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A soldier has shot several people in north-eastern Thailand, killing at least 10, and is holed up at a popular shopping mall, police said.

A soldier has shot several people in north-eastern Thailand, killing at least 16, and is holed up in a shopping mall, an emergency worker said.

A Cabinet minister in Thailand says at least 20 people have been killed and 31 injured in a mass shooting.

The American actor and comedian Orson Bean has died after being hit by a car in Los Angeles. He was 91.

Award-winning actor and musician Ben Platt took a quick jab at US president Donald Trump while being honoured by Harvard University's famed Hasty Pudding theatrical troupe as its 2020 Man...

An off-the-shoulder dress worn by Tracy Brabin in the House of Commons has surpassed £12,000 in a charity auction.

The number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus has risen again in China, with the death toll increasing to 722.

Democratic presidential front-runners Bernie Sanders and Pete Buttigieg came under sustained attacks during a debate as rivals raised questions about their ideology and experience.

US President Donald Trump has ousted two government officials, Alexander Vindman and Gordon Sondland, who testified against him during his impeachment hearings.

Major League Baseball will not schedule any more advertising on its platforms promoting former Pink Floyd member Roger Waters.

Extreme wind gusts, swirling snow and widespread flooding made travelling treacherous as a storm system moved into north-eastern United States, leaving rising water and at least five deaths in its...

The wedding of Britain's Princess Beatrice will be "very low key" in light of the Jeffrey Epstein scandal, say sources, after Buckingham Palace announced it would be held in a...

Donald Trump's company charges the Secret Service for the rooms agents use while protecting him at his luxury properties.

Three more passengers stranded aboard a quarantined cruise ship off the coast of Japan have tested positive for coronavirus, the country's Health Ministry said on Saturday, bringing the total number...

Back in 2016, a wealthy New Yorker got into a crowded presidential race and was immediately dismissed. Virtually nobody actually liked the candidate, polls showed, and there were also questions...

The Trump administration yesterday removed army Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindman from his position as the White House's top Ukraine expert after he provided damaging testimony about President Donald Trump during...

Unpublished letters that reveal Charles Dickens's state of mind while writing some of his most famous works are to go on display for the first time.

A passenger plane carrying 172 passengers from Tehran to Damascus made an emergency landing at the Russian-controlled Hmeimim Air Base in Syria on Thursday to avoid coming under fire from...

A photographer who set up a fake modelling website to lure women to his studio for sex has been jailed for 21 years.

With Harvey Weinstein's fate hinging largely on what his accusers remember about alleged sexual assaults years ago, his lawyers yesterday turned to an expert known for studying false, repressed and...

The death toll in the coronavirus outbreak in mainland China has risen to 722, while new cases jumped to 34,546.

The temperature in northern Antarctica hit nearly 65 degrees (18.3 degrees Celsius), a likely heat record on the continent.

Nearly 3,000 new cases of a deadly coronavirus gripping China have been confirmed in the country's Hubei province, the epicenter of the outbreak, bringing the total disease toll to just...

Wreckage from the helicopter that crashed last month and killed Kobe Bryant, his daughter and seven others did not show any outward evidence of engine failure, the National Transportation Safety...

A photographer who set up a fake modelling website to lure women to his studio for sex has been jailed for 21 years, police said.

A photographer who set up a fake modelling website to lure women to his studio for sex has been jailed for 21 years, police said.

The FTSE 100 slid into the red as a week characterised by a significant rebound in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak finished with a stumble.

Israeli soldiers shot dead a Palestinian youth during clashes in the West Bank near Tul Karm on Friday, Haaretz daily reported, citing officials in the Palestinian Authority. Violent incidents between...

Britain has appointed Karen Pierce as the new ambassador to the United States. Pierce, who is currently ambassador to the United Nations, is the first woman to hold the job....

Mexicans will no longer have to worry about where to park a Boeing Dreamliner when the government raffles off the luxurious presidential jet: the air force will keep it.

A puppy called Bandit has lived up to his name with almost fatal consequences after stealing painkillers from his owner's handbag.

Iraq's most powerful Shiite cleric has called for security forces to protect anti-government protesters. Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani's words came two days after at least eight protesters were killed in...

Barclays is first among the banks to present its annual results next week, as lenders hope to firmly put PPI behind them.

Wireless equipment maker Ericsson is pulling out of the industry's top annual trade event due to the coronavirus outbreak, while carmakers are considering whether to reopen factory lines in China.

The continent of Antarctica has experienced its hottest temperature on record, with a research station provisionally recording 18.3C (64.94F)

At least five people have died after a powerful storm hit the south-eastern United States.

French police on Friday banned an anti-government Yellow Vests' demonstration planned for this weekend in central Paris. Police said in a statement that the planned demonstration could lead to trouble...

Near-empty villages with abandoned, crumbling houses dot the landscape across Serbia, as the country's shrinking population raises acute questions over the economic wellbeing of the country.

The death of a doctor who was reprimanded for warning about China's new coronavirus has triggered fury that communist authorities put politics above public safety.

The UK's biggest estate agent chain has been forced to delay the sale of its commercial real estate division due to the founder of the buyers “being indisposed” in January.