Syria accuses Israel of firing rockets at air base near Damascus
Syria has accused Israel of bombarding an area west of Damascus, with reports of a military airport being hit
Arrival of US troops in Poland raises Moscow’s ire
Deployment originally scheduled for later in the month was brought forward, possibly as an attempt to lock Donald Trump into strategy
Trump dismisses CIA report that Russia interfered in election as ‘ridiculous’

US President-elect Donald Trump says he doesn't believe a CIA report that concluded that Russia intervened in the presidential election on his behalf

US President-elect Donald Trump says he doesn't believe...

Bomb attack near Cairo’s Coptic cathedral leaves several dead

At least 25 people killed and 35 injured after a bomb explodes near Egypt's...

At least 25 people killed and 35 injured after a bomb...

Bulgarian freight train explodes, several killed

At least five people killed and three more in critical condition after train...

At least five people killed and three more in critical...

Oilman likely to be named as Trump's secretary of state

Exxon CEO Rex Tillerson likely to be named as country's most senior...

Exxon CEO Rex Tillerson likely to be named as country's...

60 killed, several injured as church roof collapses in Nigeria

Church where bodies of at least 60 victims have been retrieved from...

Church where bodies of at least 60 victims have been...

Updated | 38 killed, scores injured after twin bombing outside Istanbul football stadium

Turkey declares day of mourning and blames Kurdish militants for two explosions which killed 38 people and wounded more than 160

Turkey declares day of mourning and blames Kurdish...

AA Gill dies, weeks after revealing cancer battle

The columnist, who used the byline AA Gill told the UK's Sunday Times...

The columnist, who used the byline AA Gill told the...

Russia hacked Republican Committee emails, U.S. concludes

Two US intelligence agencies have told leading newspapers in the country that...

Two US intelligence agencies have told leading newspapers...

Obama orders review of Russian interference in US election

The review comes amidst increasing pressure from congressional Democrats

The review comes amidst increasing pressure from...

Justin Trudeau under pressure amid cash-for-access fundraising claims

Canada’s Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, has become embroiled in...

Canada’s Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, has...

UN criticises Israel settlement law that would legalise 4,000 West Bank homes

The UN human rights chief has called out a bill in Israel that would legalise some 4,000 settler homes in the occupied West Bank, for its...

The UN human rights chief has called out a bill in...

Turkey seeks arrest of university academics in Gulen-related probe

Turkish prosecutors ordered the arrest of 87 people linked to Istanbul...

Turkish prosecutors ordered the arrest of 87 people linked...

John Glenn, first American to orbit Earth, dies aged 95

Former astronaut John Glenn, the first American to orbit Earth, has died in...

Former astronaut John Glenn, the first American to orbit...

South Korean parliament votes to impeach President

The South Korean parliament has voted to impeach President Park Geun-hye over a...

The South Korean parliament has voted to impeach President...

6.5-magnitude earthquake reported off coast of California

The quake’s epicentre is reported to have been located approximately 165...

The quake’s epicentre is reported to have been...

Trump to nominate climate change sceptic Scott Pruitt to lead US environmental agency

Scott Pruitt, attorney general of Oklahoma and a sceptic of climate science, has been chosen by US President-elect Donald Trump as the next...

Scott Pruitt, attorney general of Oklahoma and a sceptic of...

Ratko Mladić must get life sentence, say war crimes prosecutors

Prosecutors have called for Ratko Mladić, the Bosnian Serb general...

Prosecutors have called for Ratko Mladić, the Bosnian...

Boris Johnson accuses Saudi Arabia of 'twisting and abusing' Islam

Boris Johnson has accused Britain's ally, Saudi Arabia, of engaging in...

Boris Johnson has accused Britain's ally, Saudi Arabia,...