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Kirkuk, Iraq - Iraq will test the body of a man killed in clashes with pro-government forces who may be Izzat Ibrahim al-Duri,...

Miami - Rising temperatures across the planet have set another new record, as the US government announced Friday that the globe experienced its...

Bilin, Palestinian Territories - Protesters clashed with Israeli troops in the northern West Bank on Friday during annual demonstrations marking Palestinian Prisoners Day,...

'Stay open-minded': Refugees run Vienna hotel   Vienna - Guests are not the only travellers at the recently opened Magdas design hotel in Vienna,...

Harare - Zimbabwe will evacuate its nationals caught in anti-foreigner violence that has left six people dead in South Africa, the country's ambassador...

  Washington - US President Barack Obama will welcome the six leaders of the Gulf Cooperation Council kingdoms in mid-May for talks on Iran's...

Pristina - Kosovo's foreign minister and former guerrilla Hashim Thaci is set to make his first visit to former foe Belgrade to attend...

Beijing - Pakistan needs a "huge amount of financing" for infrastructure and energy projects and China is ready to announce help when President...

Créteil, France - France's prime minister announced Friday the government would pour 100 million euros into a major anti-racism and anti-Semitism action plan...

Manila - Philippine Airlines' parent firm said Friday it had returned to profitability for the first time in three years as passenger yields...

Amman - The United Nations launched an urgent appeal Friday for $274 million (253 million euros) to provide emergency assistance to the millions...

Washington - Five adults were found inside an Arizona home after a shooting in a suspected dispute about the family's business, local media...

Beijing - A Chinese court on Friday convicted a 71-year-old journalist of leaking state secrets and jailed her for seven years, it said,...

Lagos - Nigeria air traffic controllers on Friday suspended a strike that had grounded all domestic flights, but warned that a more damaging...

Taipei - Workers from a factory in Taiwan which leeched toxic chemicals they say resulted in 200 deaths from cancer and more than...

Washington - Descendants of Holocaust victims have filed a lawsuit in the US claiming France's national railway seized property of tens of thousands...

Cologne, Germany - A German state memorial service for the 150 people killed in last month's Germanwings jet crash began Friday at Cologne's...

Sydney - A Muslim couple racially abused by a Sydney train passenger have thanked another commuter who defended them, with a video capturing...