A rocket fired toward Baghdad's Green Zone, where the US' and other embassies are based, failed to reach the diplomatic compound and, instead, landed near a house, Iraq's military said...
July 5, 2020
An exotic tree frog was discovered in a bunch of bananas by supermarket staff after making a 5,000-mile trip from Colombia to south Wales.
July 5, 2020
A shooting at a US nightclub has left 12 people in “various conditions” early on Sunday, a sheriff's official said.
July 5, 2020
A shooting at a South Carolina nightclub left at least 12 people wounded early on Sunday, a sheriff said.
July 5, 2020
Two people were killed and eight wounded in a shooting at a US nightclub, a sheriff's official said.
July 5, 2020
Deep floodwaters and the risk of more mudslides that left about 20 people confirmed or presumed dead hampered search and rescue operations in southern Japan, including at elderly home facilities...
July 5, 2020
Deep floodwaters and the risk of more mudslides that left about 20 people confirmed or presumed dead hampered search and rescue operations in southern Japan, including at elderly home facilities...
July 5, 2020
The coronavirus pandemic should give banks a “kick up the bum” to invest in cutting-edge technology to ensure vital access to cash in a post-Covid-19 world, according to one of...
July 5, 2020
A large group of armed protesters marched through the US state of Georgia's Stone Mountain Park, calling for the park's massive Confederate carving to be removed.
July 5, 2020
A large group of armed protesters marched through the US state of Georgia's Stone Mountain Park, calling for the park's massive Confederate carving to be removed.
July 5, 2020
A car drove onto a closed road and struck two people in a crowd protesting against police brutality, killing one and critically injuring the other, authorities said.
July 5, 2020
The rising toll of Covid-19 deaths is overwhelming the Bolivian city of Cochabamba, where desperate relatives of one apparent victim of the pandemic left his coffin in the street for...
July 5, 2020
Baltimore protesters pulled down a statue of Christopher Columbus and threw it into the city's Inner Harbour.
July 5, 2020
People all over the US have braved a surging coronavirus pandemic to take part in Independence Day celebrations.
July 5, 2020
President Donald Trump has vowed to “safeguard” America's values from enemies within in a speech to celebrate the Fourth of July.
July 5, 2020
Kanye West has said he is running to become president of the United States.
July 5, 2020
Britain's Prince Andrew has been named in a federal lawsuit by a woman who claims the royal was present at Jeffrey Epstein's New York mansion when she was raped by...
July 5, 2020
Britain's Prince Andrew has been named in a federal lawsuit by a woman who claims the royal was present at Jeffrey Epstein's New York mansion when she was raped by...
July 5, 2020
Monsignor Georg Ratzinger, who has died aged 96, was the elder brother of Pope Benedict XVI, formerly Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger. He was also the most distinguished German choirmaster of his...
July 5, 2020
When Bill Clinton flew into London in September 2002, doors flew open for him. He had stepped down as US president after two terms only the year before, and was...
July 5, 2020
At the foot of Mount Rushmore's granite monument to his presidential forebears, US President Donald Trump last Friday delivered a dark speech ahead of Independence Day - in which he...
July 5, 2020
Ghislaine Maxwell arrived in New York some 30 years ago as the young and glamorous emissary of her wealthy and influential father, an international man of mystery.
July 4, 2020
The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Saturday that it was discontinuing its trials of the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine and combination HIV drug lopinavir/ritonavir in hospitalised patients with Covid-19 after...
July 4, 2020
A Nottingham Forest fan leapt into a canal to celebrate victory over Derby unaware his side had conceded a late equaliser, say local police.
July 4, 2020
Florida has reported a record number of coronavirus cases in the latest sign that the virus is surging in many parts of the United States, casting a pall over Fourth...
July 4, 2020
Another person has died of Covid-19 in Ireland as the Health Protection Surveillance Centre confirmed it is aware of 11 new confirmed cases of the virus.
July 4, 2020
A 27-year-old man drove a white Jaguar on to a closed motorway in Seattle and barrelled through a panicked crowd of protesters, injuring two women, officials have said.
July 4, 2020
Public health officials are pleading with Americans to avoid large crowds and hold more muted Independence Day celebrations, as President Donald Trump promised a “special evening” in Washington that could...
July 4, 2020
South Africa has reported another record daily increase in confirmed coronavirus cases as the health system comes under strain.
July 4, 2020
Authorities in India's north-eastern state of Nagaland have banned the sale of dog meat and halted the import and trading of dogs to be used for food.
July 4, 2020
A 20-year-old scuba diver has died after being attacked by a shark off the coast of Queensland.
July 4, 2020
Three officers have been fired over photos showing them re-enact a chokehold used on a 23-year-old black man who died after he was stopped by police on a street in...
July 4, 2020
Heavy rain in southern Japan has triggered flooding and landslides, leaving at least two dead, more than a dozen missing and others stranded on rooftops waiting to be rescued.
July 4, 2020
Heavy rain in southern Japan has triggered flooding and landslides, leaving more than a dozen people presumed dead, about 10 missing and dozens stranded on rooftops waiting to be rescued.
July 4, 2020
An eight-year-old boy has been killed after a gunman opened fire at a shopping centre.
July 4, 2020
There is one word that keeps popping up in Birr, the jewel in middle Ireland's crown: "survival".
July 4, 2020
Gardaí are carrying out checks on pubs and restaurants this weekend to ensure they are complying with public health guidelines.
July 4, 2020
Floral slip dresses, chunky 'Dad' sandals, bucket hats… face masks? Of all the things to be filling our summer wardrobes, the face mask as fashion accessory is the most unexpected....
July 4, 2020
It will be the most unusual back to school ever: returning to classrooms for the 2020/21 year comes with an unprecedented health warning.
July 4, 2020
Floral slip dresses, chunky 'Dad' sandals, bucket hats… face masks? Of all the things to be filling our summer wardrobes, the face mask as fashion accessory is the most unexpected....
