Pussy Riot festival takes place despite pressure from Kremlin
Festival organised in support of imprisoned Pussy Riot members held in spite…
Notorious Afghan prison transferred to Afghan control
The prison dubbed ‘Afghanistan's Guantanamo Bay’ has gradually come under Afghan control…
Malian security forces kill 14 suspected Islamist fighters in central Mali
The presence of fighters in central Mali would indicate rebel groups are…
Murders in the Alps bear hallmarks of a professional hit
Four people murdered in the French Alps on Wednesday victims of a…
Mariam’s Tree residents displaced after security forces raid
Inhabitants faced gunpoint eviction over unpaid debts
Kabul blast leaves six dead, Taliban and Haqqani blamed
A suicide attack in Kabul was attributed to the Taliban and suspected…
Numbers of Syrian refugees on the rise
Current number of Syrian refugees outside Syria much higher than previous UN…
Case of jailed Israeli Bedouin resurfaces after rumours of a possible prisoner swap
One week before his lawyer's visit to Egypt, Israel requests releasing Tarabin
Fresh violence in Belfast highlights ongoing sectarian tensions
Tensions in Northern Ireland between loyalists and republicans have always run high,…
Comfortably numb: identifying the root of Egypt’s drug problems
Despite, or perhaps because of, the prevalence of recreational drug use in…