Geneva - Iran has violated the global ban on child executions by putting two 17-year-old convicts to death, UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet said Friday.   "I am appalled," the UN high...

Washington - By Shabtai Gold,- The US Senate was unable to secure a super-majority on Thursday to override President Donald Trump's veto of a Congressional resolution demanding an end to the US role...

London -By Bill Smith, - Prime Minister Theresa May sacked Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson on Wednesday for allegedly leaking information about a national security discussion over the potential...

Paris - Paris police were Wednesday due to be out in force to prevent violence at the city's traditional May Day trade union demonstrations.   Interior Minister Christophe Castaner has warned...

Bogota - By Sinikka Tarvainen, – Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Tuesday said he retained the loyalty of the army after opposition leader Juan Guaido announced the "final phase" of an...

Beirut - Retired Lebanese army and security personnel staged sit-ins and blocked roads in the capital Beirut on Tuesday as the cabinet was set to discuss an austerity budget proposing cuts to...

Rome - Italy's former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi has received medical treatment in a Milan hospital for abdominal pain commonly caused by urinary stones, also known as renal colic, Italian...

New York - The Israeli-Palestinian conflict will worsen if there is no change in approach to the political situation, the UN political chief warned on Monday, saying UN efforts were continually being...

Washington - US President Donald Trump, his company and three of his children are suing Deutsche Bank and Capital One to stop them from handing over records demanded by congressional committees that...