote of confidence in Britain's capital despite the country's decision...
