By Ebi Kesiena The Philippines has raised the age of sexual consent to 16 after amending a near century-old law,...

By Ebi Kesiena A roadside bomb killed two UN peacekeeping troops in central Mali on Monday, the UN’s mission to...

Card payment giants Visa and Mastercard have announced they will suspend operations in Russia, the latest major US firms to...

Four adults and two children were killed when a tornado hit Madison County in the US state of Iowa on...

Talks with Russia are beginning to be “constructive,” a Ukrainian negotiator said on Saturday, describing what he perceived as an...

By Ebi Kesiena Ukraine on Saturday urged the West to amp up military assistance to the besieged country, including warplanes,...

By Ebi Kesiena A British television crew was ambushed outside Kyiv earlier this week, leaving one journalist wounded, their employer...

More than 1.2 million people have fled Ukraine into neighbouring countries since Russia launched its full-scale invasion on February 24,...

By Ebi Kesiena At least 30 people were killed and 80 wounded in a suicide attack at a Shiite mosque...

By Ebi Kesiena Around 150 public radio channels across Europe will play “Give Peace a Chance” at 07:45 GMT on...