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Afghan forces prepare counter-attack on Taliban in Kunduz
Tue, 29 Sep'2015, 12:25 PMAfghan forces have arrived at Kunduz airport in preparation for a counter-attack on the embattled city, which was seized by the Taliban on Monday....
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Syria conflict: Russia wants 'co-ordination' against IS
Mon, 28 Sep'2015, 12:50 PMRussian President Vladimir Putin has called for a regional co-ordinating structure against Islamic State (IS)....
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Catalonia votes in landmark elections
Sun, 27 Sep'2015, 12:07 PMCatalonia is due to vote in regional elections that nationalist parties hope will set them on the road to independence from Spain....
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Hajj stampede: Saudi mufti says deaths 'beyond human control'
Sat, 26 Sep'2015, 10:46 PMSaudi Arabia's most senior cleric, the grand mufti, has said the stampede at the annual Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca on Thursday was beyond human contro...
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Hajj stampede: Saudi king orders safety review
Fri, 25 Sep'2015, 4:15 PMSaudi Arabia's King Salman has ordered a safety review for the Hajj pilgrimage after at least 717 people died in a stampede near the holy city of Mecc...
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Hajj stampede: At least 717 killed in Saudi Arabia
Thu, 24 Sep'2015, 11:06 PMAt least 717 people taking part in the Hajj pilgrimage have been killed in a stampede near the Islamic holy city of Mecca, officials in Saudi Arabia s...
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What is Putin's end game in Syria
Wed, 23 Sep'2015, 1:10 PMWith Western policy on Syria in a state of flux could the timing of Russia's military move into that country be more perfect...
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Thousands evicted in Egypt's Sinai
Tue, 22 Sep'2015, 1:01 PMEgypt has evicted and demolished the homes of 3,200 families in the Sinai peninsula in violation of international law, Human Rights Watch says....
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Tsipras vindicated by election win
Mon, 21 Sep'2015, 12:39 PMGreece's Alexis Tsipras has said his left-wing Syriza party has a clear mandate after winning a second general election in less than nine months....
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Greece election: Voting begins in tight race
Sun, 20 Sep'2015, 1:36 PMVoting has begun in Greece's general election, with opinion polls indicating a tight race between the left-wing incumbent Syriza party and the conserv...
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Australia's 'joke' refugee solution
Sat, 19 Sep'2015, 12:56 PMThe scene is Phnom Penh, on 26 September 2014. Overhead, a chandelier drips with crystals. Champagne glasses clink. It was here that ministers from Au...
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Migrant crisis: Croatia closes border crossings with Serbia
Fri, 18 Sep'2015, 12:25 PMCroatia has closed seven of its eight road border crossings with Serbia following a huge influx of migrants....
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UN shocked over Hungry migrant clash
Thu, 17 Sep'2015, 12:15 PMUN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has said he is shocked after Hungarian police fired tear gas and water cannon to force migrants back from its borde...
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Migrants try new Croatia route
Wed, 16 Sep'2015, 1:02 PMThe first group of migrants has reached Serbia's border with Croatia - a new route into the European Union....
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North Korea Yongbyon nuclear site 'in full operation'
Tue, 15 Sep'2015, 12:48 PMNorth Korea says its main nuclear facility, Yongbyon complex, is now in full operation. The country was improving its nuclear weapons in quality a...
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Mexican tourists killed by Egyptian security forces
Mon, 14 Sep'2015, 1:47 PMSecurity forces in Egypt have mistakenly killed 12 people, including Mexican tourists, during an anti-terror operation, the interior ministry says....
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Clashes atJerusalem's al-Aqsa mosque
Sun, 13 Sep'2015, 3:56 PMIsraeli police clashed with Palestinian youths after entering the al-Aqsa mosque complex in East Jerusalem....
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Saudis investigate deadly crane fall
Sat, 12 Sep'2015, 4:04 PMSaudi Arabia has begun an investigation into why a crane collapsed in the Muslim holy city of Mecca, killing at least 107 people....
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Venezuela opposition leader jailed
Fri, 11 Sep'2015, 2:52 PMProminent Venezuelan opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez has been sentenced to 13 years and nine months in prison....
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Thai bomb leader fled to Bangladesh
Thu, 10 Sep'2015, 1:54 PMThe man Thai police believe masterminded last month's deadly Bangkok bombing fled to Bangladesh the day before the attack and travelled on a Chinese p...
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Turkey sends ground troops into Iraq
Wed, 09 Sep'2015, 2:14 PMTurkish ground forces have crossed into Iraq in pursuit of Kurdish militants for the first time since a ceasefire two years ago....
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Greece acts over Lesbos migrant crisis
Tue, 08 Sep'2015, 12:42 PMThe Greek government and the UN refugee agency have brought in extra staff and ships to deal with some 25,000 stranded migrants on the island of Lesbo...
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West Bank arson attack claims new victim
Mon, 07 Sep'2015, 1:19 PMA Palestinian woman has died of injuries she sustained during an arson attack on her home in the West Bank that killed her husband and infant son....
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Migrant crisis: Austria and Germany await more arrivals
Sun, 06 Sep'2015, 12:39 PMAustria and Germany are expecting thousands more migrants to arrive from Hungary after Budapest eased restrictions on their travel....
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Migrants arrive in Austria from Hungary after border move
Sat, 05 Sep'2015, 9:46 AMMigrants are arriving in Austria after Hungary's surprise move to provide buses for them. For days, Hungary had blocked migrants from travelling by t...
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Congo's Terminator : I'm not a killer
Fri, 04 Sep'2015, 12:46 PMFormer Democratic Republic of Congo rebel leader Bosco Ntaganda has told the International Criminal Court that he is not an infamous killer...
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Budapest opens station to migrants
Thu, 03 Sep'2015, 1:12 PMThe main railway station in the Hungarian capital, Budapest, has opened its doors to hundreds of migrants after a two-day stand-off....
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China parade to display past and future
Wed, 02 Sep'2015, 1:52 PMPresident Xi Jinping will on Thursday preside over an enormous military parade in Beijing in commemoration of China's World War Two victory over Japan...
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Palmyra's Temple of Bel destroyed, says UN
Tue, 01 Sep'2015, 12:13 PMA satellite image confirms that the main temple in the ancient city of Palmyra in northern Syria has been destroyed, the United Nations says....
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Australia denies migrant deal collapse
Mon, 31 Aug'2015, 11:39 AMThe Australian government has said a deal to resettle refugees in Cambodia is on track, despite media reports to the contrary....
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