POLITICS

Eyewitnesses say Yemeni president's residence has been overrun in capital of Sanaa.

IBTimes UK looks at two different perspectives on the prime minister's jobs commitment.

IBTimes UK looks at whether a victory for far-left party Syriza in Greece could see them pull out of the Eurozone.

Democrat Obama is poised to deliver his sixth State of the Union speech in front of the Republican-controlled Congress.

French charity worker kidnapped in capital by anti-balaka militiamen who are demanding leader's release.

Labour MP Stella Creasy tells IBTimes UK that the move, if true, represents progress.

MPs have told the government that dairy farmers need more protection.

What led two Japanese men into the claws of the Islamic State and the group's propaganda machine?

British Prime Minister David Cameron defended on Monday (January 19) a letter ministers sent to imams across the country asking them to explain to Muslims how Islam is compatible with being British.

Trade union Usdaw wants the government to act to stop workers getting abused.

Move comes after Fitch and Moody's downgrade of Russian sovereign debt to just above junk status

The Economist Intelligence Unit says the region faces a 'crisis of democracy'.

Ex-Cabinet minister Lord Mandelson said he did not like the idea of 'clobbering people'.

BREAKING: Islamic State issues video which demands '200 million' for the release of the two men.

Paris calls for the release of an aid worker as captors reportedly demand release of arrested leader General Andjilo.

Kiev says Russia deploying military personnel and weapons in eastern Ukraine amid raging Donbass conflict.

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has launched a preliminary examination into possible war crimes in the Palestinian territories, opening a path to possible charges against Israelis or Palestinians.

US businessman Donald Trump is considered one of the richest men in the world under the report.

A large crowd of displaced people from Pakistan's Waziristan region joined local tribesmen on the on streets of the northwest town of Bannu on Monday (January 19) to protest against satirical French magazine Charlie Hebdo.

Saeed is the new head of IS Khorasan - but what do we know about the man charged with creating a Caliphate on the sub-continent?

Man sues for damages as he believes his rejection from all-female college is gender discrimination.

The shadow business secretary got into a debate over a letter the government sent to mosques.

Islamic State flags spotted in Gaza Strip as radicals react to Charlie Hebdo cartoons of Mohammed.

The Guardian survey figures significantly contrast official government data.

Saudi authorities say filming of video could be cyber-crime under country's strict legal system.

Janjuah voices concerns about the US, whose energy industry grew on the back of its shale oil and gas boom.

Palestinian protesters heckled and threw eggs at Canadian Foreign Minister John Baird during his visit to the occupied West Bank on Sunday (January 18), lashing out at Ottawa's diplomatic support for Israel.

The Deputy Prime Minister has introduced new 'zero suicide' initiatives.

Gunfire and explosions heard around presidential palace in Yemeni capital Sanaa for several hours.