A 72-hour ceasefire has come into effect between Israel and the Palestinians in Gaza, after a day of intense diplomacy.…
Recep Tayyip Erdogan has won Turkey's first direct presidential election. With almost all the votes counted, current PM Recep Tayyip…
The US military has carried out a third round of airstrikes on Sunni Muslim militants to defend civilians in northern…
Palestinian negotiators at Cairo ceasefire talks said they would leave on Sunday if Israel did not attend without preconditions. Talks…
A small plane crashed at Mehrabad airport, near Tehran, killing more than 40 passengers, Iranian state media report. The aircraft…
Guinea has decided to close its borders with Liberia and Sierra Leone to contain the spread of Ebola, which has…
Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan has declared the outbreak of Ebola "a national emergency" and approved more than $11 million to…
James Brady’s death has been ruled a homicide, 33 years after he was wounded in an assassination attempt, police in…
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has banned all US airlines from flying over Iraq until further notice. The FAA said…
The US army has launched an airstrike against Islamic State (IS) militants in Iraq. The Pentagon said American aircraft attacked…