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The daughters of a Scottish aid worker have gained some perspective after a trip to Uganda, their mother has said.

Iranian hardliners have won all 30 parliament seats in the capital, Tehran, state TV reported.

Italian authorities have cancelled Venice's famed carnival events in a bid to stop the spread of the coronavirus, as the number of infected persons in the country soared to at...

The number of coronavirus cases in Italy has risen dramatically, with dozens of new confirmed cases recorded in Lombardy, the northern region which includes the country's financial capital, Milan.

A woman opened her airing cupboard to find an escaped pet snake slithering underneath her vacuum cleaner.

The sun-baked city of Ahmedabad was jostling with activity on Sunday, as workers cleaned roads, planted flowers and hoisted hundreds of billboards featuring US President Donald Trump, a day ahead...

Bernie Sanders has won Nevada's presidential primary election and pulled further away from his moderate rivals after strong showings in Iowa and New Hampshire.

Eight people have died in Turkey in a magnitude-5.7 earthquake that struck western Iran early on Sunday morning.

Nine people have died in Turkey in a magnitude-5.7 earthquake that struck western Iran early on Sunday morning.

Iran's supreme leader has accused the country's enemies of spreading “propaganda” over the coronavirus threat in an attempt to dissuade people from voting in parliamentary elections.

South Korea's president has put the country on its highest alert for infectious diseases, and said officials should take “unprecedented, powerful” steps to fight the viral outbreak.

A man was struck and killed by a Mardi Gras float during a Saturday night street parade in New Orleans, becoming the second person in days killed along a parade...

It was their fourth attempt to cross. The smugglers trafficking them across the rocky plains of north-western Syria had been repeatedly spooked. On one occasion, the Syrian refugees were shot...

Germany's leaders are struggling to work out how to counter a recent rise in right-wing hate, 75 years after the Nazis were driven from power.

Iran's conservatives were last night heading for a landslide victory in parliamentary elections, amid expectations of low turnout following the mass disqualification of reformist candidates.

The death toll in mainland China from the coronavirus strain known as Covid-19 has risen by 97 to 2,442, Chinese health authorities have said.

Bernie Sanders has won Nevada's presidential primary election and pulled further away from his moderate rivals after strong showings in Iowa and New Hampshire.

Three Serie A football matches scheduled for Sunday in the northern Italian regions of Lombardy and Veneto have been postponed after the deaths of two people from coronavirus.

Iranian state TV has announced the first partial results from the country's parliamentary elections, indicating a strong showing by hard-liners in the capital Tehran.

A man who vowed to walk the length of the UK in a pair of speedos has reached the finish line at Land's End.

A Catholic layman who helped improve conditions for disabled people in multiple countries over half a century sexually abused at least six women, a report for his French-based charity has...

South Korea has reported an eight-fold jump in viral infections in four days to 433 on Saturday, most of them linked to a church and a hospital in and around...

Swindon football club has installed a statue of Kerry Mucklowe — the fictional star of BBC mockumentary This Country.

Swindon FC have installed a statue of Kerry Mucklowe, the fictional star of BBC mockumentary This Country, outside their stadium.

Teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg is coming to the UK on Friday to take part in a youth protest in Bristol.

South Sudan opened a new chapter in its fragile emergence from civil war on Saturday as rival leaders formed a coalition government that many observers prayed would last this time...

An Irish singer says she is healthy and safe after being evacuated from the Diamond Princess cruise ship.

Celebrity fans of hit sitcom Friends have taken to Instagram to share their excitement about a reunion special.

Germany's leaders are struggling to work out how to counter a recent rise in right-wing hate, 75 years after the Nazis were driven from power.

A Cheshire mother-of-one will set a new record for the most London Marathons completed by a woman when she collects her 26th medal in April.

Seven casino-resorts on the Las Vegas Strip stand among 200 caucus locations statewide that will host the presidential Nevada caucuses on Saturday, the third contest in a 2020 primary season...

The United Nations warned fighting in north-west Syria could "end in a bloodbath" as it again called for a ceasefire, while Moscow denied reports of a mass flight of civilians...

When women in the public eye interact with social media, their strategy tends to fall into one of two categories.

I first met Roger Stone on board Trump Force One: Donald Trump's private jet. We had intended to film an interview with Trump on the plane, but, soon after take-off,...

German authorities will step up police presence and keep close watch on mosques and other sites after racially motivated shootings killed nine people, the country's top security official has said.

When women in the public eye interact with social media, their strategy tends to fall into one of two categories.

Danny Cipriani, the rugby player, has released an emotional video message describing the "guilt" and "anger" he feels over the death of Caroline Flack, his former girlfriend, and revealing that...

US President Donald Trump has attacked the sentence imposed on his confidant Roger Stone.

US intelligence officials have warned Russia is interfering in the 2020 election campaign to help President Donald Trump get re-elected.

I first met Roger Stone on board Trump Force One: Donald Trump's private jet. We had intended to film an interview with Trump on the plane, but, soon after take-off,...