The government is to create a marine reserve almost as big as the UK in the Atlantic waters of Ascension Island.

The US warns that Saudi Arabia's execution of a prominent Shia cleric could worsen sectarian tensions in the Middle East.

Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei says Saudi Arabia faces "divine revenge" for executing prominent Shia cleric Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr.

A goat and tiger live in the same enclosure at a Russian safari park but how long can it last?

Footage showing the damaged insides of a Dubai hotel which caught fire on New Year's Eve is released by the authorities.

Israeli prosecutors file charges for two suspects over an arson attack on a Palestinian family that killed a toddler and his parents.

Donald Trump again defends his call for a ban on Muslims entering the US after it is used for propaganda by al-Qaeda-linked Somali militants.

Wingsuit base jumpers have been explaining the basics of the popular extreme sport.