Ukraine sent aid to the country's war-torn east as Russia said the two sides discussed the need to deliver emergency supplies after a convoy sent by Moscow stopped short of the border with rebel-held areas. Russian President Vladimir Putin, whose country ...

WASHINGTON Aug 14 (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama spoke about the Ebola virus outbreak with the presidents of Liberia and Sierra Leone on Thursday, the White House said. Obama held separate calls with Liberia's Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and ...

The pope has again told someone he would be visiting Philadelphia, but the archdiocese says he yet to confirm his plans. NBC reporter Anne Thompson said on the "Today" show Thursday that Pope Francis replied yes when she asked him Thursday if he ...

The pope has again told someone he would be visiting Philadelphia, but the archdiocese says he yet to confirm his plans. NBC reporter Anne Thompson said on the "Today" show Thursday that Pope Francis replied yes when she asked him Thursday if he ...

BOSTON (AP) — U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren is calling for answers in Ferguson, Missouri, where police have used tear gas and smoke bombs to repel protesters after the killing of an unarmed teen. The Massachusetts Democrat tweeted Thursday: "This is ...

The people of Gaza are beginning the clean up following 46 days of conflict with Israel during which 1,990 Palestinians, mostly civilians, were killed. Those that survived the shellings and ground assault want a durable deal, which will see the blockade of the ...

The people of Gaza are beginning the clean up following 46 days of conflict with Israel during which 1,990 Palestinians, mostly civilians, were killed. Those that survived the shellings and ground assault want a durable deal, which will see the blockade of the ...

WASHINGTON (AFP) - Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has become the latest celebrity to be doused by a bucket of ice-cold water - and now he wants Bill Gates to follow suit. Aimed at raising awareness and cash for the fight against Lou Gehrig's disease, ...

WASHINGTON (AFP) - Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has become the latest celebrity to be doused by a bucket of ice-cold water - and now he wants Bill Gates to follow suit. Aimed at raising awareness and cash for the fight against Lou Gehrig's disease, ...

Twitter users have failed to heed previous lessons in declaring the guilt of a celebrity under criminal investigation, with Sir Cliff Richard the latest focus of attention through the microblogging platform after his home was searched by police in connection to an ...

Twitter users have failed to heed previous lessons in declaring the guilt of a celebrity under criminal investigation, with Sir Cliff Richard the latest focus of attention through the microblogging platform after his home was searched by police in connection to an ...

Sergei Chirikov / ReutersPresident Putin struck a peaceful note in Yalta, Crimea, on Thursday compared with rabble-rousing speeches by politicians including Zhirinovsky (left). Against a backdrop of saber-rattling statements made by leaders of State Duma ...

Sergei Chirikov / ReutersPresident Putin struck a peaceful note in Yalta, Crimea, on Thursday compared with rabble-rousing speeches by politicians including Zhirinovsky (left). Against a backdrop of saber-rattling statements made by leaders of State Duma ...

Sergei Chirikov / ReutersPresident Putin struck a peaceful note in Yalta, Crimea, on Thursday compared with rabble-rousing speeches by politicians including Zhirinovsky (left). Against a backdrop of saber-rattling statements made by leaders of State Duma ...

Israel's Foreign Minister, Avigdor Lieberman, has made his reputation telling what he imagines to be hard truths that others shrink from. He says that he sees the world “bli ashlayot”—without illusions. In 2001, he said that if Egypt stationed troops in the Sinai, ...

SummaryCAS said that Uruguay forward Luis Suarez had lost his appeal against his four-month ban for biting Italy defender Giorgio Chiellini during a World Cup match. He will, however, be allowed to train with his new club Barcelona.

This article was jointly written with Mark McDonald, deputy head of Mansfield Chambers and founder of Labour Friends of Palestine. As of today, over 1,900 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces. Almost a quarter of the dead are children. Overall the ...

Sir Cliff Richard has today vehemently denied allegations that he committed a sexual offence with a boy under the age of 16 in the 1980s. The 73-year-old's luxury apartment in Sunningdale, Berkshire, was searched today for five and a half hours hours by ...

President Barack Obama speaks about developments in Iraq, Monday, Aug. 11, 2014, in Chilmark, Mass., during his family vacation on the island of Martha's Vineyard. Obama welcomed new leadership in Iraq as "a promising step forward" Monday amid a ...

BEIJING, CHINA - AUGUST 14: A Chinese Catholic woman arranges religious items at a shop at the government sanctioned Xishiku Catholic Church on August 14, 2014 in Beijing, China. In his first visit to Asia, Pope Francis sent a rare message of goodwill to ...