Fmr Egypt President Morsi sentenced to 40 yrs in jail

Egypt's toppled Islamist President Mohamed Morsi was on Saturday sentenced to life imprisonment by a court for passing state secrets to Qatar. The court also upheld death sentences given to six......

2015 in PHOTOS: Floods, fights and family

There was no lack of news in 2015; from the floods in Chennai to the migrant exodus that stands at the gates of Europe to the pre-primaries before the US presidential elections this was a pretty......

Russian plane with 224 on board crashes in Egypt, ISIS claims responsibility

Egypt's Prime Minister Sherif Ismail looks at the remains of a plane crash at the desert in central Sinai near El Arish city, north Egypt. Photograph: Stringer All the 224 people, including seven......

Ramzan in photos: Millions fast and pray during the holy month

The annual fast of Ramzan -- considered one of the five pillars of Islam -- is being observed by Muslims worldwide to commemorate the first revelation of the Quran to Prophet Muhammad......