Malta’s UN representative joins diplomats in snub of Russian foreign minister
Malta's UN representative is one of over 140 diplomats who walked out of a UN Human Rights Council meeting in solidarity with Ukraine as Russia’s foreign...
[WATCH] Huge blast hits regional government headquarters in Ukraine’s second city Kharkiv
Russian shelling of Ukrainian cities unrelenting as missile strikes Kharkiv’s city centre
Three-day truce in Gaza holds

A fresh three-day ceasefire agreed between Israel and Palestinians in Gaza is holding, with a prospect of further talks on a longer-term deal.

A fresh three-day ceasefire agreed between Israel and...

Iraqi prime minister remains defiant as country burns

Forces loyal to Iraqi PM Nouri Maliki deploy to key areas of Baghdad after he...

Forces loyal to Iraqi PM Nouri Maliki deploy to key areas...

Erdogan wins Turkish presidency

Recep Tayyip Erdogan hails a new era for Turkey and urges unity after winning the country's first direct presidential election.

Recep Tayyip Erdogan hails a new era for Turkey and urges...

Scores wounded as Typhoon Halong hits Japan

About 1.6 million people ordered to evacuate their homes ahead of Typhoon Halong

About 1.6 million people ordered to evacuate their homes...

Ceasefire talks in disarray as Palestine threatens to pull out

Palestinian negotiators threaten to abandon Egyptian-mediated talks in Cairo...

Palestinian negotiators threaten to abandon...

45 killed as passenger plane crashes in Tehran

An Iranian jet carrying 48 passengers has crashed due to an engine failure,...

An Iranian jet carrying 48 passengers has crashed due to an...

Pro-Russian rebels ready for a ceasefire in Ukraine

Pro-Russian rebels in Donetsk, the centre of rebel resistance, says rebels are...

Pro-Russian rebels in Donetsk, the centre of rebel...

Obama warns of long campaign against Islamist militants in Iraq

US President Barack Obama says the criss in northern Iraq would not be solved...

US President Barack Obama says the criss in northern Iraq...

Turkey vote in landmark presidential election

Current Turkey Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is the frontrunning...

Current Turkey Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is the...

Ukrainian journalists call for boycott on international meeting in Russia

Meeting of the European Federation of Journalists should not be held in Moscow, Ukrainian journalists’ unions say

Meeting of the European Federation of Journalists should...

US warns against Russian invasion in eastern Ukraine

The US government warns Russia not to use humanitarian assistance as a pretext...

The US government warns Russia not to use humanitarian...

Renewed violence in Gaza condemned by US, UN

The US and UN condemn renewed violence in Gaza as five Palestinians including...

The US and UN condemn renewed violence in Gaza as five...

US bombs Islamists in Iraq to prevent 'genocide'

The US carries out fresh air strikes against Islamic militants in Iraq 

The US carries out fresh air strikes against Islamic...

HSBC accused of closing Syrian refugees' bank accounts in the UK

HSBC accused of ethnically profiling customers after closing bank accounts...

HSBC accused of ethnically profiling customers after...

US launches airstrikes in northern Iraq

Target was artillery being used against Kurdish forces

Target was artillery being used against Kurdish forces

Libyan health ministry issues Ebola risk warning

Although no cases of Ebola have been reported in libya, health ministry warns...

Although no cases of Ebola have been reported in libya,...

Israel resumes strikes on Gaza

Israel targets 'terror sites across the Gaza Strip' as peace talks collapse following 72-hour truce

Israel targets 'terror sites across the Gaza Strip'...

UNHCR concerned on safety of asylum seekers in Libya

Thousands of refugees in Tripoli and Benghazi unable to leave to safer areas...

Thousands of refugees in Tripoli and Benghazi unable to...