By Stephen Kalin and Maher Chmaytelli | MOSUL/ERBIL, IRAQ
Islamic State fighters were battling to hold on to the last few streets under their control in the Old City of Mosul on Monday, making a doomed last stand in their former Iraqi stronghold.
In fierce fighting,...
The Las Vegas Police (LVMPD) has confirmed that at least 50 persons were killed and 200 were injured in a shooting incident at a country music festival opposite the Mandalay Bay Hotel and Resort on the Las Vegas Strip.
The...
Scotland's devolved government has shelved its immediate plans to hold a second independence referendum until after the terms of Britain's exit from the United Kingdom are clear, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said on Tuesday.
The Scottish parliament in March backed...
A police helicopter launched a daring attack on the Venezuelan Supreme Court Tuesday, in a dramatic escalation of the months-long crisis engulfing the regime of President Nicolas Maduro.
The helicopter was apparently stolen and piloted by an officer in the...
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has secured her fourth term by winning the general elections, according to the exit polls.
The 63-year-old German leader scored around 33.5 percent of the vote with her conservative Christian Union (CDU/CSU) bloc, according to CNN.
This...
Saudi Arabia and three other Arab states have extended the deadline for Qatar to accept a list of demands by 48 hours, or face further sanctions.
The initial deadline for Qatar to agree to the group's 13 demands, including the...
Eighteen people were killed when a tour bus burst into flames after colliding with a truck on a motorway in the German state of Bavaria on Monday, police said.
Thirty people were injured, some seriously, in the crash, which occurred...
In what comes as a blow to Pakistan, the United Kingdom's Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has refused to take up any action against the removal of #FreeBalochistan advertisements from London's buses and taxis.
"I have informed the complainant that we will not pursue the matter because, based on the...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson met Wednesday with the king of Saudi Arabia and officials from other countries lined up against Qatar as he works to end a rift that has left...
The soldiers, on a counter-terrorism patrol, were attacked at about 8am Paris time (4pm AEST) in the wealthy Parisian suburb of Levallois-Perret, north of the city centre and the Arc de Triomphe.
French counter-terror prosecutors have opened an investigation into...
