The president of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has pardoned 57 Bangladeshis who were sentenced to long prison terms for staging protests in the Gulf state against their own...

Getty ImagesThe day Beslan began burying its dead, there were so many cars loaded with coffins that there was gridlock on the road to the cemetery.In the small Caucasus...

Suarez played in nine major international tournaments for Uruguay.He was sent off in the 2010 World Cup quarter-final when he handled on the line during the final minute of...

The UK has defended its decision to suspend some arms sales to Israel.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has called the decision "shameful", saying on social media that it "will...

'No' - Biden asked if Netanyahu is doing enough on hostage issueUS President Joe Biden has said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is not doing enough to secure a...

A trained tiger handler has been hospitalised with injuries to her arm after being attacked by one of the animals at an Australian theme park. Queensland Ambulance Service (QAS)...

A new expedition has revealed the effects of the passage of time on the wreck of the Titanic.A large section of railing on the bow has fallen to the...

Tunisia's electoral commission has approved just three candidates to run in next month's presidential election ignoring a court ruling to reinstate three others.Among those approved are President Kais Saied...

The collapse of a massive statue of a 17th Century ruler has sparked protests and a political controversy in the western Indian state of Maharashtra.Shivaji Shahaji Bhosale was a...

The German chancellor, Olaf Scholz, has urged mainstream parties not to lend support to the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, which won a big victory in the eastern...

Fifteen people were detained after the Mexican Navy seized 7,200kg of drugs, in two separate high-speed chases on 23 August. In a statement, Mexico's government said the seizure of...

ReutersThe UAE, of which Dubai is the largest city, has been accused of arming paramilitaries in Sudan suspected of genocideWhen fans saw rapper Macklemore had cancelled an upcoming gig,...