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.

FERGUSON, Missouri — The police haven't been able to stop it. Neither have the pastors, or the thousands of mostly peaceful protesters that have filled the city's streets for more than a week. Tear gas, gunshots and other forms of violence have become a ...

The Pentagon is considering sending about 300 more troops to Iraq to enhance security for State Department facilities in Baghdad, a U.S. official told POLITICO Wednesday, bringing the total number of uniformed Americans there to about 1,000. A decision is ...

Besieged Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has been assured by the country's military there will be no coup, but in return he must “share space with the army,” according to a government source who was privy to recent talks between the two sides. As tens ...

Nawaz Sharif said the doors to dialogue would be kept open but he would not resign from his post, sources said. Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has decided not to succumb to pressure exerted by the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) and the Pakistan Awami ...

A Ukrainian warplane was blown out of the sky over rebel-held territory on Wednesday (Aug 20) as fierce clashes between government troops and pro-Russian insurgents left dozens of civilians dead. PHOTOS. Ukrainian forces take their position not far from ...

The armed wing of Hamas warned foreign airlines against flying into Tel Aviv on Wednesday and declared truce talks in Cairo over as a six-week war with Israel spirals into further bloodshed. A picture taken from the Israeli side of the Israel-Gaza Border on ...

Demonstrators take part in a peaceful protest in Ferguson, Mo., on Tuesday. Police lowered their profile and refrained from using tear gas, to encourage a more orderly night of protests 10 days after the police shooting of an unarmed black teenager. Michael ...

It seems the maximalist positions of Imran Khan and Dr Tahir-ul-Qadri are not yielding any results, and the body language of both these leaders now reflects nervousness. Irrespective of the fact that they command a zealous crowd, they tend to keep their ...

The 24-year old Argentine defender has penned a five-year deal with the Red Devils for a fee of around €20million. As part of the deal, United winger Nani will join former club Sporting on a one-year loan deal with the Old Trafford outfit paying his wages in full ...

UEFA have opened an investigation into new Italian FA president Carlo Tavecchio after he made alleged racist comments. The 71-year-old was appointed earlier this month despite an infamous "banana eaters" comment made about Italy's amateur leagues in ...

As US-Israel relations plummet, there is a growing feeling in both capitals that Netanyahu goes out of his way to damage the relationship. Obama Netanyahu. Obama and Netanyahu Photo: REUTERS. As Israel and Hamas work out a cease-fire on the ...

ERBIL, Iraq—U.S. airstrikes have driven some ground commanders of the Sunni radical group Islamic State from northern Iraq across the border into Syria, Iraqi officials say. The retreat into eastern Syria, where Islamic State has built up an operational base ...

ebola MONROVIA: Liberia is battling to halt the spread of the Ebola disease in its crowded, run-down oceanside capital Monrovia, recording the most new deaths as fatalities from the world's worst outbreak of the deadly virus rose above 1,200. The epidemic ...

ebola MONROVIA: Liberia is battling to halt the spread of the Ebola disease in its crowded, run-down oceanside capital Monrovia, recording the most new deaths as fatalities from the world's worst outbreak of the deadly virus rose above 1,200. The epidemic ...

Marcos Rojo has penned a five-year deal at Manchester United after completing his move to Old Trafford from Sporting Lisbon. Louis van Gaal's side are understood to have paid €20 million for the Argentina international, with Nani joining the Portuguese ...

It's been the social media hit of the summer — some of the world's biggest celebrities dousing themselves with buckets of ice water to raise money for ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis), better known as Lou Gehrig's Disease. Just about everybody who is ...