United States folk singer and activist Pete Seeger, whose songs included Turn! Turn! Turn! and If I Had A Hammer, has died at the age of...
The United States military has carried out a missile strike in Somalia against a suspected militant leader with ties to al-Qaeda and al-Shabab. US defence officials...
It’s not a fun way to end a dream vacation. Dozens of passengers on a four-night cruise aboard a Royal Caribbean cruise ship became sick with...
A Salvadorean nun who said she had no idea she was pregnant gave birth in Italy this week after she felt stomach cramps in her convent...
Egyptians have begun voting amid tight security in a two-day referendum on a new constitution, which could pave the way for fresh elections. The new charter...
Israel’s controversial former prime minister Ariel Sharon was laid to rest at his ranch in the southern Negev desert on Monday, an AFP correspondent said. Sharon...
Tens of thousands of people around the world have taken part in the No Pants Subway Ride 2014, riding subway networks in their underwear in a...
John Kerry had made 10 trips to the Middle East in the past year to try to win an elusive Israeli-Palestinian peace deal. No-one can fault...
After 10 days stranded far from home, all 52 passengers from a ship stuck in Antarctic ice have now been transferred by helicopter to an Australian...
The condition of Israel’s former Prime Minister Ariel Sharon – who has been in a coma since 2006 – has worsened and is now critical, “with...