Nigerian security forces killed nine Islamist Boko Haram militants and captured two in a shootout in northern Kano ...
An armed group blocked access to the headquarters of a peacekeeping force in Egypt`s Sinai to pressure the government ...
Four special force police officers were killed in a clash with Kurdish militants in a mountainous area of southeast ...
A great-great grandmother in America was declared the oldest woman to paraglide tandem on Tuesday after taking to the ...
A 400-pound adult male gorilla escaped his cage at the Buffalo Zoo on Monday, biting a female zookeeper before being ...
Eight Yemenis, including five protesters, were killed in a new upsurge in violence in the capital on Sunday, hospital ...
Government troops on Saturday shot dead a prominent activist in eastern Syria who helped organise peaceful ...
Torrential rain in Central America this week that forced thousands to abandon their homes and trapped many more has ...
U.S. President Barack Obama spoke on Wednesday to Saudi King Abdullah about the alleged plot to assassinate the Saudi ...
Tempted by a chocolate bar? Maybe indulging every so often is not a bad thing -- especially if it`s dark chocolate. ...
Hundreds of Israeli doctors did not show up for work on Monday after quitting their jobs over a salary dispute, a ...
An Italian ship came under attack by five pirates off the coast of Somalia on Monday, its owner said, and one pirate ...
Pregnant women who are obese put their children at higher risk of developing asthma compared to mothers of normal ...
Egypt`s army rulers imposed a curfew on Cairo`s Tahrir Square and downtown area, state media announced on Sunday, ...
The European Union said on Sunday it plans to invite Israeli and Palestinian representatives to meet "in the coming ...