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Barack Obama to keep 9,800 US troops in Afghanistan

President Barack Obama has announced plans to keep nearly 10,000 US troops in Afghanistan through most of next year and 5,500 when he leaves...

Number of billionaires in China passes US total

China has passed the United States in the number of billionaires, driven by the rise of fortunes in technology and manufacturing, according to a...

Germany orders mandatory recall of Volkswagen cars

A mandatory recall of Volkswagen cars sold with software that enabled them to evade diesel emissions testing has been ordered by Germany’s motor transport...

Eight missing after wooden boat collides with Greek patrol vessel

Eight people are missing after a wooden boat carrying migrants or refugees attempting to reach the Aegean island of Lesbos sank after colliding with...

Ebola virus can stay in men for nine months – research

Scientists have found Ebola stays in the semen of male survivors for up to nine months after recovery - much longer than previously thought. Previous...

EU hits out at member nations over failed refugee pledges

The European Union lashed out at member countries for failing to come up with funds to help cope with the refugee emergency. The European Commission...

Burmese government agrees ceasefire with eight rebel armies

The Burmese government has signed a ceasefire agreement with eight ethnic rebel armies, but the more powerful groups have refused to come on board. The...

Texas ‘refused to listen to God’s children’, says inmate before execution

Texas man Licho Escamilla has become the 12th person executed by the State of Texas this year. Escamilla was put to death for the November...

Iran begins sending fighters to Syria under cover of Russian airstrikes

Iran and its proxy militia in Lebanon have poured in hundreds of fighters to central and northern Syria in recent days. Syrian activists say the...

Polish politician slammed for refugee comments that Adolf Hitler ‘would not be ashamed of’

Former Polish prime minister Jaroslaw Kaczynski says refugees who have arrived recently in Europe are carrying diseases that could hurt the local populations. The words...

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