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President Donald Trump has gone on a clemency blitz, commuting the 14-year prison sentence of former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich and pardoning former NYPD commissioner Bernie Kerik.

Meshchansky District Court in Moscow on Tuesday handed student Andrei Barshai, a participant of the July 27 unauthorized rally, a three-year suspended sentence. Barshai, 21, was convicted of using force...

The London markets stumbled into the red as major global firms were shaken by Apple's warning that coronavirus will press on the firm's revenues.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed an executive order to release Vladislav Surkov from the position of his aide, the Kremlin's press service said on Tuesday. “To relieve Vladislav Surkov...

Jurors at Harvey Weinstein's rape trial have started deliberating in a case pitting accusers' often-harrowing evidence against the defence contention that the acts were consensual.

Afghanistan declared incumbent Ashraf Ghani the winner of a disputed presidential election held almost five months ago. Ghani won 50.64 percent of the vote, the Independent Election Commission (IEC) said...

A team of animal rescuers who helped a trapped pony out of flooding caused by Storm Dennis believe it spent more than a day stuck in the water.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's corruption trial will start on March 17, two weeks after Israel holds its third national election in less than a year, the Justice Ministry said on...

It is not just humans that are dealing with the fallout from Storm Dennis, local wildlife is also feeling the effects of the deluge.

Disney is launching a new wedding dress collection inspired by 16 of its own princesses.

Sir Elton John has cancelled his two remaining New Zealand shows as he continues to suffer from a bout of pneumonia.

The second Russian citizen has been hospitalized over coronavirus concerns aboard ‘Diamond Princess' cruise ship. The Japanese government has confirmed that only one Russian national is infected with coronavirus on...

Two Irish passport holders who were passengers on the coronavirus-hit cruise ship the Diamond Princess are being treated at a hospital in Japan.

The European Union has added four countries and jurisdictions to its blacklist of tax havens including British overseas territory the Cayman Islands.

Five civilians were injured in the blast of an explosive device in a car in Bab Musalla area in Damascus, SANA said on Tuesday. One of the victims sustained serious...

A plucky pensioner fought back after a robber tried to steal the money he had just withdrawn from a cash machine.

An Uber driver has been arrested after being accused of firing shots at passengers who told him he was driving in the wrong direction.

Ashraf Ghani has won a second term as Afghanistan's president, according to the election commission.

Ashraf Ghani has won a second term as president of Afghanistan, the country's independent election commission announced, but his closest opponent refused to recognise the result, declaring himself winner and...

A 1,640ft brick wall has been hastily erected in India's Gujarat state ahead of a visit by Donald Trump, with critics saying it was built to block the view of...

An agreement between the Taliban and US forces to reduce violence will come into force within the next five days, Afghanistan's acting Interior Minister Masoud Andarabi said on Tuesday. The...

A MANHATTAN jury's verdict in the sexual assault trial of former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein may well hang on the testimony of three women whose accusations were not part of...

A dog had a lucky escape as he was pulled from an icy pond by police.

The boss of mining giant Glencore said he has one eye firmly on the coronavirus outbreak while looking back on a year hampered by trade wars and low prices for...

Tackle group Angling Direct has warned over annual losses after seeing a slump in fishing activity caused by recent winter floods.

A roadside bomb targeted a police vehicle in north-western Pakistan on Tuesday, killing one policeman and injuring three others, officials said.

Irish people were among the passengers on a second cruise ship stricken by the coronavirus.

Holiday Inn owner InterContinental Hotels Group has posted higher annual profits, but revealed woes amid protests in Hong Kong and weakening performance in a Brexit-hit UK market.

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos says that he plans to spend 10 billion US dollars (£7.7 billion) of his own fortune to help fight climate change.

Turkish prosecutors have issued detention warrants against 695 people suspected of alleged links to the US-based Muslim cleric blamed by Turkey for a failed coup attempt in 2016. According to...

HSBC has reported a 33% fall in pre-tax profit for 2019 to $13.35 billion (£10.2 billion), below analysts' expectations and those of its own chief executive.

The boss of HSBC has announced the bank's biggest change in years, as it prepares to reduce its headcount by approximately 35,000 jobs around the world.

Nissan shareholders have unleashed their anger at the Japanese car maker's management for crashing stock prices, zero dividends and quarterly losses after the scandal-ridden departure of former chairman Carlos Ghosn.

The BBC has taken football pundit Craig Ramage off air over comments referring to Derby County's "young black lads".

More than 300 American cruise passengers, including 14 who tested positive for coronavirus, have been flown home to military bases in the United States after two weeks under quarantine off...

The Israeli military says it has thwarted an attempt by the Hamas militant group to hack soldiers' phones by posing as attractive women on social media, striking up friendships and...

Hardliners are set to tighten control of Iran this week in a parliamentary election stacked in their favour, as the leadership closes ranks in a deepening confrontation with Washington.

An adviser to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson who had discussed the benefits of forced contraception quit last night, saying "media hysteria" about his old online posts meant he had...

Billionaire Democratic presidential contender Mike Bloomberg is trailing his rival Bernie Sanders in both head-to-head and values-based measures of support, polls have found.

Thanks to modern technology and some expert detective work, a nearly 400-year-old painting that had long been attributed to an unknown artist in Rembrandt's workshop has now been judged to...