Angelina Jolie to UN: 'We are failing to save lives in Syria'

Actress Angelina Jolie Pitt has strongly criticised the UN Security Council for its lack on unity and political will on resolving the Syrian crisis, stating that the powerful body has the power to......

Israel continues offensive as death toll mounts to over 720

Amid frantic diplomatic efforts to put an end to bloodshed in Gaza, a defiant Israel on Thursday pressed on with its relentless bombardment of Hamas-ruled territory as the raging conflict that has......

Face dark reality of sexual violence: Freida @ India's Daughter premier

Freida Pinto attends the 'India's Daughter' New York Screening at Baruch College in New York City. Photograph: Grant Lamos IV/Getty Images The BBC documentary, depicting the aftermath of the......

Libya: Gaddafi loyalists block rebels

Libyan forces loyal to Muammar Gaddafi struck hard at rebels advancing towards Tripoli and pounded the oil port eastern city of Ras Lanuf, as the US mulled land and air options amid growing......

World awaits more Bolt magic after athletics marred by doping scandals

Usain Bolt. Photograph: Matthew Childs/Reuters Usain Bolt returns to the site of his first global triumph this week for a world championships showdown with a convicted dope cheat that has......