Poroshenko faces mammoth task after poll ‘victory’
Poroshenko, a 48-year-old former cabinet minister, had said Sunday he would work…
Ukraine holds key vote shunned by rebel-held east
Ukraine’s Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk had issued an appeal for voters to…
Shebab launch major assault on Somali parliament
Witnesses said Shebab militants, the Al-Qaeda-linked group fighting to overthrow Somalia's internationally-backed…
British preacher Abu Hamza guilty on US terror charges
Judge Katherine Forrest will return to the Manhattan courtroom on 9 September…
Boko Haram in fresh attack as region meets on strategy
Militants stormed an encampment used by Chinese road workers late on Friday…
Race to save trapped miners after Turkey blast kills 232
Most of the deaths have been caused by carbon monoxide poisoning
Turkey PM puts death toll from mine disaster at 232: TV
AFP - Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan put the death toll from…
Michelle Obama calls Nigeria girls abductions ‘unconscionable act’
The Islamist militant group Boko Haram claimed responsibility, and threatened to "sell"…
Death toll rises in Ukraine, fresh warnings of civil war
Kiev and its Western backers see Moscow’s main aims as making sure…
Deadly battles rage on fringe of east Ukraine town
One Ukrainian military commander said the shooting involved automatic small arms and…