Russia's military spending fell sharply in 2017 for the first time since 1998 as a slew of Western economic sanctions hit government

Unicef has estimated that more than 100,000 people including approximately 55,000 children, mostly Rohingyas, are at risk due to floods and landslides in Cox's Bazar district which is one of the most flood prone areas of Bangladesh.

Australia yesterday pledged half a billion dollars to restore and protect the Great Barrier Reef in what it said would be a game-changer

Britain's interior minister Amber Rudd resisted calls to quit on Friday, apologising for not being aware of the use of deportation

The EU yesterday warned US tech giants to crack down on the spread of "fake news" by the end of the year or face regulation in the wake of a scandal involving the illegal harvesting of Facebook users' data.

Lawmakers debated yesterday whether Britain should stay in a customs union with the EU after Brexit, as supporters reported growing parliamentary opposition to the government's plans for future ties with the bloc.

Britain's Prince Harry has finally asked Prince William to be his best man at his wedding next month, Kensington Palace confirmed yesterday, reinforcing the brotherly bond between them.

French authorities have identified 416 people who gave money to the Islamic State (IS) group, France's top anti-terror prosecutor said yesterday, as

The UN yesterday hailed a significant increase in women listed as inventors in global patent filings over the past decade, but warned a pronounced gender gap remained.

The EU and UN yesterday began a two-day push to drum up fresh aid pledges for war-torn Syria and reinvigorate the faltering Geneva

Convicted criminal Radovan Karadzic yesterday accused Bosnian Muslims of "declaring war" on Serbs, insisting at his appeal before a

Vehicle attacks have been carried out to deadly effect by extremists in a number of capitals and major cities, including London, Paris, New York and Nice. In seven of such major attacks, at least 50 people were killed and more than 200 injured in the Europe and US.

A deaf and partially blind dog that kept a lost three-year-old girl safe in Australian bushland overnight was awarded police honours

A top UN official yesterday denounced growing rhetoric claiming that nuclear arms are necessary and warned that the risk of such

A Belgian court yesterday sentenced the sole surviving suspect in the Paris attacks, Salah Abdeslam, to 20 years in prison on terror

Once-feared Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic yesterday urged UN judges to overturn his conviction for war crimes during the

A deaf and partially blind dog that kept a lost three-year-old girl safe in Australian bushland overnight was awarded police honours

Queen Elizabeth II marked her 92nd birthday yesterday with traditional gun salutes and a Commonwealth-themed charity concert

US President Donald Trump will visit Britain midway through 2018, possibly in July, British newspapers reported yesterday, citing

Britain's broadcasting watchdog on Wednesday opened seven impartiality probes concerning Russia's RT news channel, noting "a