Hungarian journalist György Kakuk, who initially did not reveal his name, joined refugees traveling north from the Former Yugoslav Republic of

Tensions are high on the Greek island of Kos. Protests turned violent in the intense summer heat as around 50 migrants from Aghanistan, Pakistan and

A series of bombings across the Iraqi capital Baghdad have killed at least 24 people and injured dozens. The Shi’ite district of Habibiya suffered

At least 40 migrants have been found dead in the hold of a waterlogged boat crossing the Mediterranean. The Italian Navy says it discovered the

New Zealand retained the Bledisloe Cup on Saturday after thumping Australia to tie this year’s series at one win apiece. Flanker Richie McCaw led

The 70th anniversary of the end of World War II is commemorated by veterans and dignitaries from both sides of the conflict.

The authorities in Lebanon have detained a hardline Islamist cleric wanted in connection with a series of attacks on the Lebanese army. Sheik Ahmed

Arriving daily in their hundreds, migrants can be seen celebrating as they reach the Greek island of Kos. Local authorities are working around the

Annual commemorations marking the end of WWII take place in Pyongyang. North Korea began to hold the ceremony after Japan relinquished its 35-year

There may be calm on the streets but among the relatives of those missing in the Tianjin blast there is anger. These people are furious that there

Chinese officials have denied ordering the evacuation of residents from the area surrounding the site of a huge chemical explosion. The statement is

André Rosenberger is fitness coach to ESA astronauts at the European Astronaut Centre in Cologne, Germany. He explains how you prepare physically for

Doctors in Ghana have extended a strike that is emptying hospitals and posing a stiff challenge to the government of President John Mahama. They are

A five kilometre plume of ash is erupting from a volcano only 30 kilometres from the capital of Ecuador. Cotopaxi rumbled into life for the first

The authorities in China have ordered anyone living within a three kilometre radius of a massive explosion at a chemical plant to leave their homes

Japanese Emperor Akihito marked the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II on Saturday (July 15) with an expression of “deep remorse” over the

US officials have announced that aid worker Kayla Mueller, seized in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo in August 2013 and held hostage by

Greece has secured a third bailout worth 86 billion euros after Greek lawmakers accepted their tough conditions. The Dutch finance minister said he

Hundreds of couples have descended upon New York’s Times Square to reenact the famous photograph of a kiss between a sailor and a woman celebrating

At least 19 people have been shot dead in multiple attacks around Brazil’s biggest city Sao Paulo. At least 10 of the dead were shot at a bar after

Ivory Coast said on Friday that H5N1 bird flu had spread to a third location in the country, in the latest in a series of outbreaks in West

North Korea now has its own new time tone. The country turned its clock back by 30 minutes on Friday to mark its liberation from the Japanese at the