2016-12-26

The plane carrying Brazil's Chapecoense football team and was not certified to fly at the altitude at which it was flying.

Can a cabinet reshuffle bring relief to recession-hit Argentina?

The manager of a cafeteria at a Turkish opposition newspaper has reportedly been arrested after saying he would refuse to serve President Recep Tayyip Erdogan a cup of…

More details are emerging about the journey taken by fugitive Tunisian Anis Amri, 24, the prime suspect in the Berlin truck attack which left 12 people dead.

A pair of giant panda twins, under three months old, have been introduced to visitors Chimelong Safari Park in Guangzhou, China.

Memorial events were held on 26 December in several parts of Thailand, including in Phuket, Phang-nga and Krabi, for the victims of the 2004 tsunami.

Hundreds of activists set off from Berlin on Monday on a three and a half month march to Aleppo to raise awareness about the humanitarian crisis in Syria.

On the feast of St Stephen, the first Christian martyr, Pope Francis paid tribute to Christians in the Middle East who have clung to their faith during persecution by Islamist…

Amid a huge search for Russian military plane which crashed on Sunday, several large fragments and bodies from the jet have been pulled from the Black Sea.

It was at 7:55 am local time on December 7, 1941 that Japanese planes launched a surprise and devastating attack on the US naval base at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii.

A senior Taliban commander Mullah Firoz Jahadi has been killed during an anti-terror operation, according to the Afghan interior ministry.

In August 2011, pop superstar George Michael performed at Prague’s State Opera House with a nine-piece band and the Czech National Symphony Orchestra.

Members of the Serpentine Swim Club braved the cold on Sunday for the traditional Christmas Day plunge into Serpentine Lake, in London’s Hyde Park.

Storm warnings remained in place in the Philippines on Monday – although Typhoon Nock-ten, which caused at least four deaths over Christmas, had lost most of its…

Taiwan's parliament has relaxed rules against same-sex marriage, with opponents and supporters demonstrating outside parliament.

The overnight surprise death of singer George Michael has sparked emotional reaction around the world.