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Syria says Islamic State kills hundreds, including children, in Palmyra
Islamic State fighters have killed at least 400 people, including women and children, in Palmyra since capturing the ancient Syrian city four days ago,...
China readies national carbon market to fight climate change
The lights from the Beijing Environment Exchange — one of seven pilot markets in China for trading carbon — raises questions for the country...
Iraq claws back land from IS near Ramadi after bloody battle
Iraqi forces retook territory from the Islamic State group east of Ramadi late Saturday night, commanders said, in their first counterattack since the...
Iraq claws back land from IS near Ramadi
Iraqi forces retook territory from the Islamic State group east of Ramadi Saturday, commanders said, in their first counterattack since the jihadists’...
China: U.S. actions in S. China Sea are ‘irresponsible’ and 'dangerous’
China said on Friday it was “strongly dissatisfied” after a U.S. spy plane flew over part of the South China Sea this week near where China...
Thousands fleeing Islamic State are ‘barred from Baghdad’
Following the takeover of Ramadi, Baghdad is on high alert.
Islamic State fighters have vowed to take the capital, and they are just 70 miles away.
China says U.S. South China Sea actions ‘irresponsible, dangerous’
China said on Friday it was “strongly dissatisfied” after a U.S. spy plane flew over part of the South China Sea this week near where China...
Islamic State loyalists claim Saudi mosque attack
A group purporting to be a newly established Saudi affiliate of the Islamic State group says it is behind Friday’s attack on Shiite worshippers in...
Genetic study could offer hope to millions of prostate cancer sufferers
A landmark genetic study described as the “Rosetta stone” of prostate cancer has opened up a new era of hope for men with advanced forms of...
Deepwater Horizon oil spillage ‘killing huge numbers of dolphins’
Large numbers of dolphins have died as a direct result of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, new evidence suggests. Dead bottlenose dolphins stranded...
IS enters Syria’s Palmyra as U.S. takes ‘hard look’ at Iraq strategy
Jihadists from the Islamic State group were in almost full control of Syria’s historic city of Palmyra on Wednesday night after the withdrawal of...
Police probing 1,400 suspects in UK VIP child sex abuse inquiry
British detectives investigating historical child sex abuse allegations against politicians and celebrities in the UK have identified more than 1,400 suspects.
Russian rocket carrying Mexican satellite fails after launch
A Russian rocket carrying a Mexican satellite malfunctioned Saturday shortly after its launch — the latest mishap to hit Russia’s troubled...
Russian rocket carrying Mexican satellite burns up over Siberia
Russia on Saturday lost a Mexican satellite on launch just hours after a glitch with a manoeuvre involving the International Space Station, the latest...
Russian rocket carrying Mexcian satellite burns up over Siberia
Russia on Saturday lost a Mexican satellite on launch just hours after a glitch with a manoeuvre involving the International Space Station, the latest...
U.S. and China remain at odds over South China Sea activity
The United States and China clashed over a territorial dispute in the South China Sea on Saturday, as China’s foreign minister asserted its sovereignty...
Video surfaces from IS leader who was thought to be dead
The Islamic State group has released an audio message purportedly from its leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, who has not been seen or heard from in months. The...
Iraq says airstrike ‘targeted and killed’ senior Islamic State commander
The second most senior member of Islamic State has been killed in a coalition airstrike, Iraq’s defence ministry has claimed.
Vatican to sign first treaty with ‘State of Palestine’
The Vatican officially recognized the state of Palestine in a new treaty finalized Wednesday, immediately sparking Israeli ire and accusations that the...
Iraq says airstrike targeted senior Islamic State commander
The second most senior member of Islamic State has been killed in a coalition airstrike, Iraq’s defence ministry has claimed.
Air bag crisis continues: Japanese automakers recall 6.5M vehicles worldwide
Toyota, the world’s largest automaker, announced a recall of 5 million vehicles, affecting 35 models produced globally between March 2003 and November...
Motorcycle gunmen kill 43 in Pakistan bus attack
Gunmen on motorcycles opened fire on a bus in Pakistan’s southern city of Karachi on Wednesday, killing at least 43 people.
ICC prepares to investigate crimes committed by Islamic State in Libya
The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor said that she is ready to investigate crimes committed by the Islamic State in Libya, where the...
Guatemala wiretaps lead to fraud, bribery cases in gov’t
Wiretappings that prosecutors used to track down a million-dollar fraud ring run out of the Guatemalan government have cost the vice president her job...
Boko Haram attacks school in Nigeria critically injuring six people
A gunman opened fire on students after walking into a high school in Nigeria critically injuring six people, witnesses said. The gunman, who was caught...
U.S. twins have different fathers, judge finds in paternity case
A paternity case involving a set of twins had a surprise ending worthy of a daytime TV talk show: The girls have different dads.A judge ruled Monday in...
Bare bones of a case: Diver discovers ‘underwater skeleton tea party’
A man snorkeling in the Colorado River near the Arizona and California border was terrified, and later embarrassed, when he came across two fake skeletons...
Grisly discovery: Diver finds ‘skeletons’ having underwater tea party
A man snorkeling in the Colorado River near the Arizona and California border was terrified, and later embarrassed, when he came across two fake skeletons...
Italy again calls for EU help after more migrant deaths
Italy on Tuesday renewed its appeal to the EU for help in managing a relentless wave of migrant arrivals, after around 40 migrants died when their inflatable...
Forty feared dead in latest Mediterranean migrant boat tragedy
Around 40 people are feared to have drowned after falling out of a rubber boat in the latest tragedy in the Mediterranean.
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