International

The European Union needs a military headquarters to work towards a common military force, the commission president has told MEPs in Strasbourg.

Jean-Claude Juncker added that the lack of a…

Two protesters have been killed and scores wounded in clashes with security forces in Indian-administered Kashmir, bringing the death toll after months of unrest to 82, as a security crackdown…

Luxembourg Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn has called for Hungary to be suspended or even expelled from the European Union because of its “massive violation” of EU fundamental values. He cited the…

Voters have complained that they could not seal their ballot forms after Austria was forced to annul last spring’s runoff.

Opinion polls gave a narrow lead to far-right Norbert Hofer, who…

Turkey has made a formal request to the United States for the arrest of US-based Turkish cleric Fethullah Gulen on charges of orchestrating an attempted military coup on July 15, Turkish…

Aid agencies have warned that North Korea is facing a humanitarian disaster after tens of thousands of people were displaced by flooding.

The UN and the International Red Cross say the…

Two US B-1 bombers flew over South Korea on Tuesday in a show of force and solidarity with its ally after North Korea's nuclear test last week, while a US envoy called for a swift and strong…

Hillary Clinton's campaign has said it will disclose new medical records after the revelation she has pneumonia. Donald Trump is also expected to release his medical records in the coming days.

The lower house of Congress in Brazil has voted to strip former speaker, Eduardo Cunha, of his seat and ban him from politics for eight years for lying about Swiss bank accounts.

The Philippine president has railed against Washington, saying the US planted seeds of instability a century ago. He said a US pacification campaign sparked a long-running Muslim insurgency in the…

A ceasefire came into effect in Syria at sunset Monday in the latest attempt led by the United States and Russia to bring some quiet in the 5 1/2-year civil war.

Israel said its aircraft attacked a Syrian Army position on Tuesday after a stray mortar bomb struck the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights and it denied a Syrian statement that a warplane and drone…

In spite of tense regional debate over the South China Sea, the two countries are set to conduct joint drills. Moscow and Beijing have enjoyed increasingly close military cooperation in recent…

US Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has been treated for pneumonia, her doctor says, after she was taken ill at a 9/11 ceremony.  

Dr Lisa Bardack said she was…

Turkey appointed new administrators in two dozen Kurdish-run municipalities on Sunday after removing their elected mayors over suspected links to militants, triggering pockets of protest in its…

A 15-year-old boy has been arrested in Paris suspected of preparing imminent “violent action”, two judicial sources said, the second alleged plot with links to the self-styled Islamic State…

Government troops and insurgents fought in several parts of Syria on Sunday, apparently seeking to strengthen their positions on the eve of a ceasefire that Free Syrian Army militants said they…

Soldiers under Libyan General Khalifa Hifter have seized at least two oil ports from a militia loyal to the UN-backed unity government.

The popular military commander supports the rival…

Hundreds of thousands of Catalans have taken to the streets across the region to demand independence from the Spanish state.

The demonstration coincided with Catalonia’s National Day. Some…

North Korea is capable of detonating another nuclear device anytime at one of its unused tunnels at the country’s main atomic test site, Seoul official said on Monday, three days after the country…

Israel’s Premier Benjamin Netanyahu has compared Palestinian criticism of settlement activity to “ethnic cleansing”. The US has described the premier’s language as “inappropriate and unhelpful”,…

Turkish authorities detained a prominent journalist and his brother, a well-known academic, on Saturday as part of investigations into a failed coup attempt in July they blame on followers of a US…

The UN Security Council has discussed further sanctions against North Korea in New York on Friday after the country’s reported fifth nuclear test.

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called…

The United States and Russia hailed a breakthrough deal on Saturday to put Syria’s peace process back on track, including a nationwide truce effective from sundown on Monday, improved humanitarian…

At least 20 people have been killed and more than 70 people injured in a huge fire that broke out at a packaging factory in Bangladesh. Police said about 100 people were working in the four-story…