The attack happened in Witu in Kenya's Lamu County, an area that has seen 87 people killed in similar attacks over the last few months

Australia been toughening its stance towards asylum seekers and migrants for several years

Report by international weapons inspectors claims the deadline to remove Syria’s declared stockpile of chemical weapons is now unlikely to be met

Daniel Saenz was fatally wounded after an officer pulled his gun during a struggle in the Downtown Jail in El Paso

The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant now controls vast stretch of land

Muqrin has upset the established order

Charles and David Koch are among America’s richest men - and have put their money to nefarious use, many believe. From funding the Tea Party to lobbying against measures to curb climate change, they are the scourge of progressive, liberal opinion. So how did they happen? Daniel Schulman reveals the roots of America’s right-wing pin-ups

There was no contest in Egypt’s presidential elections, and not only because only one candidate stood against Sisi. He offers the security many Egyptians now crave

The Battle of the Somme was a suicidal battle plan – and the ordinary volunteer foot-soldiers paid the price. John Lichfield on the most calamitous single day in the British Army’s history

Merkel and Putin negotiate to trade Crimea’s sovereignty for guarantees on energy security and trade

It is unclear whether the former Israeli President’s call would encourage other politicians to come out in favour of winding up the hostilities, or would simply be ignored