Israel attacked a UN-run school housing refugees in Gaza despite warnings that civilians were there, the UN has said.   UN spokesman Chris Gunness said "the world stands disgraced"...

International observers turned back Wednesday after making another attempt to reach the site where Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 went down in eastern Ukraine, and a government official said the area...

Several Israeli tank shells slammed into a crowded U.N. school used as shelter for refugees in the Gaza war early on Wednesday, killing at least 15 people and wounding 90, a Palestinian health...

Shells smashed into a residential neighborhood of Donetsk on Tuesday as Ukrainian forces intensified their campaign to encircle the rebel stronghold. The shelling killed at least two people, blew...

The EU has adopted new economic sanctions against Russia over the conflict in Ukraine, targeting the oil sector, defence equipment and sensitive technologies, EU sources say.   Russian state...

A vet who was filmed having sex with a horse and a dog has been struck off his profession's register.   Oliver Fraser Lown of Kesgrave, Suffolk was found guilty of five charges by...

Dating website OKCupid has revealed that it experimented on its users, including putting the "wrong" people together to see if they would connect.   It revealed the tests after the...

Two members of the feminist group, Pussy Riot, are suing the Russian government over their imprisonment for a protest in a Moscow cathedral.   Maria Alyokhina and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova say...

David Cameron is to announce tough action on immigration that will halve the amount of time foreigners can claim benefits in the UK.   The Coalition will introduce laws to ensure that...

Gaza has seen one of its heaviest nights of bombardment in three weeks, after Israel's prime minister warned of a long conflict ahead.   Gaza's only power plant was damaged as Israel...