An NHS nurse who was told that her world-record breaking marathon time would not be counted because she was wearing the wrong uniform, has had her achievement recognised.
February 13, 2020
The United States and the Taliban have negotiated a proposal for a seven-day reduction in violence, US Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Thursday. “We've said all along that the...
February 13, 2020
A court in Moscow fined Twitter and Facebook four million roubles each for refusing to store the personal data of Russian citizens on servers in Russia, the largest penalties imposed...
February 13, 2020
Greek residents from islands harboring thousands of asylum-seekers staged a protest in Athens on Thursday against plans to build new camps. Dozens of demonstrators, including officials from the islands of...
February 13, 2020
Jennifer Hudson will attend basketball's All-Star Game to pay tribute to Kobe Bryant with her voice.
February 13, 2020
Pro-Trump groups raised more than 60 million US dollars in January and have more than 200 million US dollars on hand for this year's presidential election, shattering fundraising records on...
February 13, 2020
Japan on Thursday confirmed its first coronavirus death, according to Health Minister Katsunobu Kato. The victim was a woman in her 80s living in Kanagawa prefecture, which borders on Tokyo,...
February 13, 2020
Super Tuesday is beginning to concentrate the minds of Democrats vying for their party's presidential nomination – but contests in two states come before next month's big day.
February 13, 2020
Nissan, reeling from a scandal over its former superstar executive Carlos Ghosn, sank into the red in the latest quarter as its vehicle sales fell around the world, and the...
February 13, 2020
Some 250 million children live in countries affected by conflict, according to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. He said 2018 saw more than 12,000 children killed or injured as a result...
February 13, 2020
Pizza delivery chain Domino's UK has agreed to offload its loss-making Norwegian arm as it pulls out of under-pressure international markets.
February 13, 2020
Commercial aircraft maker Airbus lost 1.36 billion euros (£1.14 billion) in 2019 because of a multibillion-euro bribery settlement with authorities in three countries, but otherwise saw a record year of...
February 13, 2020
A top US commander warned ending a security pact with the Philippines would hurt counter-terrorism efforts in the country's restive south. Washington's top military officer in Asia-Pacific Admiral Philip Davidson...
February 13, 2020
The death toll from the coronavirus outbreak in China has reached 1,367 the country's National Health Commission said on Thursday.
February 13, 2020
Passengers and crew on board a quarantined cruise ship have told how their days are filled with a mixture of fear, surprising moments of levity and boredom.
February 13, 2020
British Gas owner Centrica notched up a major loss in 2019 as the company was hit by the Government cap on energy bills and falling prices for natural gas.
February 13, 2020
The UN Security Council has endorsed a 55-point road map for ending the war in Libya, condemning the recent increase in violence in the oil-rich North African country. The vote...
February 13, 2020
A cruise ship turned away by four Asian and Pacific governments due to fears about a strain of coronavirus has anchored off Cambodia.
February 13, 2020
The operators of a cruise ship that was barred from docking by four governments over fears of a new virus that originated in China announced yesterday it will finally disembark...
February 13, 2020
The four lawyers who prosecuted US President Donald Trump's long-time ally Roger Stone have resigned.
February 13, 2020
A German man's marriage proposal got a bigger audience than he had planned when it showed up on an aerial picture used by Google Maps.
February 13, 2020
Four people survived 32 days adrift on a boat in the Pacific by eating coconuts floating in the ocean and drinking rainwater in an extraordinary ordeal that claimed the lives...
February 13, 2020
Before Senator Amy Klobuchar left the debate stage in Manchester, New Hampshire, on Friday night, her staff could feel a new energy around her candidacy for the Democratic presidential nomination.
February 13, 2020
Emmanuel Macron has promised to protect Mont Blanc from littering tourists months after a Briton sparked outrage by leaving a rowing machine near the summit.
February 13, 2020
A Northern Irish man has been granted leave to challenge his extradition to the UK, where he is wanted to face multiple counts of manslaughter after 39 Vietnamese nationals were...
February 13, 2020
A new antibiotic with "a unique approach" to attacking and killing bacteria has been discovered by scientists.
February 13, 2020
A German man's marriage proposal got a bigger audience than he had planned when it showed up on an aerial picture used by Google Maps.
February 13, 2020
The apparent stabilisation in reported new cases of the coronavirus is reassuring but it is too early to predict if the epidemic is coming under control, Dr Michael Ryan, the...
February 13, 2020
Pope Francis has dismissed a proposal to allow some married men to be ordained in remote areas, reaffirming the Roman Catholic Church's centuries-old commitment to celibacy among priests.
February 13, 2020
As Valentine's Day approaches, one of Britain's leading virologists has warned people to stop hugging or kissing to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
February 13, 2020
The Italian senate was voting along party lines yesterday to allow former interior minister Matteo Salvini to be prosecuted - as he demands to be - for allegedly holding migrants...
February 13, 2020
Democrats vying for the right to challenge US President Donald Trump turned their focus to Nevada and South Carolina after Bernie Sanders solidified his front-runner status with a narrow victory...
February 13, 2020
A Japanese man with a sweet tooth who believes in smiles has become the world's oldest male at 112 years and 344 days, according to Guinness World Records.
February 13, 2020
Germany's Social Democratic Party (SPD) signalled yesterday it could quit its coalition with Angela Merkel's conservatives if she is forced out as chancellor - piling pressure on its partner to...
February 13, 2020
US troops exchanged fire with pro-Assad gunmen with the Syrian regime claiming a civilian had been killed by American fire.
February 13, 2020
Uganda scrambled to respond to the arrival of the biggest locust outbreak that parts of East Africa have seen in decades, while the United Nations has warned that "we simply...
February 13, 2020
A meeting with nearly 80 black pastors in Detroit. A speech before a black Democratic organisation in Montgomery. A rally at a historically black university. A tour of Martin Luther...
February 12, 2020
Some of the world's most photographed street art has been recreated at Heathrow in a bid to make the airport the most Instagrammed in the world.
February 12, 2020
An orphaned bear cub is being nurtured back to health at a Russian rescue centre.
February 12, 2020
The Italian Senate has voted to allow the prosecution of right-wing opposition leader Matteo Salvini for forcing migrants to stay on board a rescue ship when he was interior minister.
