When the chief inspector of Scotland's prisons visited Glenochil in February, the 668-capacity jail was holding 770 inmates.

Russia has been threatening Pokrovsk for more than a year. Instead of the full frontal assaults it used in earlier battles ...

Russian forces are advancing inside the eastern Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk, destroying trapped Ukrainian military formations and repelling Ukrainian efforts to break out ...

Russian forces are advancing in the eastern Ukrainian city, aiming to encircle Ukrainian troops and secure a significant ...

Dear Sir, I do agree with David Hide, Chairman of Horsham Labour Party, that racism is wrong, but racism can take many forms, including anti-semitism, which is popular among many on the left and the ...

Lyudmila PavlichenkoTo read Julia Ioffe’s new book, “Motherland: A Feminist History of Modern Russia, from Revolution to ...

Moscow's drone strikes seek to plunge the east of the country into darkness and cold. But Ukraine's energy sector strives for ...

President Trump addressed questions on Nigeria, referencing the country’s significant Christian population (around 46-54% of Nigerians are Christians), religious tensions, and U.S. relations. He ...

Supporters of the G20 argue that its prominent membership gives it real weight on global policy, despite the lack of formal enforcement mechanisms. However, disputes over its legitimacy, criticisms of ...

A well-armed jihadist group affiliated with al Qaeda is closing in on Bamako, the capital of Mali. The country’s military junta and their Russian partners are struggling to counter the jihadis, who ...

Mikhail Gorbatchev knew this better than most. In his landmark Murmansk speech in October 1987, the General Secretary called for the Arctic as a "zone of peace". The policy included establishing a ...