Libya: is it better to leave dictators in their place?
The disaster of Libya provided much of the reason for not aiding Syrians who rose against dictatorship in 2012. But is the best course of action to do nothing?
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British Muslim convert Thomas Evans is reported to have died fighting for the Islamist terror group al-Shabaab in Kenya.
People are more likely to experience terrorism in Baghdad than in any other city in the world, while Bristol is ranked at higher risk than London, according to a new report.
US Secretary of State John Kerry says he is “not going to step away from our alliances” in the Middle East, and was well aware of the support Iran was providing to Houthi rebels in Yemen.
A mentally-ill British grandfather is among more than 19,000 people on death row in Pakistan, according to human rights group Amnesty International.
Saudi Arabia is contributing 100 warplanes and 150,000 soldiers to the military operation in Yemen, despite opposition from Iran and China, as the country slides toward civil war.
Binyamin Netanyahu appeals to the US congress to reject a nuclear deal with Iran that Barack Obama is hoping to strike. Where does that leave US-Israeli relations?
The disaster of Libya provided much of the reason for not aiding Syrians who rose against dictatorship in 2012. But is the best course of action to do nothing?
Many Libyans who fought to overthrow Colonel Gaddafi are in despair. They know their failure to curb the rise in Islamic State could be deadly for their disintegrating country.
Lars Vilks escaped unhurt from a shooting at a Copenhagen cafe yesterday. It is the latest in a string of alleged attempts on his life after he published sketches of the prophet Mohammed.
US President Barack Obama says he has not yet decided whether to send “lethal defensive weapons” to Ukraine, but this option is being “examined”.
A video claiming that the majority of the world’s Muslims have been “radicalised” is getting a lot of attention online. Is there any truth in it?
Israeli aircraft bomb a Hamas militant base in the Gaza strip, in their first strike in Gaza since a ceasefire was declared four months ago.
One in every 50 migrants who try to reach Europe across the Mediterranean Sea will die on the journey. What is so terrible in their home countries to force people into such a desperate voyage?
‘Erupt volcanoes of jihad’: Islamic State group militants release new recording of their leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in defiance of rumours of his death in a US-led air strike in Iraq last week.
A Palestinian man is shot dead by police after he rams his car into pedestrians in central Jerusalem, killing one and injuring 14.