India has registered nearly an 800% spike in the number of so-called honour killings reported.
It has led state officials and women's rights groups to...
Syrian rebel factions have proposed a five-day ceasefire for medical and civilian evacuation from the eastern part of the city of Aleppo.
The rebel proposal...
President Barack Obama said the fight he has led against Islamic State has been relentless, sustainable and multilateral.
Speaking at MacDill Air Force Base in...
The last buildings occupied by Islamic State militants in Sirte have fallen into the hands of Libyan fighters, officials said, as anti-IS fighters celebrated...
French prime minister Manuel Valls has announced his candidacy for next year's presidential election.
Mr Valls will face other contenders in the Socialist primary next...
President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Republican supporter Ben Carson to become secretary of the department of housing and urban development.
Mr Trump’s decision, announced by...
