Israel-Gaza war: Major UN agencies call for immediate humanitarian ceasefire
30 days into the conflict, and major UN agency chiefs call for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza
Pope Francis makes urgent plea for a halt to the Gaza conflict
'I pray you to stop in the name of god, cease the fire,' Pope Francis told the crowd in St Peter's Square
Massive Canada wildfire likely to burn for months

Alberta officials fear raging blaze could reach major oil sands mine nearby and...

Alberta officials fear raging blaze could reach major oil...

North Korea will not use nuclear weapons unless threatened, says Kim Jong-un

North Korea dictator Kim Jong-un says country will not use nuclear weapons against other nations unless its sovereignty is threatened and says he is will to...

North Korea dictator Kim Jong-un says country will not use...

Gunmen kill eight police on outskirts of Cairo

Egypt is in the midst of an insurgency that has killed hundreds of police...

Egypt is in the midst of an insurgency that has killed...

Saharan Addax antelope faces imminent extinction

Saharn Addax antelope faces extinction after losing their habitat through oil...

Saharn Addax antelope faces extinction after losing their...

17 missing as fishing boat collides with Malta-flagged ship in Chinese waters

Search and rescue operation underway for 17 people who went missing after a fishing boat collided with a Malta-flagged ship and sank 

Search and rescue operation underway for 17 people who went...

Clinton to form ‘Republicans for Hillary’ group to exploit anti-Trump anger

Hillary Clinton's campaign starts targeting Republican voters who are disillusioned at Donald Trump's nomination as their party's presidential...

Hillary Clinton's campaign starts targeting Republican...

[WATCH] London elects first Muslim mayor of major western capital

Labour's Sadiq Khan elected mayor of London, winning 57% of the total vote...

Labour's Sadiq Khan elected mayor of London, winning...

Leaders discuss solutions for plans of coal-fired power in Asia

In an unusually stark warning, the World Bank president, Jim Yong Kim, noted...

In an unusually stark warning, the World Bank president,...

Trump finds no support from US House Speaker Paul Ryan

US House Speaker Paul Ryan currently unwilling to support Donald Trump as...

US House Speaker Paul Ryan currently unwilling to support...

North Korea holds first party congress in decades

North Korea is holding its first party congress in nearly 40 years, as leader...

North Korea is holding its first party congress in nearly...

Scottish Nationalists claim victory in Parliament elections

Counting is currently underway in 40 English local council polls, with resultd...

Counting is currently underway in 40 English local council...

Internally displaced Syrians targeted in Idlib airstrikes

An air strike killed at least 17 in a camp for internally displaced Syrians...

An air strike killed at least 17 in a camp for internally...

From money to data - cyber crime target shifts

Bank robberies no longer refer to masked men with guns; a much more...

Bank robberies no longer refer to masked men with guns; a...

German far-right AfD call for ban of Islam

Support for the AfD has grown since the start of the refugee crisis

Support for the AfD has grown since the start of the...

Turkey: ‘Islamic State’ link to deadly Gaziantep blast

More than 20 people, some of them civilians, were injured in the early-morning...

More than 20 people, some of them civilians, were injured...

Violence breaks out during anti-government protests in Iraq

After months of relatively peaceful protests, anti-government demonstrations in...

After months of relatively peaceful protests,...

German far-right party says Muslims not welcome in Germany

Delegates of Germany’s anti-migration party Alternative for Germany back...

Delegates of Germany’s anti-migration party...

Suspected Isis suicide bomber kills two police, injures 18 in Turkey

Suspected Islamic State militant kills two police officials, injures several...

Suspected Islamic State militant kills two police...