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North Korea has fired "several" banned ballistic missiles that flew about 1,000 kilometres into waters off its east coast,

Tony Blair's spokesman has refused to be drawn on claims that the former British prime minister is seeking to become US President Donald Trump's Middle East envoy.

The White House asked the US Congress to examine whether the Obama administration abused its investigative authority during the 2016 campaign as part of an ongoing congressional probe into Russia's influence on the election.

A disgraced former journalist was charged on Friday with making a wave of bomb threats to Jewish organizations while posing as an ex-girlfriend in retaliation for breaking up with him.

  US Attorney General Jeff Sessions faced a long and contentious confirmation hearing before taking office in February. Now, Democrats and others are demanding his resignation....

Vowing to plant their flag in China and that blood will "flow in rivers", a video released this week purportedly by the Islamic State group shows ethnic Uighur fighters training in Iraq, underscoring what Beijing sees as a serious threat.

The Syrian army said on Thursday it had recaptured the ancient city of Palmyra from Islamic State for the second time in a year, with help from allied forces and Russian warplanes.

An Austrian court has found eight Iraqi nationals guilty of gang-raping a German tourist during New Year celebrations in Vienna.

Egypt's top appeals court has acquitted former President Hosni Mubarak of conspiring in the killing of hundreds of protesters during the 2011 uprising.

Over 28,000 have been forced from their homes since operation to retake western Mosul started on February 19, says UN.