President Barack Obama has toured South Africa’s Robben Island - the jail in which Nelson Mandela was kept for 18…
A Saudi court has sentenced seven cyber activists to between five to 10 years in prison for inciting protests, mainly…
The new World Health Organization guidelines for HIV treatment could see millions more people in developing countries getting life-saving medicine.…
Dozens of people across western US have been treated for exhaustion and dehydration, as the region is continuing to bake…
Martin Schulz, the head of the European Parliament, has demanded "full clarification" from the US over a report that key…
Sheikh Hassan Dahir Aweys, a top Islamist in Somalia, has arrived in the capital Mogadishu amid reports of a split…
US Vice-president Joe Biden has talked to Ecuador's leader Rafael Correa by phone about fugitive Edward Snowden's bid for asylum.…
American yacht Nina carrying eight people and missing in waters between New Zealand and Australia is now presumed to have…
President Barack Obama has praised Nelson Mandela as "an inspiration to the world", during his visit to South Africa. Barack…
An extended heat wave has hit western US states, with temperatures threatening to break the all-time high recorded on Earth.…