Updated | Russia orders troops into eastern Ukraine
After recognising them as independent states, Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered troops into two rebel-held regions in eastern Ukraine
[ANALYSIS] Ukraine, a tinderbox waiting to explode
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British human rights workers disappear in Qatar

A researcher and a photographer were due to leave the country on Sunday

A researcher and a photographer were due to leave the...

Al-Qaeda report formation of Indian subgroup

Exhorts unity to “confront the alliance of India, the West, secularists...

Exhorts unity to “confront the alliance of India, the...

World leaders to meet Poroshenko ahead of Nato summit

Five months of fighting have caused 2,600 deaths, displacement of 1 million...

Five months of fighting have caused 2,600 deaths,...

Two truck bombs kill 12, injure 80 in east Afghanistan

The Taliban have claimed responsibility for the attack.

The Taliban have claimed responsibility for the attack.

Al-Shabab extremists offered amnesty by Somali government

The offer comes after a US airstrike targeting the group's leader on Monday

The offer comes after a US airstrike targeting the...

SOCAR should be more accountable – UN body

The committee for business and human rights, operating under the UN Council for...

The committee for business and human rights, operating...

Ukraine and Russia reach ‘permanent truce’ over Ukraine conflict

Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko has announced that he has reached a...

Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko has announced that he...

Updated | US authorities confirm beheading video is authentic

ISIS execute second US reporter, two weeks after murdering American journalist...

ISIS execute second US reporter, two weeks after murdering...

Women, children killed in Iraq blast

Car bomb attack in Samarra kills 31

Car bomb attack in Samarra kills 31

Support for Scottish independence on the up

Yes Scotland claims breakthrough in runup to referendum with latest YouGov poll...

Yes Scotland claims breakthrough in runup to referendum...

Hamas popularity surges following attack on Gaza

Hamas would sweep Palestinian elections if they were held today after its...

Hamas would sweep Palestinian elections if they were held...

Obama lands in Estonia for talks on Ukraine

Dependence on Russian energy and presence of Russian minorties raises concerns...

Dependence on Russian energy and presence of Russian...

Putin blames crisis on Kiev's lack of dialogue

Russian president says militia forces in place to prevent shooting in...

Russian president says militia forces in place to prevent...

US attacks al-Shabab in Somalia

The United States has attacked Islamist group al-Shabab in Somalia on Monday

The United States has attacked Islamist group al-Shabab in...

Baghdad car bombs kill 13, injure 45

At least 1,420 Iraqis have been killed and 1,370 injured in terrorist attacks and violence across the country last month

At least 1,420 Iraqis have been killed and 1,370 injured in...

Landslides, floods kill eight in China after heavy rains

Rains cause an estimated $11 million in damage

Rains cause an estimated $11 million in damage

34 aircraft damaged during fighting at Tripoli airport – report

A list compiled by the Aviation Safety Network places the number of damaged...

A list compiled by the Aviation Safety Network places the...

Manila airport bomb plot foiled, four arrested

Counter-terrorism agents from the National Bureau of Investigation caught the...

Counter-terrorism agents from the National Bureau of...