It is highest number of humanitarian workers killed in one incident since South Sudan descended into conflict in 2013.

Minister Amber Rudd calls messaging encryption 'unacceptable', says security services must have access to that content.

Anti-ISIL push resumes after brief pause following reports of large numbers of civilian deaths by coalition air raids.

Sanction targets 15 American companies, which Tehran alleges are supporting 'atrocities' by Israel in Palestinian lands.

The coordinated protests called by opposition leader Alexei Navalny are some of the largest in Russia since 2011-12.

On the rise and fall and reinvention of filmmakers in contemporary cinema.

The idea of future land swaps has been used to justify expanding Israeli settlements on Palestinian land, analysts say.

Dozens of civilians died in a recent coalition strike aimed at killing an ISIL commander in Mosul, residents say.

Gulf region and Arab Peninsula hit by severe and spectacular late season thunderstorms.

Fencing starts along Pakistan's disputed border with Afghanistan in bid to stop fighters' movement.

Hamas closes northern Gaza crossing 'until further notice', as it reflects on Mazen Faqha's killing, blamed on Israel.

When infant remains were found in a former home for unwed mothers last month, it didn't come as a surprise to everyone.

Four Syrian friends put on a TV-style talent show to lift spirits at the refugee camp where they are stranded.

New six-party coalition under PJD prime minister includes pro-market, conservative and socialist parties.

Seven Burkina Faso players failed to secure UK entry visas, forcing Monday's football match in London to be cancelled.

Carrie Lam, Hong Kong's former deputy chief and Beijing's choice, elected as city's new leader, Chinese media report.

Accessible resettlement programmes for refugees in Africa can curb irregular immigration to the West and save lives.

Voting begins in third poll since 2003 amid expectations that it would once again result in a fragmented parliament.

A renaissance of political printmaking seeks to counter cultural domination and give voice to the disenfranchised.