The Israeli military says it has carried out airstrikes on 10 militant sites in the Gaza Strip, including rocket launchers and a weapons manufacturing site.   The airstrikes early Sunday...

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of Islamist militant group Isis, has called on Muslims to obey him, in his first video sermon.   Baghdadi has been appointed caliph by the jihadist group,...

Ukrainian troops have regained control of the key eastern city of Slavyansk from pro-Russian rebels in what could mark a turning point in the country's three-month battle to maintain its...

Spending a day visiting Campobasso, Pope Francis today ate his lunch together with migrants and the poor.    In his speech he said that not being able to take home food, detracts from...

Ukrainian forces have entered the pro-Russian separatist stronghold of Sloviansk in the east.   President Poroshenko has ordered the military to hoist the Ukrainian flag over the city...

The United States marks 238 years as a nation as it celebrates Independence Day with fireworks, food and music. Hurricane Arthur crashed holiday parties along the East Coast. Moscow had subdued...

As the crisis in Syria goes on, many Syrians search refuge the neighbouring countries. The majority of them have come to Lebanon, which according to Social Affairs Minister Rashid Derbas threatens to...

The 11 miners who are trapped in a gold mine in San Juan Arriba in southern Honduras since Wednesday, have still not been rescued. Reports saying that 8 miners already got out, have been denied by...

Thousands of mourners are carrying body of a murdered Palestinian teenager through East Jerusalem amid tight security ahead of his funeral.   Mohammad Abu Khdair's family believe he was...

Five people are being monitored at a Hungarian hospital after the discovery of the deadly anthrax disease in samples of beef, reports say.   The five were admitted to hospital over concerns...