JOHANNESBURG (dpa)- South Africa was in mourning after the death of anti-apartheid icon Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, aged 81, for whom a state funeral will be held in two weeks time. Hundreds of...

BERLIN (dpa)- A muddy lagoon on a Scottish island contains the clues to a "lost era," scientists said on Tuesday, on announcing the discovery of dozens of dinosaur footprints at the site. The...

KUWAIT CITY (dpa) - A Lebanese man and his Syrian wife were sentenced to death by hanging on Sunday after they were convicted of killing a Filipino maid in Kuwait. The verdict, issued by the Kuwaiti...

Tel Aviv - Two days after at least 15 Palestinians were killed by Israeli troops during protests in the Gaza Strip, Israel's Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman rejected calls for an independent...

Gaza - By Shabtai Gold, Stefanie Jaerkel and Saud Abu Ramadan, - Fifteen Palestinians were killed and more than 1,400 injured on Friday following clashes with Israeli soldiers near the Gaza Strip...

Brussels - Britain began its one-year countdown to the day it leaves the European Union. Both sides have clear - yet conflicting - ideas on what the future trading relationship could look like, as...

Istanbu -By Shabtai Gold and Linda Say, - Turkey has rejected an offer from France's president to mediate between Ankara and the main Syrian-Kurdish grouping, a presidential spokesman said Friday,...

Vienna - Proposals to connect several large EU immigration databases pose various risks for human rights, the bloc's Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA) warns.     On Wednesday, the...

Dubai (dpa) - A British journalist on Sunday was sentenced to 10 years in prison for murdering his wife in the United Arab Emirates.   Francis Matthew, a senior editor of the English-language...