UKIP treasurer Stuart Wheeler has denied being sexist by saying women were "nowhere near as good as men" at games like chess, bridge and poker. The...
On 12 August, Israel published a list of 26 Palestinian prisoners set to go free within days, some after spending more than two decades behind bars,...
The Iron Dome defence system intercepted and shot down a Grad rocket aimed at the Israeli southern city of Eilat early on Tuesday 13 August. According...
In response to the events in Egypt, US Secretary of State John Kerry said: "Violence is simply not a solution in Egypt or anywhere else,” and...
On 14 August 2013, Anders Fogh Rasmussen said: "I am deeply concerned by the situation in Egypt, and the continuing reports of bloodshed. I deplore the...
Alexei Navalny, who had hoped to be elected Moscow mayor in September, is under investigation by Russian prosecutors concerning his campaign funding, after Kremlin supporters alleged that...
On August 8, the People's Republic of China (ROC) government announced that it had lifted its sanctions against the Philippines effective immediately, following the constructive response...