Category: World News

Islamic State (IS) has captured an Iraqi town about 8km (5 miles) from an air base housing hundreds of US troops, the Pentagon says. US officials downplayed the fall of al-Baghdadi, which is within striking distance of the Ain al-Asad…

Nearly 50 soldiers have been killed in a week of fighting between government troops and Kokang ethnic rebels in Myanmar, state media report.

Rohingya Muslims will not be able to vote in Myanmar’s referendum after the prime minister withdrew temporary voting rights following protests.

Rohingya Muslims will not be able to vote in Myanmar’s referendum after the prime minister withdrew temporary voting rights following protests. Hundreds of Buddhists took to the streets following the passage of a law that would allow temporary residents who…

The US has confirmed the death of aid worker Kayla Mueller, the last American hostage known to be held by Islamic State (IS) militants in Syria.

An anti-corruption party has won a stunning victory in the Delhi state elections in a huge setback for India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The BJP admitted defeat after Arvind Kejriwal’s Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) won 67 of the 70 assembly…

India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi has admitted defeat in Delhi state elections after results showed anti-corruption campaigner Arvind Kejriwal’s party heading for a landslide win.

The Egyptian authorities have suspended football league matches indefinitely after clashes at a stadium in Cairo left at least 22 people dead. People were crushed after police fired tear gas at supporters of Zamalek who were trying to force their…

The United Arab Emirates has said it is sending F-16 fighters to Jordan to support the country’s airstrikes against Islamic State (IS) militants.

Voting has ended in the Delhi state elections which are seen as a popularity test for Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The anti-corruption Common Man party (Aam Admi) of former tax inspector Arvind Kejriwal is in the lead and could…

Polling stations have opened in Delhi for state elections billed as the first real test of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s popularity.

Voting is under way in Delhi in state elections billed as the first real test of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s popularity. Mr Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has fielded former policewoman Kiran Bedi as its pick for chief minister.…

By Mary Beard Professor of Classics, Cambridge University When we listen to politicians, we often complain that their words don’t seem to mean anything. And that’s because they don’t. There’s a mismatch between political ideas and politicians’ words. It’s not…

Police in the Indian capital, Delhi, have detained dozens of people who were protesting against recent attacks on churches in the city.

Jordan has executed two convicts, including a female jihadist, following the killing of one of its air force pilots by Islamic State (IS) militants.

The US administration is considering whether to send arms to help the Ukraine government against pro-Russian rebels in the east, US media report.

Jordan has vowed to do all it can to secure the release of a pilot captured by Islamic State, after a video was released appearing to show the beheading of a Japanese hostage.

A senior figure of India’s main opposition Congress has quit the party after making allegations against the party vice-president Rahul Gandhi. Jayanthi Natarajan accused Mr Gandhi of “interfering” in her work when she was environment minister from 2011 to 2013.…

Japan has reacted with anger and defiance to a video purporting to show the beheading of Japanese hostage Kenji Goto by an Islamic State militant.

A chemical weapons expert with the Islamic State (IS) militant group in Iraq has been killed in a coalition airstrike, the US military has said.

At least 26 people, mostly soldiers, have been killed in a series of attacks by Islamist militants in the north of Egypt’s Sinai peninsula.

Two Israeli soldiers and a Spanish UN peacekeeper have been killed as Hezbollah militants traded fire with Israeli forces on the Lebanese border.

Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has said a new Islamic State (IS) video threatening to kill hostage Kenji Goto within 24 hours is “despicable”.

US President Barack Obama is addressing a town hall-style meeting with young people in Delhi on the final day of his visit to India.

At least 18 people have been killed in clashes between police and protesters across Egypt, officials said.

US President Barack Obama is attending India’s annual Republic Day parade in Delhi, the first US head of state to do so, on the second day of his visit. Mr Obama arrived in India on Sunday for a three-day visit…

US President Barack Obama has arrived in India for a three-day visit, where he will be protected by an unprecedented security operation.