Russia has declared nine US media outlets, including Voice of America and Radio Liberty, to be foreign agents. The new law that makes it possible for foreign media to be...

Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe has resigned, parliament speaker Jacob Mudenda says.  A letter from Mr Mugabe said the decision was voluntary, Reuters news agency reports. The surprise announcement came as...

The military has seized control in Zimbabwe but has said President Robert Mugabe, in power since 1980, is safe. After seizing state TV, an army spokesman announced it was targeting...

The Spanish government has said that the head of the Catalonia region has failed to clarify whether he declared independence last week. In a letter to Madrid on Monday, Carles...

At least 31 people have died in a series of wildfires in Portugal, the country's civil protection service says. A spokeswoman for the agency told reporters that firefighters were still...

BBC - A stampede on a footbridge at a Mumbai railway station has left 22 people dead and injured more than 30, Indian officials report. The tragedy occurred during the...

By Frank Amponsah His Excellency Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, the President, has challenged world leaders to work towards reforming the United Nations (UN), especially the UN Security Council to be...

At least 24 students and teachers have died in a fire at a religious school in Malaysia's capital, Kuala Lumpur. The fire at the Tahfiz Darul Quran Ittifaqiyah broke out in...

BBC -"Catastrophic" flooding in the US state of Texas is only expected to worsen in coming days as waters rise following a storm of historic proportions. A record 30in of...

BBC - Police hunting the chief suspect in last Thursday's Barcelona van attack have shot dead a man to the west of the city who appeared to be wearing an...