Strasbourg, France--The European Court of Human Rights began hearing a case Wednesday against the British government over the police killing of a Brazilian...
Strasbourg, France--The European Court of Human Rights began hearing a case Wednesday against the British government over the police killing of a Brazilian...
Bujumbura, Burundi--Burundi will go ahead with parliamentary elections on June 29 and a presidential poll on July 15, the presidency announced Wednesday, confirming...
Accra--Ghana's President John Dramani Mahama called for national unity on Wednesday as he led a memorial service for more than 150 people killed...
Beirut--Jihadists from the Islamic State group blew up a pipeline feeding natural gas from eastern Syria to the suburbs of the capital Damascus...
Cairo--Police said they foiled an attempted suicide bomb attack Wednesday on one of Egypt's most popular ancient attractions in a rare assault on...
Yangon--Myanmar on Wednesday denied media reports that Indian forces had attacked insurgents inside its territory and said it would not tolerate rebel groups...
Vatican City--Pope Francis has approved a recommendation from his newly-created panel on clerical abuse to create a tribunal with powers to judge bishops...
London--Chinese President Xi Jinping's state visit to Britain in October should usher in a "golden age" of relations between the two countries, Foreign...
Brussels--The European Union on Wednesday called on member states to "act now" to accommodate tens of thousands of asylum seekers rather than wait...
Tehran--Iran on Wednesday insisted it has not deployed troops in Syria to strengthen regime forces, denying reports that thousands of foreign fighters have...
Diyarbakir, Turkey--Turkish authorities have detained 17 people over clashes between rival Kurdish groups that left four people dead and inflamed tensions in Turkey's...
Tehran--Iran on Wednesday offered condolences to the families of four Saudis who died from an apparent accidental chemical poisoning during a pilgrimage in...
Accra--Gold used in jewellery and electronics around the world may have been sourced from mines using illegal child labour in Ghana, Human Rights...
Rome--An Italian nurse who contracted Ebola while working in Sierra Leone with medical charity Emergency has been cured and has left hospital, the...
Bamako--Suspected jihadists killed a policeman in a rare attack on a town near Mali's southern border with Ivory Coast on Wednesday, government sources...
Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt--Leaders from 26 African countries signed a potentially historic free trade deal Wednesday to create a common market spanning half...
Hong Kong--A senior foreign banker was arrested in Hong Kong after crashing a luxury Ferrari car and allegedly killing a security guard in...
Los Angeles--Los Angeles police violated department policy in the shooting death of an unarmed black man last summer, an oversight panel has concluded....
