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Russian spy Maria Butina pleads guilty in US court
Butina becomes the first Russian to be convicted of working to shape US policy during the 2016 election campaign.Read More
Yemen's warring parties agree to ceasefire in Hodeidah
UN Secretary General said the sides achieved 'real progress' after a ceasefire was brokered at the Sweden peace talks.Read More
Defying Trump, US Senate votes to stop US support for Yemen war
Senators also pass resolution saying that Mohammed bin Salman is responsible for the murder of Jamal Khashoggi.Read More
Jamal Khashoggi case: All the latest updates
Secretary of State says the US with hold those found responsible for the killing of Jamal Khashoggi accountable.Read More
Strasbourg gunman shot dead by French police: sources
Sources said Cherif Chekatt, wanted for killing three people at a Christmas market on Tuesday, has been shot dead.Read More
Fourth Palestinian killed as Israel locks down Ramallah
Israeli army locks down Ramallah and kills fourth Palestinian 'suspect' after drive-by shooting of two Israeli soldiers.Read More
'Defective leadership': UNAIDS chief to quit early over scandal
Report finds UN body's head fostering work environment that tolerates bullying, sexual harassment and culture of fear.Read More
Lebanon's Hariri 'pretty sure' of new government by year end
Seven months after a general election, leaders are still at odds on how to form a cabinet with rival groups.Read More
CEU student arrested during 'slave law' protest in Hungary
A student and activist from the embattled Central European University is being investigated for assault.Read More
Brexit: All the latest updates
Beleaguered prime minister garnered 200 votes in favour with 117 against in vote on whether she will continue to lead. Read More
Two babies die at IDP camp on Syria-Jordan border, UN says
UNICEF reiterates calls for humanitarian access to Rukban camp as civilians face the risk of starvation. Read More
North and South Korea to hold rail reconnection ceremony
The largely symbolic event will take place on December 26 at the Pyongyang-controlled Panmun station, Seoul says.Read More
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court overturns sacking of parliament
In landmark ruling, top court says President Maithripala Sirisena's dissolution of parliament is unconstitutional.Read More
May won a confidence vote but the Brexit battle is unchanged
Infighting in the Conservative Party continues as the prime minister tries to strike a deal that appeases critical MPs. Read More
West Bank shootings kill three Palestinians, two Israelis
Israeli forces kill three Palestinian 'suspects', followed by drive-by shooting in which two Israelis are killed.Read More
Why white supremacists and Hindu nationalists are so alike
White supremacy and Hindu nationalism have common roots going back to the 19th-century idea of the 'Aryan race'.Read More
The dangers of NGO-isation of women's rights in Africa
NGOs agendas in Africa depoliticise women's rights and sideline and weaken grassroot African activism.Read More
Amnesty says ISIL 'annihilation' of rural Iraq is a war crime
The rights group asks the Iraqi government to repair rural infrastructure and compensate the displaced.Read More
How do Arabs scream in Arabic?
Why did Trump, Bolton and Mattis refuse to listen to the tape of Jamal Khashoggi's murder? Because of Arabic?Read More
France opens probe into racist violence by far-right activists
Prosecutor opens inquiry after Al Jazeera investigation exposes Generation Identity activists carrying out attacks.Read More
Gunmen kill dozens of Tuareg civilians in Mali violence
Attackers on motorbikes kill 43 in a village 20km from northern town of Menaka, official says.Read More
Spain announces huge minimum wage rise amid Catalonia tensions
The largest rise in more than 40 years and could see the salaries of millions of low-paid workers grow by 22 percent.Read More
Embattled British PM Theresa May in Brussels for EU summit
British leader in Brussels for discussions with EU leaders over contentious Brexit divorce deal's backstop clause.Read More
Natalie Portman slams Israel's 'racist' nation-state law
'It is a mistake and I don't agree with it,' the actress told London-based Al Quds Al Arabi newspaper.Read More
Turkey train crash: Several killed in high-speed train collision
At least nine dead, dozens injured, as high-speed train crashes and two carriages topple over in Ankara.Read More