The military leader of pro-Russian rebels in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk, Igor Girkin - known as Strelkov - has resigned.   Alexander Borodai, the former PM of the self-declared...

 European Union foreign ministers are to meet tomorrow Friday to discuss the crisis in Iraq, the office of EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton said, after key member states called for bolder...

North Korea fired five short-range rockets into the sea off its east coast yesterday, just as Pope Francis arrived in Seoul for a five-day visit.   The launches began at 9.30am at a site...

Police are searching a Berkshire property belonging to Sir Cliff Richard in relation to an alleged historical sex offence.   No arrests have been made and Sir Cliff, 73, who is abroad, said...

Heavy shelling has hit the rebel-held Ukrainian city of Donetsk, amid a continuing row over a controversial Russian aid convoy.   People poured out of offices in the city centre after an...

At a time when the aviation industry is reeling under a slew of mishaps, emergency landings and technical snags, a Brussels-bound Jet Airways plane plunged 5000 feet in the Ankara airspace over...

An Iowa drug developer says it has enough doses of a possible vaccine for the deadly Ebola virus to launch an initial round of human testing.    NewLink Genetics Chief Financial Officer...

Pope Francis' choice of wheels during his five-day South Korean visit has surprised many in this painfully self-conscious country, where big shots rarely hit the streets in anything but expensive...

British police said Thursday they are searching a house believed to belong to veteran singer Cliff Richard in connection with sexual allegations dating back to the 1980s.     South...

A Russian aid cavalcade of 280 trucks destined for eastern Ukraine may be blocked at the border, as it is not being accompanied by any staff from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), a...