On August 25, senator and former presidential candidate John McCain died aged 81. In the obituaries that poured in, "war hero" and "maverick" were the most frequent epithets used to describe him. Both these

Syrian rescue worker Samir Salim found his mother’s body under their collapsed house, but there was no time for a funeral.“We buried her and went back to work. There were a lot of people

Syrian rescue worker Samir Salim found his mother’s body under their collapsed house, but there was no time for a funeral.“We buried her and went back to work. There were a lot of people

Syrian rescue worker Samir Salim found his mother’s body under their collapsed house, but there was no time for a funeral.“We buried her and went back to work. There were a lot of people

As some parts of Europe continue to bask in warm summer sunshine a change to cooler weather is under way. Wet and windy weather is making it feel more like autumn across the northwest.

Myanmar's senior military officials must be prosecuted for genocide and war crimes against the Rohingya and other ethnic minorities, a UN fact-finding mission has urged. The mission, which was established by the UN Human Rights

Robert Kyagulanyi, a musician-turned-MP whose arrest prompted protests in Uganda, has been granted bail by a court in the northern city of Gulu. The opposition legislator and 11 others were freed on a 'non-cash' bail

Iran's top defence official has met Syria's President Bashar al-Assad and the country's defence minister in Damascus, pledging to contribute to the war-torn country's reconstruction. Tehran has provided steady political, financial and military backing

Sirsa, India - On August 25, 2017, Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh was convicted of sexually assaulting two women. Across India, such crimes occur with horrifying frequency, but Ram Rahim isn't just another sexual predator.

SHADADI, Syria: A senior US diplomat visited Kurdish-held territory in Syria on Saturday as the minority negotiates with Damascus over the future of its semi-autonomous region.Ambassador William Roebuck was in the town of Shadidi