


Daesh leader confident of victory, in first message about Mosul battle
Daesh leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi expressed confidence of the group's victory in the battle for Mosul, their last remaining Iraqi stronghold
Daesh leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi expressed confidence of...

Israel jails Palestinian minor for life for murder
An Israeli military court has sentenced a Palestinian minor to life in prison...
An Israeli military court has sentenced a Palestinian minor...

Last remaining Calais 'Jungle' children evacuated from camp
French authorities have begun transferring 1,500 unaccompanied migrant...
French authorities have begun transferring 1,500...

Saudi prince flogged in court-ordered punishment
An unnamed Saudi prince has been flogged in prison for an unknown offense
An unnamed Saudi prince has been flogged in prison for an...

Russia halts Syria peace talks indefinitely
Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu has blamed the West's failure...
Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu has blamed the...
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[WATCH] Pope Francis confirms ban on women ordained as Roman Catholic priests
Pope Francis has ruled out the possibility of women ever having a bigger role in church-life by joining the priesthood
Pope Francis has ruled out the possibility of women ever...

Iraqi troops tread on Mosul ground for first time since 2014
Two years after the ultra-hardline militant group Daesh took over the city,...
Two years after the ultra-hardline militant group Daesh...

Bank of England governor Mark Carney to stay until 2019
Bank of England governor Mark Carney announced that he will not serve a full...
Bank of England governor Mark Carney announced that he will...

Prosecutors detain woman at core of South Korea political crisis
The woman at the centre of the political scandal engulfing South Korean...
The woman at the centre of the political scandal engulfing...

Canada to let 300,000 immigrants enter country in 2017
An economic advisory council recommended that Canada increase its annual...
An economic advisory council recommended that Canada...

Iraqi forces make first push into Mosul
Iraqi troops broke through Daesh defences in an eastern suburb of Mosul on Monday
Iraqi troops broke through Daesh defences in an...

Dutch politician Geert Wilders' hate speech trial set to begin
Dutch anti-Islam politician Geert Wilders is due to go on trial accused of...
Dutch anti-Islam politician Geert Wilders is due to go on...


Thousands sleep in temporary accommodation following latest earthquake in Italy
Thousands of people in central Italy have spent the night in cars, tents and temporary shelters following the fourth earthquake in the area in three months
Thousands of people in central Italy have spent the night...

Turkey shuts 15 media outlets and arrests opposition editor in new crackdown
Editor of the Cumhuriyet secularist paper was arrested on Monday and 10,000 more civil servants were fired for alleged terror links
Editor of the Cumhuriyet secularist paper was arrested on...

FBI chief may have broken law with Clinton’s email investigation, top Democrat says
Democrats have accused FBI head James Comey of practising double standards with the intention of helping one political party over another
Democrats have accused FBI head James Comey of...

Australian far-right terrorist with Maltese surname wanted to bomb leftwing premises
‘True blue patriot’ and Combat 18 Nazi Phillip Michael Galea charged with two terrorism-related offences
‘True blue patriot’ and Combat 18 Nazi Phillip...

Icelanders vote for ruling centre-right party as Pirates fall short
Anti-establishment Pirate alliance falls short of expectations as voters opt...
Anti-establishment Pirate alliance falls short of...

Clinton, Trump separated by one point in latest poll
Republican Presidential nominee Donald Trump chips away at deficit after FBI...
Republican Presidential nominee Donald Trump chips away at...