International

A former British soldier is facing extradition to Kenya in connection with the alleged murder of a 21-year-old woman there...

Israel has received a coffin that Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad said contains the body of a hostage, Israel's...

Getty ImagesNobel Prize-winning American scientist James Watson, one of the co-discoverers of the structure of DNA, has died aged 97....

AFP via Getty ImagesJoseph Kony's rebel group gained notoriety for hacking off the limbs of peopleSurvivors of the reign of...

France has advised its citizens in Mali to leave as soon as possible, as Islamist insurgents continue their blockade of...

European Union naval forces have rescued 24 sailors from a Maltese-flagged oil tanker that was attacked by pirates off the...

The Belgian government has told the BBC it is urgently trying to acquire drone defences after a sighting forced its...

A network of community kitchens in Sudan - a crucial lifeline for millions of people caught up in the civil...

Barbara Plett UsherAfrica correspondentAnadolu via Getty ImagesThe paramilitary group, led by Gen Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, has taken the city of...

A man has caught fire at Melbourne international airport after a lithium power bank in his pocket ignited, leaving him...