Mullah Akhtar Mansour names Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanekzai as head of political office in Qatar

French security forces have made nearly 300 arrests in the Paris region since the attacks of November 13

The World number one says this is the best season of his life

More than 600 babies in Tokyo wriggled to the finish line in the three-metre race

Islamic State has been listed as a terror organisation by Turkey since its emergence

The visitors coach Mike Hesson says his team is traveling to Adelaide knowing enough but not everything

Police said the 70-year-old victim too was Palestinian, apparently from the occupied West Bank

Russia and Iran both support the Damascus regime in Syria

British PM says he will make his case to parliament in the coming days about joining air strikes on Syria

Syrian Observatory for Human Rights confirms army's advance, says it is backed by Russian warplanes, helicopters