US President Donald Trump receives praise from his allies and criticism from countries that support Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, following his decision to launch America's first missile strike against Syrian Government forces.

Romanian tourist Andreea Cristea, who fell into the River Thames during an attack on Britain's Houses of Parliament more than two weeks ago, dies in hospital of her injuries.

For nearly three years the international system has been aware of evidence that the Syrian President may not have declared all of his chemical weapons stockpiles — and these strikes highlight the dilemma about what to do now, writes Middle East correspondent Matt Brown.

Norway plans to build the world's first tunnel for ships, a 1,700-metre passageway burrowed through a piece of rocky peninsula that will allow vessels to avoid a treacherous part of sea.

The Arab Spring offered Syrians hope for political change, but something went horribly wrong, Stan Grant writes.