The situation in Gaza is "simply intolerable and must be addressed", Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond says. His comments follow a row between Ed Miliband and No 10 after the Labour leader said PM David Cameron was "wrong" not to oppose Israel's ...

The Foreign Office has said Britons should leave Libya and advised against travel to the country because of growing instability. It is estimated that there are up to 300 UK citizens in the country. The country has been gripped by instability since the uprising in ...

The Ebola virus and other deadly foreign diseases are a "potential major threat" to Britain, government's chief scientist has warned. Sir Mark Walport told the Daily Telegraph Ebola was a threat because of how "interconnected" the world is now. Public Health ...

A major West African airline has stopped flying to Liberia and Sierra Leone amid growing concern about the spread of the deadly Ebola virus. Asky said it took the decision to keep "its passengers and staff safe during this unsettling time". It is the second airline ...

The world's 1.6 billion Muslims are celebrating the festival of Eid al-Fitr, one of the the biggest religious events in the Islamic calendar. Azerbaijani Muslims pray in Taza Pir Mosque in the Azerbaijan"s capital Baku, on Muslims in Azerbaijan pray in the Taza Pir ...

The Chinese Communist Party has announced an investigation into one of its most powerful politicians, the former security chief Zhou Yongkang. In a move which signals President Xi Jinping's hard-fought victory in a battle for supremacy over the party high ...

Gaza has been pounded in one of the most intense nights of shelling since the Israeli offensive began three weeks ago. An Israeli airstrike hit the house of former Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh, which is thought to have been empty at the time.

Italy has offered to help extinguish a huge blaze that has engulfed the biggest fuel depot in the Libyan capital, Libya's government says. It would send aircrafts and a team of experts to contain the blaze which has hit two tanks, the government added.

Rhythmic gymnast Frankie Jones has been chosen to carry the flag for Team Wales at Wednesday's opening ceremony for the Commonwealth Games. The 23-year-old represented Team GB at the 2012 Olympics and won a silver medal in the hoop at the ...

The results of Indonesia's hotly-contested election are due on Tuesday. Early projections have put Joko Widodo in the lead. But presidential election candidate Prabowo Subianto has said he is withdrawing from the election process, alleging massive fraud.

Prince George, the son of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, celebrates his first birthday today. Two new official photos have been released showing the future King walking around and looking very grown up! The pictures were taken a few weeks ago on a ...

India has hailed its cricket team's historic win against England in the second test at Lord's by 95 runs. The hosts were bowled out for 223 on Monday to hand the tourists a 1-0 lead in the five-match series. It was India's first away victory in 16 Tests, a sequence ...

A warplane has attacked a rebel-held town with rockets in eastern Ukraine, shattering homes and killing at least four people. Rockets struck the town of Snizhne in Donetsk region around 07:00 (04:00 GMT), hitting a block of flats and a tax office. The rebels ...

The US Secretary of State, John Kerry, is holding separate meetings in Afghanistan with the two political rivals who are both claiming victory in the recent presidential election. Abdullah Abdullah and Ashraf Ghani stood in a run-off in June with official results ...

"Israel says it's investigating what happened here. In Khan Younis, there's anger", reports Quentin Sommerville. Continue reading the main story. Mid-East crisis · Rockets and missiles · Risks of invasion · Vicious cycle · Grief and anger. The US is prepared to ...

Palestinian militants have fired more rockets at Israeli cities after Israel carried out dozens of overnight air strikes on the Gaza Strip. Israel said it had intercepted eight rockets over Tel Aviv, Ashkelon and Ashdod on Wednesday morning. The health ministry in ...

Media hope that the annual US-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue will help "disperse suspicion" between the two countries as US Secretary of State John Kerry heads to Beijing for the talks. Starting on Wednesday, the two-day key ministerial meeting is ...

BBC cricket correspondent, Jonathan Agnew, took to the skies ahead of the start of England's Test series against India at Trent Bridge. The former cricketer, who got his pilot's licence eight years ago, flew above some of the Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire ...

Chinese papers praise Seoul for "maintaining peace on the Korean Peninsula" and not "playing into the hands" of the US. Beijing and Seoul reaffirmed their opposition to North Korea's nuclear tests during a meeting between visiting Chinese President Xi ...

Chinese papers praise Seoul for "maintaining peace on the Korean Peninsula" and not "playing into the hands" of the US. Beijing and Seoul reaffirmed their opposition to North Korea's nuclear tests during a meeting between visiting Chinese President Xi ...