To curb the growing number of attacks by Boko Haram female suicide bombers, West African leaders are seeking to bar women from wearing Islamic veils in public.
With the 2016 fiscal year approaching, the British Navy is seeking funding to add two more drone systems to its arsenal.
German spies will descend on Syria in collaboration with Bashar Assad's Damascus government to help beat the Islamic State group.
The move followed a similar naval maneuver by Russia, which is currently holding eight Turkish ships in its ports after Turkey shot down a Russian warplane.
A report released this week shows that sales of Russian weapons increased significantly in 2014 while Western sales have dropped.
A Russian tourism company wants to launch four- or five-day tours of war-torn Syria — but such rare trips may actually be illegal.
The Ciudadanos party is running on an anti-corruption platform, but many of its policies are similar to the ruling conservatives’.
The Ukrainian government insists that it cannot repay the $3 billion it owes Russia without violating a debt-restructuring deal with other international creditors.
The convict, who was 17 at the time of his arrest, was said to be the most brutal among the six accused in the rape case that triggered massive protests across the country.
The miracle involved the healing of a Brazilian man suffering from multiple brain abscesses in 2008.
Two major obstacles could compromise a U.N. resolution's effectiveness in crushing the Islamic State group's finances.
Microsoft says the deal heralds "new opportunities" in China, but critics have warned that such partnerships could involve security risks.
At a briefing Friday, the deputy head of Russian Aerospace Forces said that Russia has proof that the jet shot down by Ankara last month did not violate Turkish airspace.
Pollution levels in the Chinese capital are set to worsen in the coming days than at the time of the last alert on Dec. 7.
The political future of Syrian President Bashar Assad is set to be the main topic of debate Friday when world leaders meet in New York.
Thursday's arrest is likely to draw attention to the ongoing debate over German Chancellor Angela Merkel's open-door refugee policy.
The U.S. Pacific Fleet Commander earlier this week warned of a possible arms race in the region, as nations become increasingly tempted to use force to settle territorial disputes.
The conservative leader told the 27 other national leaders that if they wanted to keep Britain in, they must address his voters' concerns about curbing immigration.
Chinese mines that have long been the world's deadliest reported a drop in coal mine accidents last year mainly due to safety improvements and a decline in coal demand, authorities said.
Strikes near Mosul were a reminder that Islamic State group militants should not be underestimated, a Kurdish official said.
Under the preliminary agreement, Israel will compensate Turkey for the killing of 10 Turks in 2010, and Turkey will drop all claims against Israel.
The council unanimously adopted a U.S. and Russian-drafted resolution that ties together existing measures targeting the Islamic State group's finances.
A French court ordered Christine Lagarde to stand trial over a bank scandal from her days as finance minister. Her lawyer calls it "incomprehensible."
The elephant tusks were in boxes from Nigeria labeled as synthetic wigs.
Russian sanctions are to end going into 2016, but Kiev will lose access to free trade with Moscow.
Australia and the U.S. have resolved to stand against China with surveillance and navigation in the disputed South China Sea.
The court's ruling on Wednesday comes as Ukraine continues trying to separate itself from Russia and its own past.
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen was condemned by politicians as well as Foley's parents for posting graphic images of ISIS atrocities.
Russians face a difficult start to 2016 as inflated food prices and stagnant salaries guarantee a challenge to make ends meet.
The human rights group said the European Union risks being complicit in the illegal deportations as it recently pledged 3 billion euros to Turkey.
