Latest World News
Floods dampen seasonal cheer in England, Scotland and Wales
Parts of northwest England already hit hard by flooding in recent weeks…
Damascus: Plan to evacuate militants from Yarmouk put on hold
A plan to evacuate thousands of militants and civilians from rebel-held districts…
Iraqi forces continue fight against ‘Islamic State’ in Ramadi
Iraqi forces have continued their drive into the heart of Ramadi, the…
Palestinian knife assailant killed in Jerusalem
Israeli police have shot and killed a Palestinian man who pulled a…
Dian Fossey: the gorilla researcher in the mist
Great apes were her friends; interacting with human beings was not her…
Dozens injured after earthquake in Afghanistan, Pakistan and India
A strong earthquake has shaken Afghanistan and Pakistan, as well as northern…
Paris-Berlin: So near and yet so far
There are versatile connections between the two capitals. After the November 13…
Nigerian president ‘shaken and shocked’ by gas tank explosion
Nigeria's president has responded to a fatal gas tank explosion - with…
Syrian rebel leader Zahran Allouch reportedly killed in airstrike
Several members of a powerful Syrian Islamist group have been killed in…