The Australian Government has formally recognised animals as 'sentient' beings (animals that have emotions) by amending animal

Ecuador broke the world record for reforestation Saturday, as thousands of people pitched in to plant 647,250 trees in a single day,

A US drone strike killed at least four militants in Pakistan's restive tribal region near the Afghan border on Saturday, Pakistani security

The enforcement directorate (ED) recently questioned Trinamool Congress MP and actor Mithun Chakraborty in connection with the

China's relationship with the US is "stable" despite tensions in the South China Sea, President Xi Jinping told top American diplomat John

The United States yesterday voiced alarm at death sentences handed to Egypt's ousted president Mohamed Morsi and dozens of

Pope Francis described Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas as an 'angel of peace' before he canonised two 19th century nuns in hopes

Three people including a British national working with the European Union police were killed yesterday when a Taliban attacker rammed

ISIS militants are posing as refugees and being smuggled into Europe across the Mediterranean, it has been reported. Islamic State fighters are taking advantage of the current migrant crisis in the Mediterranean by joining overfilled boats leaving northern Africa for Europe, according to government advisor Abdul Basit Haroun.

Tibetan exiles are calling for China to release a high-ranking monk who disappeared 20 years ago when he was just six years old.

Syrian troops pushed Islamic State group jihadists back from the ancient city of Palmyra yesterday, easing fears over the world heritage site, after fighting that left hundreds dead.

Banning mobile phones from schools has the effect of giving pupils an extra week's education over the course of an academic year, researchers say.

Migrants rescued from a sinking boat off Indonesia have told the BBC that about 100 people died after a fight broke out over the last remaining food.

Tibetan exiles are calling for China to release a high-ranking monk who disappeared 20 years ago when he was just six years old.

Germany's foreign intelligence agency helped the CIA track down Osama bin Laden in Pakistan where US special forces killed the al-Qaeda leader, according to a German news report.

Myanmar's government says it is not responsible for the migrant boat crisis in south-east Asia and may not attend an emergency summit on the issue.

Libya's official government bans Bangladeshi workers from entering the country because many try to travel to Europe by boat illegally, a government spokesman says.

Libyan government adviser Abdul Basit Haroun says Islamic State (IS) fighters are being smuggled into Europe by gangs in the Mediterranean on boats filled with migrants.

Hillary and Bill Clinton have earned at least $30 million since January 2014, including more than $25 million for delivering about 100

Fierce clashes between rebels and pro-government forces killed dozens across south Yemen yesterday, threatening to derail a