The European Parliament on Wednesday approved the new EU top team led by Ursula von der Leyen to take office next month, at a time of mounting challenges for the 27-nation bloc.

Thailand is sending almost 1,000 highly endangered lemurs and tortoises back to their home in Madagascar, in what both ...

The Football Association is investigating allegations Premier League referee David Coote discussed giving a yellow card with ...

The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said Wednesday that at least 44,282 people have been killed in more than 13 months of war between Israel and Palestinian militants.

El presidente del Gobierno español, Pedro Sánchez, defendió con firmeza este miércoles la actuación de su Ejecutivo ante las ...

China said Wednesday it welcomed a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon, after more than a year of fighting that has killed thousands.

British no-frills airline EasyJet on Wednesday reported a 40-percent rise in annual net profit on strong demand for its package holidays.

Indonesians voted on Wednesday to pick local leaders in the country's biggest simultaneous regional election, with President Prabowo Subianto seeking to consolidate his grip on power.

Indian Olympic medal-winning wrestler Bajrang Punia, who took part in headline-grabbing protests last year, has been banned ...

Israel's "ultimate goal" is to bring home hostages held by Palestinian militant group Hamas in Gaza, Defence Minister Israel Katz said Wednesday after the start of a ceasefire in Lebanon.

Russia reported Wednesday that Germany had ordered two television journalists from state broadcaster Channel One reporting from Berlin to leave the country and said it would retaliate.

Two officers who had been on the run over their suspected involvement in an attempted coup in Sierre Leone last November were killed by security forces this week, the government said.