A "terrorist act" sank the cargo ship that went down in international waters in the Mediterranean this week, the Russian state-owned company that owns the vessel said Wednesday.

Thirty-eight people were killed when an Azerbaijan Airlines plane with 67 on board crashed in Kazakhstan on Wednesday, a senior Kazakh official said.

Angry protests broke out Wednesday in several areas of Syria after a video circulated showing an attack on an Alawite shrine in the country's north, a war monitor and witnesses said.

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With flickering candles and the sound of organs, hundreds of Catholics held a muted Christmas Eve mass in Indonesia's Aceh ...

Batsman Travis Head was declared fit for the Boxing Day Test against India on Wednesday in a big boost for Australia while ...

Sarah Latifa had feared that her Christian community in Syria may struggle to celebrate its first Christmas since ...

Defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City can clinch a first-round bye and home-field advantage in the NFL post-season with a ...

With no Christmas tree or decorations adorning the Church of the Nativity, revered as the birthplace of Jesus Christ, holiday ...

Hamas and Israel traded accusation on Wednesday over delays in finalising a ceasefire and hostage release deal, after both had reported progress in the latest round of Gaza truce talks.

Brazilian international midfielder Oscar, who played for Chelsea, is returning to Sao Paulo, where he started his career, the ...

Syria's new leaders announced Tuesday that they had reached an agreement with the country's rebel groups on their dissolution ...