A Turkish Airlines pilot died after collapsing mid-flight, forcing the Turkish national carrier to make an emergency landing in New York, the airline said on Wednesday.

Human rights advocates including Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai criticised Pakistan on Wednesday for stopping a leading ethnic minority activist from travelling to accept a US award.

Israeli bombardment on Wednesday killed a policeman in the south of Syria near the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights, state media said, the day after a deadly air strike on the capital.

Oil futures add to yesterday's selling, returning more of the gains made over five sessions on concerns that Israel could strike Iranian oil infrastructure in retaliation for a missile attack.

Lorie Logan, president of the Dallas Fed, says in a speech that easing policy too quickly could create excess aggregate demand and risk reigniting inflation. "These risks suggest the FOMC should not r ...

US star Taylor Swift got a special police escort for her London concerts after an alleged suicide attack plot led to the cancellation of three performances in Vienna.

Israeli police said at least six people were wounded, some seriously according to emergency responders, in a stabbing in four locations of Hadera city, describing it as a "terrorist attack".

Chad's government on Wednesday called on the public to help tackle deadly flooding brought on by torrential rains and rising water in the river Chari, which cuts through the capital N'Djamena.

Furious Indian politicians, activists and academics have demanded a 200-year-old skull listed for auction in former colonial ruler Britain, alongside at least 25 other remains, to be returned home.

Americans David Baker and John Jumper and Briton Demis Hassabis won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry on Wednesday for work on predicting the structure of proteins using artificial intelligence.

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday said Turkey would toughen up its justice system to crack down on crime, after a string of gruesome murders sent shockwaves through the country.

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Wednesday called for new EU rules on handling irregular arrivals of asylum seekers and migrants to come into force in 2025, a year ahead of schedule.