Washington has acknowledged ISs victory in Syria and Iraq in the past week as a setback. President Obama promised more help to Iraq security forces and said U.S will try to increase military training in Sunni areas. Here is our Arabic affairs editor...
The Malaysian Prime Minister, Najib Razak, says he has ordered the country's Navy and maritime authorities to try to find and rescue migrants stranded at sea. It comes a day after Malaysia and Indonesia agreed to provide temporary shelter to such mig...
For some, it's that most dreaded weekend of the year again the end of the Premier League season. But football enthusiasts can look on the bright side. On 17th June, in 26 days time, next seasons fixture list will be announced and then on August 8th,...
The Syrian city of Palmyra appears to have fallen to Islamic State militants, leaving one of the greatest archaeological sites in the Middle East at great risk. 叙利亚城市巴尔米拉似乎已经落入伊斯兰国武装分子之手，致使中东最...
Prince Charles's speeches in Ireland this week have been profoundly moving. It seems to me that he did three things. Firstly, he identified with the suffering of Ireland over centuries and, particularly, more recently. He said simply that the island...
European Union foreign and defense ministers have approved plans to establish a new EU military mission to combat gangs, trafficking people into Europe from Libya. It could eventually include operations to destroy smugglers boats in Libyan territoria...
Police in the southern US state of Texas say nine people have been killed in a battle between rival motorbike gangs at a restaurant in the city of Waco. At least 16 others were taken to hospital after being shot or stabbed. Diners at the Twin Peaks C...
More than 6 hundred migrants have arrived in the Indonesian province of Aceh after being rescued by local fishing boats when their vessel sank nearby. Reports say another boat was turned back from Indonesian waters by the navy. Those on board are amo...
As early results come in from around Britain after a closely-fought campaign, an exit poll has suggested that the Conservative Party leader, David Cameroon, will return to office as Prime Minister. The poll predicts Conservatives on 316 seats in Parl...
A government official in Tanzania has told the BBC that President of Burundi Pierre Nkurunziza has not been able to return to his country and appears to have been ousted by the military. The plane taking him back after the army seized power was told...
