Avaneesh Pandey

The motion, if passed, would not change government policy, but might signal a change in European attitudes to Palestinian statehood.

With the Islamic State group now controlling about 40 percent of the town, fears of locals being beheaded are on the rise.

17-year-old child education activist Malala Yousafzai became the youngest ever winner of the prize.

Taiwan's president urged Beijing to “convert crisis into opportunity” by implementing democratic reforms in Hong Kong.

Clashes between pro-Kurdish demonstrators and police across major cities in Turkey have so far killed over 30 people.

Even as ice cover in the Arctic continued to shrink rapidly, the other end of the globe is witnessing record high sea-ice levels.

The attacks came a day after Houthi rebel leaders called for a demonstration in the streets of Sanaa.

Across Turkey, at least 21 people have been killed in clashes as pro-Kurdish demonstrators protested over the country's inaction against ISIS.

A Syrian national, who has been on a hunger strike for most of his 12 years at the prison, described the practice as abusive and painful.

At least three Kurdish fighters and 40 ISIS militants have been killed along the eastern and southern edges of the town on Wednesday.

The president of Kenya is accused of committing crimes against humanity by orchestrating violence after disputed elections in 2007.

The four men, who had been under surveillance by MI5 for quite some time, were arrested from west and central London on Tuesday.

There were 4.8 million job openings in August, up from 4.6 million in July, making it the highest number of job openings since January 2001.

The World Bank’s chief economist for Asia reportedly expects Hong Kong's growth to slow further because of the protests.

A report by a Washington-based think tank had claimed that North Korea's sole plutonium-producing nuclear reactor had been shut down.

The latest figures, released by the Pentagon Monday, estimate the total expenditure since June in Iraq and Syria at over $1 billion.

Hundreds of thousands of civilians, mostly Kurds, have fled Kobane, which has endured a three-week long siege.

Peter Kassig, who changed his name to Abdul-Rahman Kassig after converting to Islam in late 2013, said he was “at peace” with his beliefs.

Both India and Pakistan have accused the other of firing first across the Line of Control in the disputed border region of Kashmir.

The World Bank called for "critical -- and in some cases overdue -- reforms" to ensure the region's economies maintained their rate of growth.

Kobane, a Kurdish town located in the north near the Turkish border, has been under constant attack from ISIS militants since Sept. 16.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Canada seeks to "significantly degrade" the capabilities of the Islamic State group.

There were 202 polio cases detected in Pakistan between January and October.

The search for the airliner has been on hold since May while scientists mapped a 23,000-square-mile area of the Indian Ocean.

A video apparently showing the British citizen's beheading has drawn widespread condemnation.

The policy shift was announced after Vietnam's foreign minister, Pham Binh Minh, met U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry in Washington.

While the identities of the other two Americans have not been revealed, one of them is believed to be Jordan Matson from Wisconsin.

A federal judge dismissed arguments from the DoJ that an open hearing could jeopardize national security.

The decision comes amid increasing concerns over the number of Australians fighting for the Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria.