The captives were handed over in staged ceremonies that the Red Cross and Israel have condemned as cruel and disrespectful.

Roz Foyer, of the Scottish Trades Union Congress, made the plea as she addressed the Scottish Labour conference in Glasgow on ...

One person has died and at least two others have been injured in a knife attack in eastern France, officials said. A 37-year-old Algerian man was arrested, the national anti-terrorism prosecutor’s ...

The collision occurred at 9.56am on Saturday between a van and a tram in Manchester City Centre on Mosley Street.

Yellow warnings for wind and rain have been issued for Sunday, with weather conditions expected to improve slightly from Monday, the forecaster said.

Francis, who has chronic lung disease, was admitted to hospital on February 14 after a week-long bout of bronchitis worsened.

Omer Wenkert, Omer Shem Tov and Eliya Cohen were brought out by masked, armed Hamas fighters to pose on a stage.

The Vatican carried on with its Holy Year celebrations without the pope on Saturday, as Pope Francis battled pneumonia and a ...

Red Cross ambulances have arrived in Gaza’s southernmost city of Rafah in preparation for the handover of six Israeli ...

The move sidelines a history-making fighter pilot and respected officer as part of a campaign to rid the military of leaders ...

The United States has proposed a draft United Nations resolution that stops far short of a competing European-backed ...

Hassan Nasrallah was killed on September 27 when Israel’s air force dropped more than 80 bombs on Hezbollah’s main operations ...