Prime Minister David Cameron has cut his holiday short by a day in order to chair a COBRA meeting on…
Archaeologists in the Macedonia region of northern Greece have uncovered a huge funeral mound that dates back from the time of Alexander the Great (356-323 BC).
Iraq is facing political turmoil after security forces loyal to Nouri Maliki took up strategic positions around Baghdad after he criticised President Fuad Masum in a press conferences and demanded to be appointed as prime minister for a third term.
A new 72-hour ceasefire between Israel and Hamas has held on Monday morning after days of tense negotiations in Egypt.
The US says it launched air strikes against Islamic State positions in northern Iraq, reportedly killing hundreds of militants.