Suspected riot erupts inside prison in Maputo, with some officials denying incident is linked to post-election unrest.

Hamas and Israel traded blame over failure to conclude a ceasefire agreement despite progress reported by both sides.

Follow our live buildup and text commentary updates as the Knicks and Spurs face-off in the opening Christmas Day match.

At least 25 people killed across Palestinian enclave since dawn as Hamas says new conditions by Israel delay ceasefire.

Government extends condolences for death of Bouterse, ex-leader convicted for role in 1982 killing of activists.

Russia has accused Moldova of plotting a military operation in Transnistria, a Russian-backed secessionist region, setting ...

The first cross-border strike inside Afghanistan since March came after a spate of attacks by the Pakistan Taliban.

This year, a chance encounter with a fellow pessimist helped me find some Christmas magic in the imperial capital.

Pope Francis has denounced the “extremely grave” humanitarian situation in Gaza while appealing for the release of captives ...

Syrian factions agree to disband and come together to form a national army, under the new Ministry of Defence.

Thousands of people have protested in several cities across Syria after a video circulates showing an attack on an Alawite shrine in the north, a war monitor and witnesses say. Syria’s new rulers said ...

Shakoor spent 15 years in prison where he learned to love cooking. He turned the passion into a career after his release ...