Haider al-Abadi said Iraq's second city could be taken from IS with little bloodshed.
Try a spicy, savoury pancake for an alternative to lemon and sugar.
Image of US president shown during news segment on alleged San Diego State University rape
Chinese New Year 2015 will fall on 19 February.
Kurdish YPG forces, backed by Syrian rebels, conquer hill south of Kobani.
After Charlie Hebdo I was prepared for the gun attack which happened as I was speaking in Copenhagen.
The International Cannabis Business Conference offers opportunity to consider future of marijuana in US.
Thunder, lightning and heavy rain struck Rio de Janeiro at the height of Brazilian carnival
Chinese New Year, Lunar New Year, will be celebrated on Thursday 19 February
Greece wants to restructure debt repayments, terms of austerity before accepting new bailout.
Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu criticised for electoral campaign appeal for Jews to leave Europe
Researchers have been excavating the abandoned Badia Pozzeveri church in the Tuscany region
Boy threw a lit firecracker into a sewer and triggered a blast in central China's Henan Province.
Roland Dumas, foreign minister under Mitterrand government says Valls is influenced by Jewish wife Anne Gravoin.
Mothers arrested for making their young daughters to fight as part of ancient traditions
FAA proposed commercial helicopter drone regulations require operators to stay in sight of UAV
Hundreds of children employed in civil war between factions loyal to president and opposition.
French police investigate desecration of 300 graves at Jewish cemetery near German border.
Amateur video shows the aftermath of the Copenhagen café shooting on 14 February, in which one person was killed and three were injured.
Iran has unveiled its domestic search engine Yooz, meaning cheetah, which is capable of supporting one billion web pages.
Murder of Ozgecan Aslan brings violence against women in the country into the spotlight again.
Pastor Rick McDaniel is starting a series of sermons titled 5 Shades of Grey, wherein he will speak on sexual ethics.
Authorities initially believed Copenhagen shooter acted alone in attacks at free-speech event and a synagogue.
Attack occurred as African Union troops deployed to halt Boko Haram.
Breaking: Egypt military says its warplanes have bombed Isis targets in Libya in response to killing of Christians by Islamists.
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi vows tough against Islamist group after video showing beheading of 21 Coptic Christians in Libya emerges.
20-year-old Benjamin Miller, from Georgia suffered the 'biggest goring wound' a Spanish doctor treating him had ever seen.
A three-storey housing block collapsed in Uttar Pradesh killing 16 people including three children.
The Danish suspect was released from prison two weeks ago, after serving time for aggravated assault.
Untraceable phones and football-related passwords – HSBC employee lifts lid on how Swiss branch allegedly did business