With a standoff threatening to get worse, Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades said his country won’t be cowed by Turkish ships drilling for...

With U.S. fighter jets flying overhead, President Donald Trump praised the military and reveled in a show of pomp and patriotism on Thursday in a...

By Philip Blenkinsop and Leika Kihara The European Union and South American bloc Mercosur agreed a free trade treaty on Friday, concluding...

U.S. President Donald Trump, declaring a national emergency because of tensions with Iran, swept aside objections from Congress on Friday to...

Ignoring Turkey’s warnings to stop, Cyprus’ government is planning repeated rounds of drilling for oil and gas in its Exclusive Economic Zone...

Defying the U.S. Congress, Attorney General William Barr will not attend a House Judiciary Committee hearing on Thursday on his handling of...

THE government on Thursday admitted the sale-for-cash of certain properties belonging to the now-defunct co-operative bank, but also said it has...

The European Union’s top health official hit out at Greece’s deputy health minister for publicly defying the country’s smoking...

The European Union’s top health official hit out at Greece’s deputy health minister for publicly defying the country’s smoking...

The Catholic church in  Australia  said on Friday it would oppose laws forcing priests to report child abuse when they learn about it in the...

Polish judge Malgorzata Gersdorf walked into the Supreme Court building on Wednesday morning, defying new legislation forcing her to retire as...

By Andrew Cawthorne   Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is seeking a six-year term on Sunday in a vote condemned by foes as the...

More than 100 countries defied President Donald Trump on Thursday and voted in favour of a United Nations General Assembly resolution calling...

WASHINGTON/JERUSALEM (Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Wednesday reversed decades of U.S. policy and recognised Jerusalem as the capital...

Romelu Lukaku is at the heart of a brewing club vs country row as Belgium are reportedly considering defying Jose Mourinho's wishes and playing the...

Oil fell on Thursday as a rally that has pushed up prices by almost 10 percent since early last week lost momentum despite renewed signs of a...

Poland ‘s senate was expected to back new powers letting politicians appoint supreme court judges, defying protesters massed in the...

The International Festival of Ancient Greek Drama continues next week with two performances, in Paphos and Nicosia, of Euripides’ Bacchae. The...

Andy Murray came through the first test of his dodgy right hip with flying colours to reach the second round of Wimbledon. The build-up to the...

Rogue Twitter feeds voicing employee concerns at more than a dozen US government agencies have been launched in defiance of what they say are...