But some places on the continent are also politically unstable and violent, and tourists are well advised to avoid them. One ...

Every Friday, many Iranian peddlers cross the border into southern Iraq to sell essential goods and household items in the ...

The conviction of a former Irish soldier for membership of the so-called Islamic State (IS), because she travelled to Syria ...

Farishta Jami, 36, had researched one-way flights to Afghanistan and had pledged allegiance to the so-called Islamic State, a ...

Former Irish soldier Lisa Smith led a 'totally anonymous' life while living in Syria and there was no 'smoking gun' that she ...

Mother-of-four Farishta Jami, 36, from Warwickshire, was today jailed for life after preparing to travel to Afghanistan with ...

Former member of the Defence Forces Lisa Smith led a "totally anonymous" life while living in Syria and there was no "smoking ...

Smith, from Dundalk in Co Louth, is outlining her case against her conviction for being a member of so-called Islamic State at the Court of Appeal.

A provocative new theory suggests that the original Garden of Eden may not have been in Mesopotamia, roughly modern-day Iraq, ...

Andrei Kotov’s death is more than just a sad personal story. It shows how much Russia has changed since the more open days of the 1990s.

The UK Foreign Office has urged holidaymakers 'do not travel' to nine countries over severe safety and security risks ...

Risk of arrest, armed violence, natural disasters and political conflicts are among the reasons the Foreign Office gives when ...