Pollsters hoping to avoid further election shocks are trying to improve the quality of their data ahead of the 2017 French presidential election, by asking questions differently and fine-tuning their collection methods. Opinion polls have come under scrutiny after the unexpected election of...

They stand side by side with wide eyes and pale faces. Huddled together, wearing woolen hats and scarves to keep warm, the orphans of Aleppo record a heartbreaking plea for help. “Today might be the last time you see me and hear my voice. This is my message for human rights and...

(Sky News)- An apprentice bricklayer convicted of trying to join Islamic State fighters in Syria trained for battle at a paintballing centre, a court heard. Humza Ali, 20, posed for photos at a paintballing centre in Solihull in the West Midlands alongside three other men linked to the...

Some 3,000 civilians and more than 40 wounded people, including children, were evacuated from east Aleppo Thursday in two evacuations, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said in a statement. "Many more" rotations of buses and ambulances would be needed in coming days, said...