Knife-wielding assailant shot dead in West Bank
A Palestinian who the Israeli army claims to have been armed with a knife was shot dead at a checkpoint in the illegally occupied West Bank
Syrian army, Russian aviation resist rebel attack near Aleppo
Syrian government troops and Russian air forces repelled an offensive by militants in Aleppo
North Korean restaurant defectors released in South Korea

A group of 13 North Koreans who defected from China to South Korea have been...

A group of 13 North Koreans who defected from China to...

Son of drug lord 'El Chapo' Guzman among kidnapped diners in Mexico

Officials confirmed that a son of Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El...

Officials confirmed that a son of Mexican drug lord Joaquin...

Russia uses Iran as base for Syria air strikes

Russia uses base in western Iran to carry out air strikes that reportedly...

Russia uses base in western Iran to carry out air strikes...

Farage refuses to deny that he’s applying for German citizenship

Former UKIP leader spotted queuing outside German embassy in London, says...

Former UKIP leader spotted queuing outside German embassy...

Radical preacher Anjem Choudary convicted of supporting Islamic State

UK court convicts Anjem Choudary of pledging allegiance to IS and encouraging...

UK court convicts Anjem Choudary of pledging allegiance to...

North Korean diplomat at London embassy ‘defects to third country’

The DPRK Embassy made belated attempts to figure out the diplomat’s whereabouts, but has failed, according to South Korean media reports

The DPRK Embassy made belated attempts to figure out the...

India charges Amnesty International with sedition

The rights group is charged by police as India’s PM accuses “a...

The rights group is charged by police as India’s PM...

15 inmates relocated to UAE in largest Guantanamo transfer

15 inmates from the Guantanamo prison in Cuba were transferred to the United...

15 inmates from the Guantanamo prison in Cuba were...

Two injured in knife attack on Austrian train

Two people were injured in a knife attack on an Austrian train, close to Sulz,...

Two people were injured in a knife attack on an Austrian...

Bus crash on mountain road in Nepal kills at least 33 people

A bus plunged off the slippery road 80km east of Nepal's capital after...

A bus plunged off the slippery road 80km east of...

July 2016 hottest month in recorded history, NASA says

Record-breaking temperatures reminder that climate change is happening

Record-breaking temperatures reminder that climate change...

Mexico gang abducts group from Puerto Vallarta restaurant

Several armed men in Mexico abducted as many as 16 people from Puerto Vallarta...

Several armed men in Mexico abducted as many as 16 people...

New York imam shooting suspect charged with murder

New York police have charged a man with murder of an imam and an aide

New York police have charged a man with murder of an imam...

Three youths jailed for Denmark rape as acquittal quashed

Denmark's high court has overturned the controversial acquittal of three...

Denmark's high court has overturned the controversial...

German authorities call for 'Pokestops' to be deleted in German airports

Police and the airport operators association in Germany called for Pokemon Go features to be deleted from security zones

Police and the airport operators association in Germany...

Air strike hits hospital in Hajjah, Yemen

A hospital run by a humanitarian aid organisation in Hajjah, Yemen has been hit...

A hospital run by a humanitarian aid organisation in...

7 dead, 40 injured in Peru earthquake

5.4-magnitude earthquake hits region of Arequipa, destroying more than 80 homes; region already suffering from freezing temperatures

5.4-magnitude earthquake hits region of Arequipa,...

Child kidnapper jailed for 10 years in South Africa

Woman snatched three-day-old from mother’s hospital bedside and raised...

Woman snatched three-day-old from mother’s hospital...