Iran has begun enriching uranium at a heavily fortified underground site, the UN’s nuclear watchdog has confirmed.

In the middle of a tense standoff between Iran and the United States, the crew of an American destroyer patrolling the North Arabian Sea rescued 13 Iranian fishermen who had been taken hostage by Somali …

“When North Korean Army invaded South Korea on June 25, 1950, South Korean Army was totally in disarray,” said South Korea’s famed retired general in a forum held in Seoul. “South Korean military was literally …

With France’s presidential election just around the corner, candidates on the left have rallied behind an embattled union leader, Xavier Mathieu (pictured), but with one notable exception.

RIOT police surrounded Bahrain University yesterday after hundreds protested following the reinstatement of a suspended student.

While addressing Birthright group, PM speaks out against discrimination against women, says Israel “a free country”.

German President Christian Wulff has made it clear that he will not be stepping down from his post after it was revealed he tried to suppress the publication of a newspaper article that drew attention …

If there was ever any doubt as to Václav Havel’s international renown, the turnout at his Dec. 23 memorial service at St. Vitus Cathedral answered those questions.

Egypt’s military-led government on Sunday justified its recent crackdown on human rights and democracy-building organizations as a defense against foreign interference in its politics, defying international pressure and contradicting reports from senior officials in Washington …

Freshly carved out of the side of a hill, with layers of rock still exposed along some of its stretches and trees lying nearby, the construction project that was supposed to help this fishing village …