Five killed in Alaska mid-air collision
Five people died in a mid-air collision between two small commercial planes
Israel approves 464 settlement homes in West Bank
Despite being illegal under international law, Israel has given the green light to 464 new settlements in the occupied West Bank, and plans to expand it settlements further in...
Hot air balloon crash kills 16 in Texas

16 people dead after a hot-air balloon burst into flames in central Texas after it struck power lines

16 people dead after a hot-air balloon burst into flames in...

Erdogan to shut down military schools, rein in armed forces after failed coup

Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan closes military academies and puts armed forces under command of defence minister in move designed to bring the military...

Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan closes military...

Tunisian parliament vote to dismiss prime minister

Tunisia prime minister Habib Essid sacked by parliament after no-confidence...

Tunisia prime minister Habib Essid sacked by parliament...

Russian government hit by major cyber attack

Russia's Federal Security Service says that 20 government netowrks have...

Russia's Federal Security Service says that 20...

French PM mulls ban on foreign funding of mosques

Manuel Valls says France must 'invent a new relationship with Islam'...

Manuel Valls says France must 'invent a new...

Armenia police clash with protestors in hostage standoff

Riot police in Armenia exchange fire with pro-opposition protestors who...

Riot police in Armenia exchange fire with...

Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign ‘hacked’

Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign and other Democratic Party...

Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign and other...

Erdogan to drop all lawsuits against people who insulted him

Turkish president to drop all lawsuits instigated against people who insulted...

Turkish president to drop all lawsuits instigated against...

Save the Children maternity hospital in Syria bombarded

Two killed, three injured after an air strike hit a maternity hospital...

Two killed, three injured after an air strike hit a...

Israel demolished more Palestinian homes in first half of 2016 than in all of 2015

740 people made homeless by the Israeli army in West Bank in first six months of 2016

740 people made homeless by the Israeli army in West Bank...

Under international pressure, Malta starts denying visas to exploited North Korean workers

Leisure Clothing director says no North Koreans working at his factory since Apri 2016 • Korean news agencies report denial of visas to 20 of over 70...

Leisure Clothing director says no North Koreans working at...

Rajoy tasked to form new Spanish government, warns he may fail

Spain’s acting prime minister has accepted a mandate from the king to...

Spain’s acting prime minister has accepted a mandate...

Pope Francis to pray at Auschwitz

Pope Francis' visit to site of Nazi death camp in Poland where at least 1.1 million people died will ‘set example to humanity’

Pope Francis' visit to site of Nazi death camp in...

Former banker sworn in as Peru's new president

Pedro Pablo Kuczynski vows to kick-start slowing economy as he takes oath of...

Pedro Pablo Kuczynski vows to kick-start slowing economy as...

Afghan forces lose ground to Taliban and faces pressure from Daesh

A report found that the Nato-backed Afghan government has lost about 5% of...

A report found that the Nato-backed Afghan government...

Merkel defends Germany's refugee policy after attacks

Recent attacks in Germany involving asylum-seekers will not change...

Recent attacks in Germany involving asylum-seekers will not...

Clinton accepts nomination, promises to 'rise to the challenge'

Hillary Clinton tells voters the US election is a "moment of...

Hillary Clinton tells voters the US election is a...

Imam says terrorists are enemies of Islam and Muslims

Spiritual leader of Muslims in Malta Imam Mohammed Elsadi says terror has no...

Spiritual leader of Muslims in Malta Imam Mohammed Elsadi...