International

The offensive to seize back Mosul from the self-styled Islamic State terrorist group is going faster than planned, Iraq’s prime minister said on Thursday, as Iraqi and Kurdish forces launched a…

Michel Aoun, a former military chief and ally of the Hezbollah group, is set to become Lebanon’s new president after receiving an endorsement from rival and former prime minister, Saad Hariri.…

Britain's vote to leave the European Union was clearly a vote to regain control over immigration, Prime Minister Theresa May said on Wednesday, adding that she wanted to ensure the country got a…

Venezuela's elections for state governorships have been postponed until next year, a move denounced by the opposition as unconstitutional.

The polls had been expected in December, but the…

German Chancellor Angela Merkel is due to convene the leaders of Russia, Ukraine and France in Berlin to talk about the Ukraine conflict. The summit will address the implementation of the Minsk…

Saudi Arabia reportedly wants to resume its corporal punishment against detained blogger Raif Badawi. In an interview with DW, Badawi opens up about his fears.

The Saudi blogger received…

A Philippine police van rammed into protesters leaving several bloodied as an anti-US rally turned violent on Wednesday at the American Embassy in Manila.

At least three student activists…

Turkish police shot dead a suspected Islamic State militant overnight who was believed to be planning a suicide bomb attack in the capital Ankara, the city’s governor said on Wednesday. It was the…

A Shia paramilitary force said late on Tuesday it will support the Iraqi Army’s offensive on Mosul, the self-styled Islamic State terrorist group’s last major stronghold in Iraq.

The…

A pause in Russian and Syrian government airstrikes on militant-held areas of Aleppo held for a second day on Wednesday, although ground fighting continued in the historic Old City, a monitor said…

US President Barack Obama has told Donald Trump to “stop whining” as he rejected his claim that next month’s White House election will be rigged.

Obama said Trump’s attempt to discredit a…

The UN Security Council has agreed to the UN’s continued monitoring of Colombia’s peace process.

In a referendum in early October, voters rejected a hard-fought peace deal with guerrillas,…

Documents have shown that a top State Department official tried to change a key finding regarding Hillary Clinton's use of a private server. The investigation continues to spell trouble for the…

WikiLeaks has activated "contingency plans" after its founder lost Internet access.

The alleged move by the Ecuadorian Embassy comes as the anti-secrecy organization ramps up its campaign…

The warring parties in Yemen have agreed to a 72-hour ceasefire that is to take effect shortly before midnight Wednesday, the UN special envoy to Yemen announced on Monday.

Largely united in their dislike of Republican presidential candidate, Donald Trump, some ultra-wealthy US investors who play in conservative politics are warily weighing their choices, torn…

The Russian and Syrian air forces have halted all airstrikes on Aleppo, two days ahead of a planned pause in bombing designed to allow militants and civilians to leave the city, the Russian…

Iraqi security forces are ahead of schedule on day one of offensive to retake Mosul from the self-styled Islamic State terrorist group, the Pentagon said.

Iraqi forces and Kurdish peshmerga…

At least 20 people have died after a fire broke out in a hospital in eastern India, local police say. They say the fire started in an intensive care unit of the SUM hospital, a private facility in…

South Sudan’s sacked Vice President Riek Machar, who fled the country in August, has vowed to return, saying his credibility is intact.

Speaking from South Africa, Machar told the BBC that…

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has launched a strong defense of his country’s border protection regime. Rights group Amnesty International had earlier claimed his government’s actions…

China has launched two astronauts into space on a mission to dock with an experimental space station. The launch marks the latest stage in the country’s space program development.

The…

Iraqi government forces, with air and ground support from the US-led coalition, launched an offensive on Monday to drive the self-styled Islamic State terrorists from the northern city of Mosul,…

Twenty-one girls released last week by Boko Haram militants reunited with their parents in Abuja. The government has promised that dozens more will be freed soon.

The United States and Britain called on Sunday for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire in Yemen to end violence between Houthis and the Saudi-led coalition.

The Saudi-led campaign in…