Egypt to toughen penalties for female genital mutilation
Authorities plan to increase the jail terms, with harsher sentences if the mutilation leads to death or deformity
Curfew lifted in parts of Kashmir
A curfew that has been ongoing for more than 50 days following an increase of violence in Kashmir has been lifted by the authorities
Update 3 | Daesh claims responsibility for hostage situation in France

BREAKING • Two armed men who took hostages at a church near Rouen in northern France are now dead, police sources have said • Le Figaro reports men...

BREAKING • Two armed men who took hostages at a church...

Australia Prime Minister calls for royal commission for assault in juvenile detention

Australia's prime minister, Malcolm Turnbull, has called a royal commission after a report showed prison guards assaulting teenage boys in juvenile...

Australia's prime minister, Malcolm Turnbull, has...

[WATCH] Hillary Clinton must become president - Bernie Sanders

Bernie Sanders endorsed former rival in the presidential nomination race...

Bernie Sanders endorsed former rival in the presidential...

Bangladesh police kill nine suspected militants in raid

Bangladesh Police in Dhaka killed nine suspected terrorist militants...

Bangladesh Police in Dhaka killed nine suspected...

Solar Impulse completes historic round-the-world trip

Solar Impulse lands in Abu Dhabi, over one year after departing, becoming the...

Solar Impulse lands in Abu Dhabi, over one year after...

19 dead after Japan knife attack

A suspect was arrested following an attack that left 19 people dead and 26 injured in Japan

A suspect was arrested following an attack that left...

Arrest warrants issued for 42 journalists in Turkey

Turkish authorities have issued warrants for 42 journalists following the...

Turkish authorities have issued warrants for 42 journalists...

Two killed, 16 injured in Florida shooting

Two people were killed and up to 16 more injured after a shooting at a...

Two people were killed and up to 16 more injured after a...

US Democratic party chair announces resignation on eve of convention

Democratic party chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz announced her resignation...

Democratic party chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz...

Libyan Presidency Council summons French ambassador over special forces in Benghazi

The Presidency Council in Libya has summoned the French ambassador to protest at the presence of French force in Benghazi

The Presidency Council in Libya has summoned the French...

Iran destroys 100,000 satellite dishes, despite president’s disagreement

Iranian authorities have destroyed 100,000 satellite dishes and receivers as part of a widespread crackdown against illegal devices on grounds of morality

Iranian authorities have destroyed 100,000 satellite...

Assad 'ready for peace talks' as government airstrikes hit four makeshift hospitals

Syrian government air strikes have put four makeshift hospitals and a local blood bank in Aleppo out of action in the past 24 hour

Syrian government air strikes have put four makeshift...

Kabul in mourning after deadliest attack in 15 years

Funerals take place in Afghanistan's capital for victims of Saturday's...

Funerals take place in Afghanistan's capital for...

Brexit heightens risks for global economy, G20 warns

G20 group warns Brexit vote 'adds to uncertainty' of global economy,...

G20 group warns Brexit vote 'adds to uncertainty'...

Trump warns French, Germans will face ‘extreme vetting’ entering US

Donald Trump says France and Germany have been 'totally compromised by terrorism' 

Donald Trump says France and Germany have been 'totally...

Munich gunman ‘had planned attack for a year’

German authorities say that David Sonboly, 18, had been planning Munich attack...

German authorities say that David Sonboly, 18, had been...

Munich attack compels Germany to review gun laws

Germany politicians urged tighter gun legislation following the mall shooting...

Germany politicians urged tighter gun legislation following...

Turkey to disband its presidential guard

Turkey's prime minister says there is 'no purpose or need' for the elite presidential guard as the government's post-coup crackdown...

Turkey's prime minister says there is 'no purpose...