The European Commission is set to announce protective measures to contain a "highly contagious" strain of bird flu discovered at…
According to a recent survey by anti-slavery campaign group Walk Free, nearly 36 million people worldwide, or 0.5% of the…
Southern Switzerland and northern Italy have been hit by deadly landslides following days of torrential rain. Two women died when…
Japan's economy, the world's third largest, unexpectedly shrank for the second consecutive quarter in Q3 2014, leaving the country in…
The death of Abdul-Rahman Kassig, whose killing was shown in a video posted by Islamic State (ISIS), President Barack Obama…
The removal of MH17 flight wreckage has begun at the crash site in rebel-held eastern Ukraine, Dutch officials say. The…
The G20 summit in Brisbane has been closed by Australia’s PM Tony Abbott who detailed economic pledges agreed by world…
Martin Salia, surgeon from Sierra Leone, who is critically ill with Ebola, has arrived in the US for treatment. Dr.…
Romanian voters are set to elect a new president in a run-off vote which pits social democrat PM Victor Ponta…
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has ended after three months, the country's health minister says. The…