Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras submitted his resignation to the country’s president later on Thursday to clear the way for early elections. "The present parliament cannot offer a government of majority or a national unity government," Mr. Tsipras tol ....

The crash took place on Thursday morning near the village of Cerveny Kamen, said Zuzana Farkasova, a spokeswoman for the Slovak fire-fighters. Rescue workers used helicopters to reach the forested crash site in the White Carpathians mountain range that forms the bord ....

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Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena on Thursday initiated the process to strike a deal between his Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) and Ranil Wickremesinghe’s United National Party (UNP) for forming a “national government.” Nandimithra Ekanayake, se ....

Addressing the media at his official residence, Mr. Wickremesinghe, who is expected to be sworn in as Prime Minister for the fourth time shortly, said voters had indicated their preference. “Let’s work together. I don’t think anyone can opt out [of ....

The European Union's border control agency Frontex said that it had detected some 107,500 people arriving outside regular channels in July, a sharp increase on the previous record set in June of over 70,000, and more than three times as many as it registered in the ....

The sketch shows a fair-skinned man with thick, medium-length black hair, a wispy beard and black glasses. It was unclear whether the man was Thai or a foreigner. On Tuesday, a day after the bombing at a religious shrine in Bangkok’s busy Ratchaprasong commerci ....

The killing of 81-year-old Khaled al-Asaad was the latest atrocity perpetrated by the militant group, which has captured a third of both Syria and neighbouring Iraq and declared a self-styled “caliphate” on the territory it controls. Since IS overran Palm ....

“The Secretary-General expresses serious concern about the recent escalation of violence along the Line of Control between India and Pakistan, which reportedly resulted in a number of casualties on both sides, including civilians. He conveys his condolences to the ....

The three militants of Ansarullah Bangla Team were detained on Monday night from Dhanmondi and Nilkhet areas, Major Maksudul Alam, deputy director for Rapid Action Battalion’s (Rab) legal and media wing, said. The detainees were identified as Touhidul Islam, th ....