Several killed or wounded by suicide bombing north of Baghdad

Several people were killed or wounded north of Baghdad on Wednesday when a man wearing an explosive belt blew himself up in the middle of a group of people receiving condolences, Iraqi security servi…

EU chief blasts Donald Trump

The European Union's top official launched a stinging attack Wednesday on President Donald Trump, slamming his "capricious assertiveness" and saying the US leader acted more like an enemy than a frie…

Mystery explosion kills woman in Orange County California

Investigators believe an explosion at a medical office in southern California that killed one woman may have been intentional, US media reports say.The blast at the two-storey building in Aliso Viejo…

Philippine senators ask Supreme Court to invalidate Duterte's ICC withdrawal

 A minority bloc in the Philippine Senate on Wednesday asked the Supreme Court to invalidate President Rodrigo Duterte's withdrawal from the International Criminal Court, saying his action witho…

Pilots die in Nepal plane crash

Two people died after a cargo plane crashed in Nepal during bad weather Wednesday, the latest aviation accident in the impoverished Himalayan nation.The Makalu Air flight lost contact moments after t…

Guatemala opens embassy in Jerusalem, two days after U.S. move

Guatemala inaugurated its Israel embassy in Jerusalem on Wednesday, becoming the first country to follow in the footsteps of the United States' deeply controversial move.Israeli Prime Minister Benjam…

Red alert raised after ash bursts from Hawaii volcano

A massive plume of volcanic ash burst from Hawaii's Kilauea volcano on Tuesday, prompting authorities to issue warnings about air quality and the likelihood of a major eruption.The Hawaiian County Ci…

Indonesia hit by another attack after deadly suicide bombings

Four men were shot and killed as they staged an attack on a police headquarters that left one officer dead and two wounded, Indonesian authorities said Wednesday, after a wave of deadly suicide bombi…

North Korea throws US summit in doubt, suspend talks with South Korea

North Korea threatened Wednesday to cancel the forthcoming summit between leader Kim Jong Un and President Donald Trump if Washington seeks to push Pyongyang into unilaterally giving up its nuclear a…

Turkey Orders Israeli Ambassador To Leave Country

Turkey on Tuesday told the Israeli ambassador to temporarily leave after Ankara reacted with outrage to the killing of dozens of Palestinians by Israeli troops on the Gaza border, in the worst crisis…

Russian opposition leader Navalny jailed for a month over protests

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was on Tuesday sentenced to 30 days behind bars for organising protests ahead of President Vladimir Putin's fourth inauguration.Judge Dmitry Gordeyev of Mosco…

China Sichuan Airlines pilot 'half sucked out of plane' survives

A Chinese passenger jet was forced into an emergency landing after its windscreen blew out at 32,000ft (9,753m), sucking the co-pilot halfway out of the plane.Captain Liu Chuanjian said the Airbus A3…

Ukraine detains local director of Russian state news agency

Ukrainian state security agents searched the offices of Russian state news agency RIA Novosti and detained the director of its Kiev office on Tuesday, accusing RIA of being used in an "information wa…

Heavy fighting as Taliban attack western Afghan city

Afghan aircraft on Tuesday bombed Taliban positions in the western city of Farah after the insurgents launched a major attempt to capture the provincial capital, with fearful residents seeking shelte…

US Diplomat Involved In Fatal Traffic Accident Leaves Pakistan

Pakistan has allowed a US diplomat involved in a fatal traffic accident to leave the country, an official said on Tuesday, following a weeks-long standoff and street protests over the incident.The di…

Taiwan court hands former president four-month jail term over information leak

A court in Taiwan on Tuesday sentenced former president Ma Ying-jeou to four months jail over a leak of information related to national security, legal documents showed, but he vowed to appeal, and c…

Melania Trump hospitalized with 'benign' kidney condition

US First Lady Melania Trump had surgery Monday for what aides called a "benign" kidney condition, and will remain in hospital for the rest of the week.The Slovenia-born wife of Donald Trump underwent…

More protests against Israel planned as Gaza toll rises to 59

Fresh protests were expected on Tuesday, a day after Israeli forces killed 59 Palestinians during clashes and protests along the Gaza border against the US embassy opening in Jerusalem in the conflic…

Gaza Clashes: Death toll figure hits 37

Palestinians followed through with their vow to protest massively along the Gaza border Monday with tens of thousands demonstrating and 37 killed by Israeli fire as clashes erupted over the controver…

Pro-Independence Quim Torra appointed leader of Catalonia

Quim Torra, a newcomer to politics who has long fiercely campaigned for independence in Catalonia, was appointed regional president Monday, vowing to keep fighting for a break from Spain in a move th…