US vetoes Israel-Hamas ceasefire at U.N. Security Council
United States blocks resolution, arguing that Israel has the right to defend itself against Hamas attacks
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas calls for negotiations to end war
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas calls for an international conference to end the conflict in Gaza while finding a lasting solution 
Top ISIS leader in Libya 'taken out', Pentagon confirms

Abu Nabil was killed in US airstrikes last month, a Pentagon spokesman has...

Abu Nabil was killed in US airstrikes last month, a...

Iraq threatens UN action over Turkey's refusal to withdraw troops from Mosul

Turkey deployed hundreds of its forces to the town of Bashiqa to train Iraqi Kurdish forces fighting IS.

Turkey deployed hundreds of its forces to the town of...

Rival parliaments in Libya sign initial deal

The UN special envoy for Libya said that this was a positive step forward

The UN special envoy for Libya said that this was a...

Front National wins first round of French regional elections

The impressive showing is the highest ever performance for the...

The impressive showing is the highest ever performance for...

Paris attacks: Three mosques shut down in security crackdown

Over 300 weapons, including 34 considered 'war-grade', were confiscated...

Over 300 weapons, including 34 considered...

Turkey ordered to immediately withdraw troops sent across Iraq border

Iraq Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi says deployment of Turkish forces across...

Iraq Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi says deployment of...

[WATCH] UK police investigate London stabbing as ‘terrorist incident’

Attacker reportedly shouted ‘this is for Syria’ before launching knife attack on three people at a London underground station

Attacker reportedly shouted ‘this is for Syria’...

ISIS claims California shooters were ‘followers’

Islamic State claims that couple who killed 14 people and injured 21 people in...

Islamic State claims that couple who killed 14 people and...

Paris attacker travelled to UK 'to meet terror suspects'

The Guardian reports unnamed terrorist travelled to London and Birmingham but...

The Guardian reports unnamed terrorist travelled to London...

United Nations seeking to combat financing of terror

United Nations organising a summit of finance ministers to combat “the...

United Nations organising a summit of finance ministers to...

German MPs vote for anti-ISIS military mission

Bundestag authorises Merkel government to deploy 1,200 personnel and...

Bundestag authorises Merkel government to deploy 1,200...

California shooter pledged allegiance to ISIS

Reports Tashfeen Malik expressed her support for group on Facebook before...

Reports Tashfeen Malik expressed her support for group on...

Floodwaters begin to recede in Chennai

More than 260 people have died in the floods in the state after the heaviest rainfall in a century.

More than 260 people have died in the floods in the state...

Firebomb attack on Cairo restaurant leaves 12 dead

The Cairo Post newspaper said three masked men threw the device into the venue...

The Cairo Post newspaper said three masked men threw the...

German parliament to vote on joining anti-IS mission in Syria

Tornado reconnaissance aircraft, a naval frigate and 1,200 soldiers will then...

Tornado reconnaissance aircraft, a naval frigate and 1,200...

Denmark votes No on EU cross-border policing legislation

The government, backed by the opposition, had campaigned for Yes, saying it...

The government, backed by the opposition, had campaigned...

Belgium charges two more suspects connected to Paris attacks

Belgian courts charge two more men, 20-year-old Frenchman Samir Z and...

Belgian courts charge two more men, 20-year-old Frenchman...

Intensified attacks in Syria give civilians nowhere to flee, warns NGO

Schools, markets and bakeries are being bombed and women and children are under fire • Armed groups getting nearer displacement camps, potentially forcing...

Schools, markets and bakeries are being bombed and women...