Town that changed anti-Semitic name suffers vandalism

An ancient Spanish town that voted to change its name because it was deemed anti-Semitic has come under attack from extremist groups who have daubed the town's signposts and buildings with offensive right-wing symbols and messages protesting the change.

It's official: Australians to return to polls July 2

PM calls for new national elections and stresses economic management

Security forces on alert ahead of vote

Tens of thousands of security forces fanned out across the Philippines on Sunday on the eve of national polls, following a bitter and deadly election campaign plagued by rampant vote-buying and intimidation.

Muslim 'cyber warriors' take on Islamic State

A group of Indonesian "cyber warriors" sit glued to screens, as they send out messages promoting a moderate form of Islam in the world's most populous Muslim-majority country.

Another leader killed in brutal attack

A local Sufi Muslim leader has been found hacked to death in Bangladesh in a suspected Islamist killing, police said on Saturday, two weeks after the Islamic State group claimed the murder of a liberal professor in the same northwestern district.

Fire rages on as evacuees prepare for a long wait

A wildfire ripping through Canada's oil sands region blazed for a seventh day on Sunday as officials warned almost 100,000 people who fled the area that they would not be returning home soon.

Trump says unity is nice, but not essential

With a growing number of prominent Republicans refusing to fall in line, Donald Trump is standing firm in his assertion that the Republican Party doesn't have to be unified because he will gain Democratic votes to win in the fall.

Campaign warns on camp decision

Kenya's decision to close down refugee camps sheltering mainly Somali and South Sudan refugees, is likely to put innocent lives at risk, a medical humanitarian agency said on Saturday.

Muslim mayor vows to be leader for all

Sadiq Khan has a simple, striking message for Londoners: He won't be merely a Muslim mayor, but a leader for all.

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Orchestra performs in Palmyra

Leading Russian musicians staged a classical concert on Thursday in the ancient theater of Syria's ravaged Palmyra in a show to herald Russia's successes against terrorists in the war-torn country.

SpaceX lands rocket at sea after launch

For the second month in a row, the aerospace upstart SpaceX landed a rocket on an ocean platform early on Friday, this time following the successful launch of a Japanese communications satellite.