Britain’s prime minister David Cameron has signed a deal with the leader of Scotland’s separatist administration on a referendum that could break up...

The captain of the cruise ship that crashed into an Italian reef appeared in court on Monday to hear the evidence against him, while hundreds of...

Mongolia’s capital has removed its last statue of Lenin, one of the final vestiges of the country’s longtime alliance with the Soviet Union as it...

Teenage rights activist Malala Yousufzai, who was seriously injured in an assassination attempt by the Taliban last week, was on Monday sent to...

Several thousand anti-austerity protesters in Spain marched down a major street in the capital banging pots and pans on Sunday.Many protesters also...

Every night, while an Egyptian Islamic preacher awaits trial on terrorism charges, jailers confiscate items he carries with him during the day that...

The European Union [EU] won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for its efforts to promote peace and democracy in Europe, despite being in the midst of...

North Korea warned on Tuesday that the US mainland is within range of its missiles, saying Washington’s recent agreement to let Seoul possess missiles...

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Monday tweeted that he had held a ‘pleasant telephone conversation’ with defeated electoral rival Henrique...

President Hugo Chavez has won re-election, defeating challenger Henrique Capriles and gaining six more years to cement his legacy and press ahead with...

Lacking the necessary cash and manpower, Pakistan is struggling to stem the flow of millions of dollars in ancient Buddhist artifacts that looters dig...

IKEA is being criticised for deleting images of women from the Saudi version of its furniture catalogue, a move the company says it regrets.Comparing...