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The boss of defence giant BAE systems hailed a “year of significant progress” as his company showed strong financials and announced a new deal for its pensioners.

Greta Thunberg is using her prize money from an award often described as an alternative Nobel Prize to establish a sustainability foundation, according to the Swedish organisation behind the prize.

Donald Trump has trolled his political enemies in the first of three rallies in three days in the western US as Democrats vied in Nevada to be the one to...

Algeria's President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has declared February 22 a special holiday to honor the peaceful “smile revolution” protest movement that ousted the country's longtime leader last year. Tebboune made the...

A man suspected of fatally shooting nine people in the German city of Hanau has been found dead at his home, hours after attacks at two hookah lounges, police said.

New York billionaire Mike Bloomberg was savaged by his Democratic rivals on his first debate on the presidential campaign trail.

A pile-up involving around 200 vehicles in Canada is being blamed on sudden blizzard-like conditions.

The man suspected of two fatal shootings in the city of Hanau has been found dead at his home, police said.

A man suspected of fatally shooting nine people in the German city of Hanau has been found dead at his home, hours after attacks at two hookah lounges, police said.

The guitar that helped the first British group to break into the US music charts – beating The Beatles to the record – is to be sold at auction.

Caroline Flack died at home fearing that her prosecution for assaulting her boyfriend had swept her whole life and career from under her, it was revealed yesterday.

Angela Merkel says she will not interfere in the search for the next leader of her Christian Democrats party (CDU).

Three young children and their parents have died in what police described as a "horrific" car fire in Brisbane, Australia.

German police last night said eight people had been killed in shootings in the city of Hanau, near Frankfurt.

Utah's state senate has voted to put polygamous marriages on the same legal level as parking tickets.

Vladimir Putin has fired the hardline adviser who directed the Kremlin campaign that fuelled separatism in Ukraine.

Malaysia has never ruled out the possibility that missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 could have been downed by a suicidal pilot, the country's former prime minister Najib Razak said yesterday.

Donald Trump offered fugitive WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange a pardon if he said Russia was not involved in the leak of Democratic emails, a court has heard.

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said yesterday a military operation to push back a Syrian government offensive against rebel strongholds in north-west Syria was now "a matter of time" after...

The jury in Harvey Weinstein's rape trial continued deliberations yesterday, a day after the judge rebuked his lawyer for writing a magazine article about the case.

German police say several people were shot dead in the city of Hanau.

Eight people have been killed in shootings in the German city of Hanau, police said.

The new points-based immigration proposed by the Government has been condemned online by people who say their relatives “wouldn't have made the cut”.

Hidden cameras have shown the first rhinoceros hornbill chicks to hatch in the UK for 13 years.

A state agency in the US has been ordered to pay more than 150,000 dollars (€138,000) in legal fees for a man who won a lawsuit allowing him to put...

Donald Trump offered WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange a pardon if he said Russia was not involved in the leak of Democratic National Committee emails, a court has heard.

Burger King is breaking the mould in its new advertising campaign by portraying its Whopper covered in mould in print and TV ads running in Europe and the US.

Nicki Minaj, 50 Cent and Chance The Rapper are among the stars who have paid tribute to rapper Pop Smoke, who has died at the age of 20.

Hundreds of thousands of people fleeing a Russian-backed Syrian offensive are being squeezed into ever smaller areas near Turkey's border “under horrendous conditions”, the UN humanitarian chief said.

Two Iranians who were that country's first cases of coronavirus have died, health officials in Qom announced on Wednesday. The deaths were also confirmed by health ministry spokesman Kianush Jahanpur...

The FTSE 100 rebounded as traders were optimistic that China will use more funds to aid firms impacted by coronavirus while the index also benefited from weakness in the pound.

Thousands of angry Dutch farmers have converged on The Hague in the latest protest against the government's plans to rein in emissions of nitrogen oxide.

THE JURY in former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein's rape trial resumed deliberations today, as his lawyers failed in their effort to get a juror removed for writing a review of...

Premier League players love a holiday, so what did they get up to during the division's mid-season winter break?

Britain's Duke and Duchess of Sussex will begin their new life away from the royal family from March 31 and will announce details of their new non-profit organisation later in...

Two kittens had a lucky escape from a car factory in Liverpool after becoming trapped under heavy machinery.

A federal judge has dismissed Huawei's lawsuit challenging a US law that bars the government and its contractors from using the Chinese tech giant's equipment because of security concerns.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday criticized the European Union's decision to launch a maritime effort focused on enforcing the UN arms embargo around Libya, accusing European states that...

Albania's President Ilir Meta on Wednesday called on the people to topple the left-wing government, which he accused of violating the country's constitution and of alleged links to organized crime,...

A family from Tewkesbury has been using an inventive way to get out of home after being cut off by flooding.