SOCIETY

Ten years ago the Taliban was the world's most feared militant group. Will it now do the West's dirty work against an even deadlier movement?

Yanukovych has kept quiet in his exile as war rages through eastern Ukraine.

Student thrown from moving vehicle with note warning of more abductions unless 'operation' ends

A funeral was held on 20 February for the man who killed two and injured five in twin Copenhagen attacks over the weekend

Suspension of aerial bombardment of Aleppo is welcome news - but why has it taken a year?

ONE, which works to end extreme poverty, says millions of people can help make positive changes.

Landmark 17th-century travertine stone fountain at the Spanish steps damaged by drunk Dutch football fans.

Derelict industrial sites captured by British photographer and urban explorer Matt Emmett.

Domenico Rancadore had been living in Uxbridge, west London, since 1994 before his arrest last year.

Pickett found guilty of two counts of rape and two counts of indecent assault.

Shamima Begum, 15, Kadiza Sultana, 16, and an unnamed 15-year-old, travelled to Istanbul on 17 February.

Lawmaker with Erdogan's ruling AKP party criticises TV series after national outrage to murder of student Ozgecan Aslan

Unions criticise plans to expand all night tube services ahead of general election

Iran has ratified treaties that oblige the country to refrain from the death penalty for individuals under the age of 18.

News comes after wave of demonstrations in Turkish cities against harassment of women

Militants driven from Kobane by coalition airstrikes plan attacks in Turkish capital, according to documents.

Mike McKay, 57, claims he saw the Boeing 777 plummet into the China sea.

Rap mogul Marion 'Suge' Knight, who is charged with murder in a hit-and-run death, was admitted to hospital on 19 February before his scheduled Los Angeles court appearance in a separate camera theft case

Syrian and Kurdish fighters preparing to cut off IS at Rodko road and push Islamists further from Kobane.

A heavy winter storm has dumped snow on Jerusalem and parts of the West Bank, Lebanon and Syria.

At least 20 people killed in suicide car bomb and attack on hotel frequented by high officials

Twelve suspects from Merseyside and six from Scotland have been arrested over heroin plot

A disaster was averted at an Indian airshow on 19 February 19 after two aircraft scraped against each other in mid-air, causing minor damage to both

Oxfam warns gap between reach and poor is widening worldwide due to policy choices

Car blasts target town between Derna and Benghazi killing dozens.

The new device has the potential to save thousands of lives

Two trains collided at a switch just outside a station near Zurich.

House values in London have gone up by 55% since 2009, states Hometrack.

Netizens ridicule Islamist online propaganda after jihadist expansion into Libya.