UAE, Saudi Arabia willing to deploy group troops to Syria
United Arab Emirates (UAE) joins Saudi Arabia in announcing that it is ready to send ground troops to fight Islamic State militants in Syria, but Syrian government warns it would...
Spain breaks up ‘Islamic State jihadist cell’ posing as NGO
Spanish police arrest seven people with suspected links to an organisation which provided logistical support, weapons, explosives to Islamic State militants and other jihadists in...
New divisions come forth as rival parliaments unite against ‘imposed’ Libya government

Libya’s rival governments reject delayed UN-brokered national unity deal signed today in the Moroccan resort of Skhirat • US, Russia and other...

Libya’s rival governments reject delayed UN-brokered...

Fragile Yemeni ceasefire teeters as peace talks begin

The threat of collapse appeared just hours after a mass local-level prisoner...

The threat of collapse appeared just hours after a mass...

US, Cuba negotiating resumption of commercial flights

The move is a significant step nearly a year after the former Cold War enemies...

The move is a significant step nearly a year after the...

Council of Europe launches rare inquiry into respect for human rights in Azerbaijan

Council of Europe to send representatives to Azerbaijan to seek explanations from the authorities concerning the country's implementation of the Human...

Council of Europe to send representatives to Azerbaijan to...

Amnesty: EU risks complicity in Turkey violations as refugees are locked up and deported

Amnesty International publishes damning evidence that Turkish authorities have been unlawfully apprehending, detaining and pressuring refugees and...

Amnesty International publishes damning evidence that...

Pakistani families remember school massacre victims

Pakistani families join in a memorial to commemorate the victims of the school...

Pakistani families join in a memorial to commemorate the...

Prince of darkness: P2 freemason and loyal fascist Licio Gelli dies at 96

Man at the heart of Italy's darkest mysteries dies at 96 after being convicted several times for conspiracy and tax fraud

Man at the heart of Italy's darkest mysteries dies at...

Malala condemns Trump's call to ban Muslims from entering the US

The Nobel Prize winner said his comments were "full of hatred" and...

The Nobel Prize winner said his comments were "full of...

Rival Libya factions reject UN deal but promise unity government

Heads of rival Libyan parliaments meet in Valletta, say unity government...

Heads of rival Libyan parliaments meet in...

Los Angeles closes all schools due to ‘electronic threat’

All public schools in the Los Angeles district have been closed down due to a...

All public schools in the Los Angeles district have been...

Week-long ceasefire in effect in Yemen as peace talks begin

A Yemeni government delegation and representatives of the Shia Houthi rebel...

A Yemeni government delegation and representatives of the...

Saudi Arabia forms anti-terrorism alliance

34 mainly Muslim countries form military coalition against the so-called...

34 mainly Muslim countries form military coalition against...

New Zealand picks final contender for flag design referendum

A second referendum will be held in March to decide whether to adopt the new...

A second referendum will be held in March to decide whether...

Updated | French teacher who claimed to have been stabbed 'lied'

French authorities say the teacher has fabricated the story

French authorities say the teacher has fabricated the story

Front National fails to win a single region in second round of elections

The party was beaten into third place, despite leading in six of 13 regions in the first round of voting on 6 December.

The party was beaten into third place, despite leading in...

[WATCH] Air strikes kill dozens of Syrian civilians

Group monitoring Syrian war says at least 28 people were killed in a series of...

Group monitoring Syrian war says at least 28 people were...

Hospital fire in Russia kills 21 people, several injured

21 people killed after blaze destroys psychiatric hospital in southern Russia

21 people killed after blaze destroys psychiatric hospital...

US requests Germany to expand military role in fight against ISIS

A week after Germany's parliament voted in favour of joining the fight...

A week after Germany's parliament voted in favour of...