Iraqi Kurdish Peshmerga troops watch as smoke billows from the town of Makhmur during clashes with Islamic State (IS) militants August 9, 2014. Azad Lashkari/Reuters. Tweet. AA. Filed Under: World. Military planners are reportedly considering sending ...

Liberian security forces have used wood and barbed wire to seal off 50,000 people inside their crowded slum in an attempt to contain the Ebola outbreak, which has killed 1350 people and counting. Hundreds of slum residents clashed with the police and ...

Several lorries from a Russian convoy carrying aid are close to crossing into Ukrainian territory, local reports say. The first vehicles from the 270-lorry convoy have moved into the customs zone between the two countries at the Donetsk border crossing.

LONDON — British Prime Minister David Cameron broke off his holiday yesterday for talks on the threat posed by IS militants following the “shocking and depraved” apparent beheading of US journalist James Foley. Cameron was returning to his Downing ...

FERGUSON, UNITED STATES - AUGUST 18: Captain Ron Johnson of the Missouri Highway Patrol speaks to media during a protest on August 18, 2014 for Michael Brown, who was killed by a police officer on August 9 in Ferguson, United States. Captain ...

BKS Iyengar A screengrab of yoga guru BKS Iyengar's website. (http://bksiyengar.com photo). Tweet. Change text size for the story; Print this story. Report an error. Related Stories. Yoga can help with mental-health conditions: Study · Meditation 101: Is this ...

When I met him at his yoga institute in Pune three years ago for an interview, I believed the sprightly, internationally acclaimed Bellur Krishnamachar Sundararaja Iyengar aka BKS would be easily 100 not out. But on Wednesday, aged 95, he succumbed to ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica — The viral ice bucket challenge that has seen popular Jamaicans such as Usain Bolt, Shelley-Ann Fraser and Youth Minister, Lisa Hanna getting soaked in iced water, has generated a record US$22.9 million in donations worldwide ...

Hamas spokesman Abu Ubaida said in a televised speech on Wednesday that Israel had "failed" in its assault on Gaza and called upon the Palestinian negotiating delegation in Cairo to return home. The speech comes after Israeli air strikes killed 22 ...

MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) — The World Health Organization says the death toll from the Ebola outbreak in West Africa is now at least 1,350 people. The latest figures Wednesday show that the deaths are mounting fastest in Liberia, which now accounts for at ...

The FBI has informed the family of slain journalist James Foley that they believe the YouTube video which shows his beheading is authentic. Share. Go To. Comments. The Global Post has said the FBI has indicated it is continuing a longer process of official ...

GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories (AFP) - The armed wing of Hamas warned foreign airlines on Wednesday against flying into Tel Aviv, threatening to step up its six-week conflict with Israel and declaring truce talks in Cairo over. "We are warning international ...

Arsenal's Aaron Ramsey (left) and Besiktas' Veli Kavlak fight for the ball during their Istanbul clash. Picture / AP. Arsenal held on with 10 men to draw 0-0 at Besiktas in the Champions League playoff round yesterday, while Bayer Leverkusen are better placed ...

The MTV Video Music Awards will kick off Sunday with what's sure to be an energy-filled performance by Ariana Grande, Nicki Minaj and Jessie J. The trio of stars will perform their new song, "Bang Bang," live on the show, taking place at the Forum in ...

CLAYTON, MO - AUGUST 20: Police guard the front of the Buzz Westfall Justice Center where a grand jury will begin looking at the circumstances surrounding the fatal police shooting of an unarmed teenager Michael Brown on August 19, 2014 in Clayton, ...

The challenge has caught on with notable figures participating in the campaign to raise money for the fight against ALS, or Lou Gehrig's disease. In a video posted on Mr Bush's Facebook page, he said: "To you all who challenged me, I do not think it's ...

Islamabad: Tehreek-e-Insaf leader Imran Khan addressed his supporters at a massive rally in Islamabad, hours after the deadline set by him for Pakistan prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to step down lapsed. Here are the highlights of the address: We are ready ...

Islamabad: Tehreek-e-Insaf leader Imran Khan addressed his supporters at a massive rally in Islamabad, hours after the deadline set by him for Pakistan prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to step down lapsed. Here are the highlights of the address: We are ready ...

Islamabad: Tehreek-e-Insaf leader Imran Khan addressed his supporters at a massive rally in Islamabad, hours after the deadline set by him for Pakistan prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to step down lapsed. Here are the highlights of the address: We are ready ...

DONETSK, August 20. /ITAR-TASS/. Nine civilians were killed and 13 were wounded as two districts of the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk came under powerful artillery fire on Wednesday, the city council's press service reported as of 19:30 Moscow time.