Trump's pick for navy secretary withdraws citing disruption to financial interests
US President Donald Trump's choice to become the next navy secretary has pulled his name from consideration, becoming the second nominee to head a military service who has...
South Korea's acting President declines to extend corruption probe
SOUTH Korea‘s acting president Hwang Kyo-ahn will not extend the current special prosecutor’s investigation into a graft scandal involving President Park Geun-hye...
Updated | Somali militants ram car bomb into hotel, killing at least 13

At least 13 people have been killed in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, after al-Shabaab militants rammed a car bomb into the gate of a hotel and stormed...

At least 13 people have been killed in Somalia’s...

Israel announces plans to build 2,500 new West Bank housing units

Israel has announced plans to build an additional 2,500 units inside West Bank...

Israel has announced plans to build an additional 2,500...

Trump expected to order temporary ban on refugees

US President Donald Trump will sign several executive orders restricting...

US President Donald Trump will sign several executive...

Grand Master of Order of Malta resigns over Catholic church condom row

Pope Francis asked Fra' Matthew Festing to step down and he agreed, says spokesman.

Pope Francis asked Fra' Matthew Festing to step down...

Trump signs executive orders backing Keystone XL and Dakota access pipelines

President Barack Obama had rejected the disputed Keystone XL pipeline in 2015 following years of debate

President Barack Obama had rejected the disputed Keystone...

Emergency services helicopter carrying six crashes in Italy

Rescue helicopter with six people on board crashes in central Italy

Rescue helicopter with six people on board crashes in...

Rex Tillerson passes first phase for secretary of state

The Foreign Relations Senate Committee has narrowly approved Rex Tillerson as...

The Foreign Relations Senate Committee has narrowly...

No sign of breakthrough on first day of Syria talks

The Syrian rebels' representatives have vowed to keep fighting if peace...

The Syrian rebels' representatives have vowed to keep...

Trump executive order pulls out of TPP trade deal

US President Donald Trump has fulfilled a campaign pledge by signing an...

US President Donald Trump has fulfilled a campaign pledge...

Trump to sign executive order to withdraw US from TPP trade deal

The executive order to withdraw the US from the TPP negotiations will amount to...

The executive order to withdraw the US from the TPP...

Thousands march against prison pardons in Romania

Thousands of Romanians rallied across the country on Sunday to protest...

Thousands of Romanians rallied across the country on...

US in talks to move Israel embassy to Jerusalem

The Trump administration has begun deliberations over whether to move its...

The Trump administration has begun deliberations over...

The Gambia 'missing millions' after Jammeh flies into exile

More than $11 million is missing from The Gambia's state coffers...

More than $11 million is missing from The Gambia's...

French Socialists vote for presidential nominee

Opinion polls suggest that whoever wins the left-wing nomination will have...

Opinion polls suggest that whoever wins the left-wing...

Facial recognition, fingerprints to replace passports at Australian airports

Radical security overhaul at Australian airports will replace passport scanners and paper cards with facial recognition technology

Radical security overhaul at Australian airports will...

Gambia’s defeated leader Yahya Jammeh leaves country for exile ending crisis

Adama Barrow won the December elections, but Yahya Jammeh contested the results as calls grew for him to be prosecuted for alleged abuses during his time in...

Adama Barrow won the December elections, but Yahya Jammeh...

Women protestors swarm streets across US challenging Trump

The Women’s March extended beyond the United States as citizens worldwide...

The Women’s March extended beyond the United States...

16 dead, 40 injured in Italy bus crash, fire

At least 16 people have died and around 40 were injured when a bus carrying...

At least 16 people have died and around 40 were injured...