On the night of July 15, Turkey staved off one of the most violent coup attempts in history. To protect the country’s democracy and progress, 240 of Turkish citizens were martyred and about 3,000 people were injured.

The finding that there is a strong association between water-pipe (shisha) smoking and cancers of the head and neck, oesophagus and lungs, as revealed in a comprehensive study by researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar (WCM-Q), should be an eye-opener.

In many countries, particularly in Europe, immigration is increasingly framed as a security issue.

European security, to the surprise of many, is under threat once again. So, once again, Europe’s security must top our political agenda.

For all the talk of a radical shift in central banking policy, from the permanent use of negative rates to helicopter money drops, Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen appears to believe she can tackle any future downturn using the tools currently at her disposal.

So much of the time we put off feeling joy. More than half the vacation days that people get from their employers go unused.

Dear Sir, A few years ago, several Italian scientists were sentenced to jail (though later cleared by an appeals court) for not being able to predict an earthquake that struck their country.

This month, I completed a two-week, six-stop tour of the Pacific, beginning with a visit to the United States Army’s 25th Infantry Division in Hawaii.

For more than a year, headlines worldwide have been pointing to a Chinese economic slowdown. But a closer look at regional dynamics within China tells a different story – one that is less about deceleration than changing gears.

Syrian government troops were responsible for two toxic gas attacks and Islamic State militants used sulphur mustard gas, a joint investigation by the United Nations and the global chemical weapons watchdog has finally found.

Inspired by the success of Pokemon Go, a Belgian primary school headmaster has developed an online game for people to search for books instead of cartoon monsters, attracting tens of thousands of players in weeks.

Researchers have confirmed the existence of a rocky planet named Proxima b orbiting Proxima Centauri, the closest star to our sun, according to a new study. It is the closest exoplanet to us in the universe.