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More than 110 people have died in the latest Indonesian plane crash.

At least two passengers injured after fire on board Shinkansen bullet train travelling from Tokyo to Osaka A passenger on one of Japan's high-speed bullet trains tried to set himself on fire on Tuesday, causing smoke to ...

She says he fired her six months after she refused any more sexual contact

Police officers, soldiers, emergency services and intelligence officials are taking part in London's largest counter-terrorism exercise to date.

Afghan fighters allied with Islamic State are in contact with the group's Syrian headquarters, a senior US commander says.

One of Russia's largest mafias operated out of Spain for more than a decade with help from some of Russian President Vladimir Putin's cronies, prosecutors in Madrid said. A 488-page complaint to the Central Court obtaine...

Al-Shabaab, the Somalia-based jihadi terrorist group affiliated with Al-Qaeda, threatened to attack "non-believers" in Kenya during Ramadan, continuing what has become an annual offensive during the Islamic holy month. A...

A man in the United Arab Emirates was sentenced to three years in jail on Monday for Twitter posts allegedly insulting the Gulf country’s Supreme Court, a local newspaper reported....

Iran has converted "a substantial amount" of enriched uranium -- a material that is crucial to the production of nuclear weapons -- into a material that can't be used to make a bomb, The Associated Press reports. This re...

Greece's Tsipras defiant as banks shut, markets rocked by bailout referendum

The victim in her 50s was thought to have been working on the new Pirates of the Caribbean film in Australia.

Four British tourists seriously injured in the Tunisian beach attack have been flown back to the UK by the RAF.

Naval ships opened fire after North Korean patrol vessel crossed disputed sea border in the Yellow Sea, officials said.

Proposal means workers earning up to $970 a week would receive time and a half for extra hours as president addresses loophole that left many ineligible Barack Obama has launched a push for salaried workers earning nearl...

Crossings between Dover and Calais remain suspended, with travellers advised to switch to Dunkirk ferries or Eurotunnel services Ferry services between Dover and Calais remained suspended on Tuesday morning, as striking ...

On Friday, after the Supreme Court recognized a constitutional right to same-sex civil marriage nationwide, rainbows sprouted everywhere -- gay-rights celebrations nationwide, the White House, Niagara Falls, the Empire S...

Seven News helicopter films prisoners with faces covered and carrying weapons, in unrest apparently connected to prison smoking ban All staff were evacuated from the maximum security prison in Ravenhall, Victoria, on Tue...

International negotiations on Iran's nuclear programme are due to finish, but it is thought they could continue into July.

China is set to reveal how much it will cut carbon emissions by beyond 2020, says Premier Li Keqiang during a visit to Europe.

The state is struggling with a severe drought

UN Security Council condemns fighting by Syrian army and opposition in Golan Heights zone

The Latest: Tunisia official says 7 arrested in beach resort attack