Iran will strike back at any location from where attacks against it are mounted, Fars news agency quoted a senior military commander as saying Sunday.

"Any location which is used by the enemy for...

Tens of thousands of people have attended a mass rally in Iraq to cheer the cessation of US troop movements in the country.

The celebration rally was organized by Iraq's Hezbollah movement to...

Police in Washington have closed down a large camping area containing members of the "Occupy" movement.

The encampment, one of the biggest protest areas in the United States, was only a few blocks...

A conspicuous show of support has been made for Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin.

Around 140,000 people attended a rally on Saturday in which placards were raised announcing Putin as a man...

Mexican police have arrested Jose Antonio Torres Marrufo, who is alleged to have masterminded drug exportation and murders.

Marrufo, the supposed head of a Sinaloa drug cartel, has been accused by...

Leaders of the Roman Catholic church in Rome are gathering to attend a conference on sexual abuse of minors within the Church.

They will attend a prayer service for victims of sexual abuse and...

Former Massachusetts governor and the 2012 White House contender Mitt Romney secured his third victory of the GOP primary season, as television networks declared him the winner of Nevada's...

Five policemen and two civilians, including a child, died in a car bomb attack in Afghanistan's Kandahar city Sunday.

"A car bomb (attack) carried out by the enemies and hit Kandahar city at noon...

Washington says it is "deeply concerned" over reports that Egypt plans to move ahead with plans to put on trial more than 40 employees of U.S.-funded NGOs. State Department spokeswoman...

Tel Aviv says its air is clean, but Israel's Environment Ministry thinks otherwise Municipality wants to officially declare Tel Aviv polluted despite that its 2011 data reflects a sharp decline...

Israeli government policies regarding Palestinian residency have stripped thousands of Palestinians of the ability to live in the West Bank or Gaza with their families, and severely restricted...

BERLIN - The head of the French Consulate in Jerusalem told French and Palestinian municipal officials late last month that Jerusalem will be the capital of an independent Palestinian...

postponed Austere Challenge missile-defense exercise before the end of the year, likely in October or November.Senior American military officers from the European Command are scheduled to arrive...

War veteran Harold Massey, 83, had been transferred to a Bupa nursing home after suffering neglect while in residential care which resulted in his right leg being...

Capello was known to be upset that Terry was removed as captain on Friday, a decision that was taken by FA chairman David Bernstein without any consultation with...

Dozens of backbench Tories have written to David Cameron to demand that...

There was a time when stuffing cheese and meat into a toaster would have earned you – at best – a distinctly quizzical look. That time is...

Torment: Thousands of children suffer depression or even attempt suicide after being targeted by cyber bullies. The most common form is via text message (posed by...

Grandparents should be able to maintain contact with their grandchildren after a family breakdown or divorce, ministers will say today as they unveil a huge shake-up in family...

In a statement to mark the start of her diamond jubilee year, the Queen – only the second monarch after her great great grandmother Queen Victoria to celebrate 60 years on the British throne...

The Diamond Jubilee Miniature Sheet, issued today, is the first time that the official portraits of the Queen, which have been used on stamps, coins and banknotes throughout her reign, have been...

Fiddling peer: Baroness Uddin has not faced criminal charges despite being suspended from the Upper House after fraudulently abusing her Parliamentary second home...

And now we know that in India, at least, the aid money given by Britain for climate change initiatives (and a lot more besides) isn’t welcomed...

We were told that a third of all flights were cancelled before a flake of snow had fallen at Heathrow Airport. Some passengers were stuck in stationary planes for hours. Why...

Town halls are switching off half a million street lights to save money despite fears of increased crime and accidents, a Daily Mail investigation has...

Footballer Joey Barton claims he is willing to go to jail to protect his right to 'free speech' over tweets he made about John Terry's racial abuse...

Glossy websites promote short-term pay-day deals alongside unsecured loans to pay for operations including face lifts, breast enlargements, tummy tucks, gastric bands and...

Bloodshed: President Bashar al-Assad will stop at nothing to retain power for his corrupt and blood-stained regime With each day, the Syrian tragedy grows deeper. Over the past weekend we have had...

Members of the home affairs select committee went to high-security Belmarsh prison to interview the cleric who was jailed after telling his followers that the murder of non-Muslims was justified...

Taufeek Khanjar is thought to have become the oldest person to be declared a British citizen when he took part in a citizenship ceremony in Kingston-upon-Thames,...

He continued: 'Being on dialysis for seven years took its toll on her. It affected her calcium levels because there was no absorption through kidneys, so her knees bowed...

Mr Baldwin, 27, a security guard, said: ‘Dan and I have been best friends since childhood and he really is the greatest friend I could ask...

For sale: This chair was made from the elm tree The Duke of Wellington stood beneath as he conducted troops to win his most heroic victory against Napoleon's French army at the Battle of...

No good deed ever goes unpunished. That must be the thought flitting through the mind of International Development Secretary Andrew Mitchell as he contemplates Sunday's front pages: "India...

The respect for territories of other states is fundamental to the security of all nations, and the ability of countries to co-exist in peace. There was nothing wrong with the public protests this...

The team from the University of Illinois found that daytime temperatures around wind farms can fall by as much as 4C, while at night temperatures can...

Upwards of 200 people are reported to have been massacred in Syria in the latest in a series of atrocities in that country which have left thousands of people dead as President Bashar al-Assad...

They have to be smothered in cream daily to make their condition more bearable and the girls can’t go outside in the sun as it could kill...

Mali's defence ministry says the armed forces have killed about 20 northern separatist rebels and taken a dozen more prisoner during two days of clashes in the Timbuktu...

Why should the French presidency, under Mr Sarkozy, operate twice as many cars as before? Why should President Sarkozy spend twice as much time travelling as his predecessor, President Jacques...

Judges in Egypt are to put on trial 43 workers of non-government organisations, including 19 Americans and other foreign staff, for allegedly being involved in banned activities and illegally...

President Nicolas Sarkozy's chances of re-election this spring will boom if the far right candidate, Marine Le Pen, is locked out of the race, according to a poll published...

A simmering Newt Gingrich stood at a lectern at the Venetian resort in Las Vegas on Saturday night, and attempted to convince America that his campaign remains viable following a second hammering at...

The trial of Saif al-Islam Gaddafi could begin "within weeks", according to the country's new Interior Minister. The former heir-presumptive in Libya has been held by anti-Gaddafi...

The official said other issues had been resolved after a "super-human negotiation".Debt inspectors representing eurozone countries and the International Monetary Fund are pushing for...

Amid the horrors surrounding female genital mutilation (FGM) there is a quiet revolution, which experts hope could lead to the eradication of the...

Saudi women leading a campaign against the kingdom's ban on female driving are calling on the courts to take up their lawsuits demanding the right to...

Western and Arab governments and opposition activists yesterday scrambled to forge a new plan to stem the bloodshed in Syria after Russia and China's veto of a UN resolution sparked outrage and...

Three more people have set themselves on fire to protest about China's policies toward Tibetans in a politically sensitive area that already has seen ethnic violence this...

By the time she eventually gave birth to her first son, Shukofar was an addict.Like many new mothers, she was constantly exhausted after the birth of her baby, and so she gave the child opium too, to...