Third Bangladeshi blogger killed in machete attack
Ananta Bijoy Das was attacked by a masked gang wielding machetes in the city of Sylhet, reports say.
[WATCH] EU seeks UN mandate for ‘search-and-destroy’ on Libyan ports
Any military plan must be in accordance with international law and have to be agreed by the five permanent members of the UN Security Council: Britain, France, China, Russia and...
Ukraine crisis: Kerry and Lavrov set for Geneva discussions

Kerry will be pressing Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov for an...

Kerry will be pressing Russian Foreign Minister Sergei...

Operation to reclaim Tikrit from IS begins

Hours ahead of the operation, Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi called on Sunni...

Hours ahead of the operation, Prime Minister Haider...

Dozens killed in Baghdad car bombs

At least 37 people killed, scores injured, after car bombs target market and Shia militia checkpoints in Baghdad.  

At least 37 people killed, scores injured, after car bombs...

Russian opposition politician may have been shot dead by Putin allies, Islamic extremists

Thousands to march to mourn the shooting of Russian opposition politician Boris Nemstov • Committee looking at number of motives, including Ukrainian war,...

Thousands to march to mourn the shooting of Russian...

Four members of banned Muslim Brotherhood sentenced to death

Egyptian court orders capital capital punishment for four members of banned...

Egyptian court orders capital capital punishment for four...

First photo of ‘Jihadi John’ as adult revealed

Showing him with a goatee beard and wearing a Pittsburgh Pirates baseball cap,...

Showing him with a goatee beard and wearing a Pittsburgh...

Protestors take to Bangladesh streets to denounce blogger murder

Students, activists and journalists protest the murder of blogger Avijit...

Students, activists and journalists protest the murder of...

Russian opposition politician shot dead in Moscow

Boris Nemtsov, a former Deputy Prime Minister and vocal critic of President...

Boris Nemtsov, a former Deputy Prime Minister and vocal...

Meritocracy and transparency will be Greece’s trademark, Tsipras says

Greek prime minister says ‘small and big cartels of established interests’ will collapse

Greek prime minister says ‘small and big cartels of...

Eight Spaniards arrested for joining Ukraine rebels

Police have arrested eight Spanish citizens who they suspect of fighting in...

Police have arrested eight Spanish citizens who they...

Al-Thinni claims Turkey supplying weapons to Tripoli • Turkey denies

'Turkey is a state that is not dealing honestly with us. It's exporting weapons to us so the Libyan people kill each other' - Libyan PM

'Turkey is a state that is not dealing honestly with...

American blogger hacked to death in Bangladesh

Hardline Islamist groups have long demanded the public execution of atheist...

Hardline Islamist groups have long demanded the public...

[WATCH] Islamic State video shows militants smashing ancient artefacts in Iraq

Five-minute video shows bearded men inside the Mosul Museum using hammers and drills to destroy several large statues, which are then shown chipped and in...

Five-minute video shows bearded men inside the Mosul Museum...

Protestors clash with Athens police over austerity

The incident marks the first public disorder against the government, which...

The incident marks the first public disorder against...

Three days of avalanches leave 186 dead in northeastern Afghanistan

A local official said there wasn't enough equipment available to clear the...

A local official said there wasn't enough equipment...

'Jihadi John' militant identified as London man

Mohammed Emwazi, a Kuwaiti-born British man believed to be from West London...

Mohammed Emwazi, a Kuwaiti-born British man believed to be...

One dead after suicide bombing on NATO envoy vehicle in Kabul

The explosion struck in the heart of the heavily fortified capital Kabul, close...

The explosion struck in the heart of the heavily fortified...

Court strikes down controversial South Korean adultery law

Violators of the law could previously be imprisoned for up to two years, and...

Violators of the law could previously be imprisoned for up...