Demonstrators form human chain as they rally against Amazon’s plan to set up facility in small southern town of Fournes

Reproductive rights groups decry Trump’s latest announcement, saying it further restricts women’s rights

Jail terms for Peter Greste, Mohamed Fahmy and Baher Mohamed spark global outcry and calls for their immediate release

Yingluck Shinawatra, Thailand's prime minister, has survived a no-confidence vote in parliament where her party holds a commanding majority, but faces mounting…

The Syrian government has accepted a Russian proposal to put its chemical weapons under international control to avoid a possible US military strike, Reuters…

Syria has dismissed US and British claims that it may have used chemical arms as a "barefaced lie" and its ally Russia…

The world's 100 richest people earned enough money last year to end world extreme poverty four times over, according to a new…

An obscure slapstick film said to be entitled Innocence of Muslims or Life of Muhammed has been cited as the cause for riots at US diplomatic posts…

Thousands of people have taken to Cairo's Tahrir Square to protest against the handling of the nation's transition period by the ruling military…

China has shut down websites, made hundreds of arrests and punished two popular microblogging sites for "fabricating or disseminating online rumours" seemingly…