Thirty-two people are missing after an oil tanker and a cargo ship collided off China’s east coast on Saturday evening. The Sanchi tanker, a Panama-registered vessel...
The Australian city of Sydney has experienced its hottest weather in 79 years with temperatures in the region hitting as high as 47.3C (117F). In Penrith,...
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has launched a new round of coalition talks in a bid to end the country’s political stalemate. More than three months after...
One person was killed when a hot air balloon carrying around 20 people including tourists crashed near Egypt’s ancient city of Luxor on Friday (Jan 5),...
A suicide attacker blew himself up near a crowd of police and protesters in Kabul Thursday, killing at least 11 people and wounding 25 others, officials...
At Washington’s request, the UN Security Council will hold an emergency meeting on Friday, January 5, to discuss the wave of protests in Iran. The United...
North Korea has accepted an offer to attend high-level talks next week, South Korean officials have said. The meeting, on 9 January, will focus on finding...
Heavy snows hits parts of central and eastern China bringing chaotic, if often beautiful, scenes. Authorities issued their second-highest blizzard alert – and there are warnings...
Russia’s defence ministry on Thursday said two servicemen were killed in a mortar attack by Islamist militants in Syria on New Year’s Eve, but denied media...
The U.S. jury’s decision to convict a Turkish banker for helping Iran evade sanctions does not carry any legal value for Turkey and is against international...
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Thursday North Korea was engaging in continued provocations that were “absolutely unacceptable” and said he would work with the...