US Secretary of State John Kerry has welcomed a decision by Syria's main political opposition group to attend next week's…
At least 20 soldiers have been killed in north-western Pakistan in a bomb blast that struck an army convoy, sources…
At least 21 people - 13 foreigners and eight Afghans - were killed in an apparent Taliban suicide bomb and…
Human rights activists have accused the Burmese police forces of killing at least 16 Rohingya Muslims and kidnapping 100 more…
At least 700 were killed and hundreds others disappeared after fierce fighting between al-Qaeda-linked jihadists and more moderate rival rebel…
Iran's interim nuclear deal with six world powers will come into effect on January 20, the Iranian Foreign Ministry and…
Russian police has launched an investigation into a YouTube video showing Russian men burning the Qur’an and humiliating an injured…
Israelis are beginning a short period of mourning for ex-Prime Minister Ariel Sharon who has died aged 85 of heart…
Iraq's military and some tribal leaders have struck a deal to drive out al-Qaeda-linked fighters in Anbar amid continued clashes…
An Egyptian court on Wednesday adjourned the murder trial of deposed president Mohamed Morsi to February 1, citing “weather conditions”…