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Iraqi forces claim to have recaptured Ramadi from Islamic State

Iraqi forces claim that they are in full control of the city of Ramadi, recapturing it from Islamic State fighters. The victory comes after weeks...

China expels French reporter who questioned official line on terrorism

A French journalist is preparing to leave China after the Communist government said she was no longer “suitable” to be allowed to work there. China...

At least seven killed as tornados sweep through Texas

Tornados have swept through Texas leaving substantial damage and at least seven people dead, in the latest in a succession of freakish winter weather...

Chinese mine boss drowns himself after deadly collapse

The owner of a Chinese gypsum mine drowned after jumping into a well in an apparent suicide during rescue efforts for 17 workers still...

India PM Narenda Modi meets Pakistan’s Nawaz Sharif in Lahore

India’s Narendra Modi has made a surprise visit to Pakistan, his first trip as prime minister to the Islamic nation that has been India’s...

Syrian Rebel leader Zahran Allouch ‘killed in air strike near Damascus’

An air strike near Syria’s capital Damascus has killed top rebel commander Zahran Allouch, according to opposition activists. The British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights...

Indonesia boat accident death toll rises to 63

Rescuers have recovered 40 more bodies from waters in central Indonesia, raising the confirmed death toll from the weekend sinking of a passenger boat...

Two Palestinians killed after Jerusalem knife attack

Two Palestinian assailants were shot and killed after stabbing Jewish pedestrians outside Jerusalem’s Old City, Israeli police said, the latest in an unrelenting wave...

‘Ransom demand’ for Japanese journalist missing in Syria

The kidnappers of a Japanese journalist who is missing in Syria have made a ransom demand for him, it has been reported. The France-based group...

Russia accused of killing Syrian civilians with cluster bombs

Russia has been accused of using cluster munitions and unguided bombs on civilian areas in Syria in attacks that have killed hundreds of people...

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