Tucked between Manhattan and Queens, there’s a small island in the middle of New York City that most visitors don’t even realise exists. At just 800 feet wide and two miles long, Roosevelt Island is ...

Israel has launched an attack on the Lebanese capital Beirut for the first time since a ceasefire ended fighting between ...

Women and girls of Gaza talk about their determination to be educated amidst the rubble-strewn classrooms of a decimated education system.

The Thai capital has declared a state of emergency as dozens of buildings are now in ruins and hundreds of people are missing ...

Muslims are celebrating Eid al-Fitr, a festive holiday marking the end of the fasting month of Ramadan. Families gathered for ...

An Irish PE teacher in Bangkok has described how children started screaming as a powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck ...

In Britain, archaeologists have found Iranian and Egyptian beads, Scandinavian amber items, Aegean metalwork, Cypriot and ...

A powerful earthquake of magnitude 7.7 centred in the Sagaing region near the Myanmar city of Mandalay caused extensive ...

“We lost our house.” AP video footage shows a bustling market in northern Gaza surrounded by the ruins of destroyed buildings. Stalls display clothing, accessories and other items, while ...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has nominated a new domestic security chief, after he moved to fire the current one ...

Netanyahu says Israel will take charge of security in Gaza after the war and implement Trump proposal to resettle Gaza’s ...

Jordan, from desert camping to visiting crusader castles - Here’s how to make the most of a Jordan holiday, whether you fancy ...