The United Nations refugee agency launched a land, air and sea aid push to address the humanitarian crisis in Iraq, one that the organization says is one of the worst it has seen in recent years. About 100 tons of supplies landed in Irbil on Wednesday, which ...

Five months have passed since the Ebola virus was first confirmed in West Africa — but according to a top aid official, the emergency response is still leaderless and suffering from a kind of “Ebola psychosis” that has made the global community reluctant to ...

Attorney General Eric Holder during his meeting at the FBI building in St. Louis, Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2014. Holder has told Ferguson community leaders that he has assigned the federal government's "most experienced agents and prosecutors" to the ...

Imran Khan says he will not hold talks with the government until Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif resigns. The opposition leader told protesters holding a sit-in outside parliament that the talks would be "no use" unless Mr Sharif stepped down.

Imran Khan says he will not hold talks with the government until Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif resigns. The opposition leader told protesters holding a sit-in outside parliament that the talks would be "no use" unless Mr Sharif stepped down.

Ebola patient Held By health workers The World Health Organisation (WHO) has commended efforts made in containing the spread of the Ebola Virus Disease in Nigeria. A comment posted on their website. said “the situation in Lagos, Nigeria, where the first ...

The European Commission has unveiled a €125 million market support plan for providers of fruit and vegetables in wake of the food import sanctions that have been imposed by Russia from all EU member states. Emergency measures will be implemented ...

As the war on Gaza intensified and the images of killed children made the rounds, people all over the world asked a simple question: What can be done to stop this carnage? The answer is: make the occupation costly and strengthen the resilience of the ...

... * More on this on tonight's show: “Federal prosecutors briefed Attorney General Eric Holder about the civil rights investigation into the shooting death of unarmed teen Michael Brown, during Holder's trip to Ferguson on Wednesday.” * Making a connection: ...

The parents of James Foley deliver a statement following the beheading of their son by an Isis militant. Speaking on Wednesday outside their home in Rochester, New Hampshire, John and Diane Foley say they are humbled to have James as a son.

People walk in front of a building damaged by, what locals say, was recent shelling by Ukrainian forces in Donetsk on August 20, 2014. -- PHOTO: REUTERS. KIEV/DONETSK, Ukraine (REUTERS/AFP) - Heavy shelling hit residential neighbourhoods in ...

The Ebola virus death toll in West Africa continues to rise and currently stands at 1,350, the World Health Organization said Wednesday. Of that total, 576 have died in Liberia, where the outbreak is most severe and efforts to contain the virus are deemed most ...

The death toll mounted in the conflict between Ukraine's armed forces and pro-Russian separatists in the east as the military said it continues to push back the rebels. Thirty-four civilians were killed and 29 hurt in Donetsk, one of the main separatist ...

The death toll mounted in the conflict between Ukraine's armed forces and pro-Russian separatists in the east as the military said it continues to push back the rebels. Thirty-four civilians were killed and 29 hurt in Donetsk, one of the main separatist ...

The death toll mounted in the conflict between Ukraine's armed forces and pro-Russian separatists in the east as the military said it continues to push back the rebels. Thirty-four civilians were killed and 29 hurt in Donetsk, one of the main separatist ...

Carving out some time from a busy schedule of painting world leaders, former US president George W Bush has taken the Ice Bucket challenge, helping to raise money for motor neurone disease. Mr Bush, sitting at an outdoor table, tells the camera he had ...

Restaurant owner Salah Abu Hasira used to imagine his Gaza Strip homeland as a tourism destination with suntanned bathers lounging on its beach and visitors retracing the steps of biblical champion Samson. Nine years after Israel withdrew settlers and ...

Security forces reportedly fire live rounds at residents protesting at being barricaded into their neighbourhood by barbed wire. 9:49pm UK, Wednesday 20 August 2014. A Liberian Army soldier, part of the Ebola Task Force, clashes with a local. A soldier ...

By now, you've probably seen all sorts of celebrities take part in the Ice Bucket Challenge, the social media stunt that has raised more than $20 million for ALS research. Adam Jones did it. So did LeBron James. Lady Gaga. Even Laura Bush dumped a bucket ...

Yesterday, the Islamic State released footage of the beheading of American journalist James Foley, who was captured in Syria two years ago. The group also says it may execute another American journalist depending on the next moves of President Obama.