The Italian coastguard has rescued 228 migrants off the Libyan coast in the Mediterranean Sea.

A prominent Pakistani women's rights campaigner has been shot dead in a drive-by shooting in Karachi.

The Statue of Liberty and its surrounding island, one of the most visited monuments in the United States, was given the all-clear Friday

Nick Clegg, leader of Britain's Liberal Democrats and potential kingmaker in next month's general election, yesterday ruled out a coalition

A Japanese man has been arrested for landing a drone on the prime minister's office with a minuscule amount of radiation in an apparent

A Japanese man has been arrested for landing a drone on the prime minister's office with a minuscule amount of radiation in an apparent

Al-Qaeda's Syrian affiliate and its allies seized the last major government-held city in Idlib province yesterday, in a blow that could

The United States has asked for access to Philippine military bases in eight locations to rotate troops, aircraft, and ships as Washington shifts its forces to Asia and as China expands its military presence in the South China Sea.

Fierce fighting raged yesterday in south Yemen between Iran-backed rebels and loyalists of exiled President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi,

The intensity of tremors that have hit Nepal can be gauged by the fact that after the massive 7.8/9 magnitude first one, it has had 18

At least 12 people, including an 83-year-old woman, were killed in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region yesterday after a

Nepal's 19th-century nine-storey Dharahara tower in the heart of the capital on Saturday became a burial ground for hundreds of visitors

Climbers on the world's highest mountain pleaded for help yesterday after a massive earthquake triggered an avalanche at Everest base camp, killing at least 10 people and sparking panic.

Bangladesh government is sending humanitarian assistance to Nepal in the wake of the devastation caused in Nepal by a major earthquake.

Islamist rebels in Syria takes over much of the key north-western town of Jisr al-Shughur, activists say.

The death toll from a massive earthquake which devastated parts of Nepal on Saturday has risen to over 1000, according to a government official.

The civilian death toll from fighting and airstrikes since the bombing started on March 26 reaches an estimated 551 people,United Nations says.

Leading Pakistani human rights activist is killed in a drive-by shooting in Karachi after hosting a talk on allegations of torture in the province of Balochistan.

Islamic State appears to have released a promotional video for its own health service featuring NHS-style branding and an Australian doctor.

The EU has cleared 19 controversial genetically modified products including human food, animal feed and cut flowers, the European