Jordanian writer shot dead before trial for insulting Islam
Jordanian writer Nahed Hattar shot dead outside court as he arrived for trial for sharing a cartoon deemed offensive to Islam
UN security council to meet on Syria as battle rages near Aleppo
United Nations Security Council meeting on Sunday as siege on Aleppo intensifies after the end of weeklong ceasefire
Philippines President threatens to pull out of the UN

Philippines President Rodrigo Duerte called the UN a 'son of a bitch'...

Philippines President Rodrigo Duerte called the UN a...

Three crocodiles dumped in Australian school office likely to be put down

Four men broke into a Northern Territory school in Australia on Sunday, leaving three crocodiles who were ‘basically skin and bones’

Four men broke into a Northern Territory school in...

Jeremy Corbyn must go, London mayor Sadiq Khan says

Sadiq Khan says Labour is extremely unlikely to win next election if Jeremy...

Sadiq Khan says Labour is extremely unlikely to win next...

Iraq hangs 36 men over 2014 massacre

36 militants sentenced to death over mass killing of hundreds of military recruits executed

36 militants sentenced to death over mass killing of...

Updated | Suicide bomber in Turkey wedding blast was teenager – Erdogan

Suicide blast that killed 51 and injured 69 was carried out by teenager aged between 12 and 14 years old, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan • Islamic State...

Suicide blast that killed 51 and injured 69 was carried out...

Right-wing leader backs Germans’ right to arm themselves

Frauke Petry, co-leader of right-wing Alternative for Germany, encourages...

Frauke Petry, co-leader of right-wing Alternative for...

Brother of Syrian boy pulled from rubble dies of his injuries

10-year-old Ali Daqneesh, brother of Omran whose photo shocked people around...

10-year-old Ali Daqneesh, brother of Omran whose photo...

World's largest glass bridge opens in China

The 430-metre long, six-metre wide glass-bottomed bridge hangs 300 metres high,...

The 430-metre long, six-metre wide glass-bottomed bridge...

Le Mans-winning Jaguar D-type for sells for record $21.78m

RM Sotheby’s has achieved a new World Record price for a British car at...

RM Sotheby’s has achieved a new World Record price...

US fighter jets scrambled against Syrian warplanes over Hassakeh

In what is thought to be the first incident of its kind, US fighter jets were...

In what is thought to be the first incident of its kind, US...

Trump expresses regret at saying the wrong thing and causing 'personal pain'

Speech marks change in strategy by outspoken US Presidential candidate 

Speech marks change in strategy by outspoken US...

Corbyn refuses to say he would defend Nato ally against Russian invasion

UK's Labour Party leader refuses to commit to Nato's key principle of 'collective defence' where an attack on one country is deemed an attack...

UK's Labour Party leader refuses to commit to...

German interior minister calls for curbs on Burka

The German interior minister called for a partial ban on the burka, arguing...

The German interior minister called for a partial ban on...

Ta’ Frenc owner wants souvenir shop at Hondoq

Angelo Cefai has presented a planning application to convert an existing...

Angelo Cefai has presented a planning application to...

Experts use drift modeling to define new MH370 search zone

The current search for the missing Malaysian Airlines flight will be suspended...

The current search for the missing Malaysian Airlines...

Mexico commission finds police executed 22 in Michoacan

Federal police killed 42 people in the shootout which lasted around three hours...

Federal police killed 42 people in the shootout which...

Trump campaign also targeted by hackers

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has had his campaign's targeted by hackers, but it is unclear whether or not they accessed campaign computers

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has had his...

China to develop new cruise missiles

China justifies its need for a stronger military and its focus on missiles with its status as the world's second-largest economy

China justifies its need for a stronger military and its...