A new report claims that the water at River Jordan baptism site is heavily polluted.
BREAKING: Man accused of killing nine people at a church taken into custody.
Opposition supporters may join army defectors in armed struggle against regime before elections.
It is believed Boko Haram attacked Niger for its participation in an anti-terrorism regional offensive.
TPG and Satya's $1bn PE fund will invest across Africa in telecoms, finance, healthcare and consumer areas.
Japan opens competition to create new toilets to make women and foreigners feel more comfortable
FBI has identified Charleston church shooting suspect as 21-year-old Dylann Roof.
Hundreds of mainly Syrian and Eritrean migrants remained blocked at Milan's central train station.
Worker push heavy machinery across a snow-white landscape, breathing in blizzards of limestone dust.
Members of Voice of the Voiceless say government should tackle corruption to achieve real progress.
The hacker collective took down government servers in a DDoS attack to retaliate against anti-terrorism laws.
IBTimes UK gathers the sharpest comments from Greece and its creditors over the last few weeks.
Russia's Investigative Committee demands probe into US moon landings between 1969 and 1972.
At least 50 people were killed or injured at mosques and the headquarters of Yemen's dominant Houthi group.
The U-turn was made in following an intense response to the plans from North America.
Thousands of Haitians face being deported from the Dominican Republic as a new immigration law comes into force.
Thomas Cook move dozens of guests from Anastasia Beach Hotel in Protaras after alleged abduction attempt.
Dozens of people died in N'Djamena twin suicide bombings blamed on Boko Haram.
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UAE's Federal Supreme Court applied new federal law which sees fines and incarceration for online offences.
Police officers described the 21-year-old man as 'extremely dangerous'.
Muslims around the world are marking the start of Ramadan, the holy month of fasting.
Vehicle carrying 50 veered off road into gully, emergency services said.
The number of children that have been forcibly removed has been pegged at more than 30 million.
US Democratic presidential candidate supports Obama's proposal of two years of free community college.
Hamas denies truce talks during meeting of Palestinian Arab factions.
Suspect sat in historic South Carolina's Emanuel AME Church during Bible meeting then opened fire killing nine people
White gunman reportedly sat down in the Emanuel AME church and started shooting, killing nine people
Summer solstice takes place on 21 June 2015, marking the longest day of the year
Nine people reportedly killed as white gunman opens fire in one of oldest and largest black congregations south of Baltimore