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The German Interior Ministry has confirmed travel documents issued from territory controlled by the self-styled Islamic State terrorist group are no longer valid forms of ID. Nearly three quarters…

A Taliban suicide bomber blew himself up near the Afghan Defense Ministry in Kabul on Saturday, causing heavy casualties just hours after an attack in the eastern province of Kunar killed 13…

Zimbabwe’s ruling party has been criticized for hosting lavish 92nd birthday celebrations for President Robert Mugabe while swathes of the population face food shortages. The event reportedly cost…

At least four people have been stabbed in a brawl between Ku Klux Klan members and counter-protesters in Anaheim, California, US police said.

Thirteen people, both KKK members and rival…

The latest in a series of anti-government protests in Poland has brought thousands of people into the streets. But this time they also came out to defend the man who led the pro-democracy movement…

Militants forced their way into a hotel and a nearby public garden in the Somali capital on Friday night, exchanging fire with hotel guards in attacks that left at least 14 dead and many others…

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has endorsed Donald Trump’s bid to be the Republican nominee for US president. Analysts have called his backing a game-changer ahead of “Super Tuesday” primaries…

A court in Guatemala has sentenced two former members of the military to 360 years in jail for human rights abuses.  

Francisco Reyes Giron was the former commander of the Sepur Zarco…

A dean at the University of Texas is stepping down over a new state law that will allow concealed handguns to be carried on university campuses.

Frederick Steiner said the policy was not “…

The Irish prime minister’s coalition looks set to fall well short of reelection for a second term. An unusual alliance with Fina Gael’s historical rival, Fianna Fail, appears to be the only route…

Fighting appeared to stop across most areas of western Syria on Saturday after a landmark “cessation of hostilities” came into effect under a US-Russian plan that warring sides in the five-year…

A suicide bomber killed an Afghan militia commander and at least 10 others in the eastern province of Kunar near the border with Pakistan on Saturday, officials said. The bomber blew himself up on…

Indonesian prosecutors have sought up to four-and-a-half years in jail for Thai captain Youngyut Nitiwongchaeron and four countrymen as well as three Indonesian, accused of human trafficking in…

Gunmen shot and wounded Alexy Petriashvili, a former state minister who is a leader of Georgia’s Free Democrats opposition party, the Interior Ministry said on Friday.

Attacks by gunmen are…

It’s been reported that many refugees never move into their intended accommodation after registering in Germany. It comes as Berlin tightens up laws regarding asylum.

Germany’s “Süddeutsche…

Jamaica’s opposition narrowly won a general election on Thursday, with its message of deep tax cuts and massive job creation winning over voters weary of years of tough IMF-mandated austerity…

Two Turkish journalists charged with revealing state secrets have been freed from prison.

Can Dundar and Erdem Gul, from the newspaper Cumhuriyet, were detained in November over a report…

Ireland goes to the polls this Friday in an election that could see it follow the mold of Spain and leave itself ungovernable in a rally against the status quo.

The United States on Thursday introduced a draft UN Security Council resolution that it said will significantly increase pressure on North Korea in response to its latest nuclear test and rocket…

Philippine security forces killed as many as 42 rebels claiming links with the self-styled Islamic State terrorist group and captured their stronghold during five days of fighting in the mountains…

At least four people have died and another 20 have been wounded at a lawn mower factory in the central US state of Kansas. The gunman, a former employee, has been shot dead by authorities.

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President Barack Obama has said the coming weeks will be “critical” for Syria’s future, ahead of a two-week truce due to start on Friday. If successful, he said, the truce could be a first step…

The number of people killed in an accident in a coal mine owned by Russian steelmaker Severstal rose to four and 26 others were still unaccounted for, Interfax news agency cited a spokesman of the…

Police in Papua New Guinea have shot dead at least 11 inmates after a prison breakout, authorities say. More than 90 men had stormed the main gate on Thursday and overwhelmed prison guards at…

Britain's deal with the European Union on new membership terms could be undone by the European Court of Justice despite support from all member states, Justice Secretary Michael Gove - a leading…