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Smiley faces and rough tactics at lawyer's trial
Prominent lawyer Pu Zhiqiang faced trial in Beijing on Monday, as police and plain-clothes security ...
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After arrest, scrutiny on foreign teachers
Thai authorities have ordered urgent background checks on foreign teachers after convicted ...
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Children killed in air strikes on Syrian school
Intense air and missile strikes on a school district near Damascus killed dozens of people on ...
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Trump labels rival 'a maniac'
Republican presidential front-runner had a new target on Sunday, calling Ted Cruz "a little ...
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Why a contested convention would be big deal
Since 1976, the Republican Party has had a clear front runner well before the convention, which the ...
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Thai media stand up for fugitive top policeman
In a country where ruling generals deal harshly with critics, Paween Pongsirin has won backing ...
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French teacher attacked by man claiming Islamic State link
A hooded man claiming to be acting for the Islamic State group attacked a nursery school teacher ...
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Egypt says no evidence of terrorism in Russian plane crash
Egypt says it has found no evidence so far of terrorism or other illegal action linked to the crash ...
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Twenty female candidates win election in Saudi Arabia local balloting
At least 20 Saudi women emerged victorious in Saturday's historic local elections, in which women ...
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Powers back unity government in Libya to deter Islamic State
Global powers have pledged economic and security support to help stabilise Libya, where Islamic ...
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Nicholas Robertson was firing a gun when shot by deputies, police say
A man who was killed by sheriff's deputies in a hail of 30 bullets in front of a petrol station in ...
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Nigerian forces arrest Shiite sect leader
Nigerian troops arrested the leader of a minority Shi'ite Muslim sect and killed his deputy and ...
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Russian warship fires warning shots at Turkish ship in Aegean Sea
The Russian Defence Ministry has confirmed one of its warships, the destroyer Smetlivy, fired ...
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Fears Burundi may slide into civil war as death toll rises
Nearly 90 people were killed during Friday's clashes in the Burundian capital, the army said, the ...
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Ecuador-Sweden deal paves way for Assange to be questioned
Ecuador and Sweden have signed a pact that would allow WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to be ...
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UK officers watched my torture: British resident held in Guantanamo Bay
The last British resident to be held at the US prison camp in Guantanamo Bay has told a newspaper ...
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Plans to boost EU border force powers face resistance from member states
A proposal to give the EU's executive the power to order border protection forces into member ...
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Saudi women vote, 'win office' for the first time
Women across Saudi Arabia marked a historic milestone, both voting and running as candidates in ...
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NT embraces Chinese chief as 'honorary Territorian'
The rest of Australia and even the US might not feel the same way about selling out a strategically ...
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Paris accord is a big win for Obama
On an unseasonably mild December day in Washington, President Obama had reason to bask in the sun.
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La Force soit avec vous, says Harrison Ford's French voice
When the new Star Wars movie comes out, French-speaking people will be welcoming back a very ...
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Colombia, Spain row over sunken treasure of San Jose
Spain and Colombia are at odds over who owns billions of dollars in gold and silver from the 18th ...
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HONY, Edward Norton fundraise for refugee scientist's new life in USA
A Syrian refugee has a chance at a new life after social media and a Hollywood star banded together ...
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Thousands march against Polish government as constitutional spat drags on
Tens of thousands marched through Warsaw on Saturday to protest against what they called the ...
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France plans to protect Banksy mural of Steve Jobs in Calais camp
British graffiti artist Banksy has created three murals in Calais, highlighting the migrant issue.