[WATCH] Huge earthquakes kill more than 4,300 in Turkey and Syria
Rescuers are racing to save people trapped beneath rubble after two massive earthquakes flattened buildings in Turkey and Syria
Updated | Death toll hits 1,200 after magnitude 7.8 earthquake hits Turkey and Syria
Millions of people in Turkey, Syria, Lebanon and Israel jolted from their beds early Monday after a deadly earthquake hit the region • Italy retracts tsunami alert...
IS militants claim responsibility for Libya embassy bombings, rocket attack

IS-linked militants in Libya claim responsibility attacks on Iran embassy in Tripoli, rocket attack on Labraq airport.

IS-linked militants in Libya claim responsibility attacks...

Exiled Ukraine president aiming to return as fighting threatens ceasefire

US Secretary of State John Kerry condemns Russia after UN-backed Ukrainian ceasefire left in tatters despite prison exchange • Former Ukrainian president...

US Secretary of State John Kerry condemns Russia after...

Syria-bound British schoolgirls feared to have crossed IS-controlled territory

Three British schoolgirls who are believed to have runaway to become “jihadi brides” are believed to have already crossed into territory controlled...

Three British schoolgirls who are believed to have runaway...

Three Italians killed in Swiss Alps avalanche

Three skiers killed after massive sheet of snow dislodges and sweeps...

Three skiers killed after massive sheet of snow dislodges...

Minister insists Libya needs ‘adequate weaponry’ to fight terrorism, IS threat

Libyan foreign minister Mohammed al-Dairi calls on international community to pay Libya the ‘adequate attention it requires’

Libyan foreign minister Mohammed al-Dairi calls on...

‘Unity’ is main answer to terrorists and extremists, European Socialists agree in eight-point plan

PES leaders approve common declaration against violence and extremism

PES leaders approve common declaration against violence and...

Extension of Greece’s bailout programme will not include austerity

Eurozone finance ministers have reportedly agreed on a four-month extension of...

Eurozone finance ministers have reportedly agreed on a...

Islamic State militants claim responsibility for suicide attacks in Libya

Three car bombs explode in Qubbah claiming 40 lives

Three car bombs explode in Qubbah claiming 40 lives

Somalian deputy PM injured in deadly suicide blast

Al-Shabab claim responsibility for suicide bomb attack on a hotel in Mogadishu...

Al-Shabab claim responsibility for suicide bomb attack on a...

United Libya against ISIS ‘will have lasting peacekeeping effect’

Rising presence of Islamic State gives warring factions an added push to come...

Rising presence of Islamic State gives warring factions an...

UK and EU accused of 'catastrophic misreading' of the Ukraine crisis

Reports by the Lords committee show that EU and the UK did not read the mood in...

Reports by the Lords committee show that EU and the UK did...

New Thai law bans surrogacy for foreigners

The law will ban foreign couples from employing Thai women as pregnancy...

The law will ban foreign couples from employing Thai women...

Cyclone Marcia makes landfall in Queensland

The cyclone brought with it higher than normal tides and some areas are liable...

The cyclone brought with it higher than normal tides and...

Sirte residents say IS has seized university in the central Libyan city

Residents of Sirte reported that the group had taken control of the university, hanging its flag at the entrance.

Residents of Sirte reported that the group had taken...

Commission awards Italy €13.7 million in emergency asylum funding

European Commission emphasizes that it stands by Italy on coping with migratory...

European Commission emphasizes that it stands by Italy on...

US identifies 1,200 potential recruits for training against Islamic State

The program is expected to vet fighters using both US government databases as well as intelligence from regional partners.

The program is expected to vet fighters using both...

Ukraine requests UN peacekeeping forces to monitor ceasefire

The Ukrainian national security council approved the president's request...

The Ukrainian national security council approved the...

Islamic State jihadists plan to use Libya as ‘European gateway’

Document penned by Islamic State recruiter in Libya and translated by British...

Document penned by Islamic State recruiter in Libya and...