The Democratic Party's seven strongest presidential contenders are preparing for what could be the fiercest debate stage clash of the 2020 US primary season as candidates look to survive the...
February 7, 2020
Serbian authorities early on Friday put on buses several hundred migrants who have been camped at the border with Hungary and returned them to asylum centers. The migrants came to...
February 7, 2020
A mass wedding has taken place in South Korea, with many couples wearing face masks amid the coronavirus outbreak.
February 7, 2020
Shamima Begum - one of three east London schoolgirls who travelled to Syria to join so-called Islamic State - has lost the first stage of a legal challenge against the...
February 7, 2020
House prices increased by 0.4% month on month in January, but it is too early to say whether the property market has turned a corner, according to an index.
February 7, 2020
A new summit on Syria in the Astana format may take place in March, spokesperson for the Turkish president Ibrahim Kalin has said. “A meeting in the Astana format may...
February 7, 2020
A Chinese doctor who issued an early warning about the coronavirus outbreak before it was officially recognised died of the virus on Friday, triggering a wave of public mourning and...
February 7, 2020
A bikini-clad tourist has been arrested in the Maldives, prompting a public apology from the country's police chief.
February 7, 2020
A Dallas man was executed on Thursday night for a shooting in which he killed his wife, two children and two other relatives during a drug-fuelled rage nearly 18 years...
February 7, 2020
Another 41 people quarantined on a cruise liner off Japan tested positive for coronavirus on Friday, bringing the total confirmed cases to 61, with thousands of passengers confined to cabins...
February 7, 2020
Burberry, the luxury retailer famous for its coats, has shut 24 of its 64 stores in mainland China as fears over a growing coronavirus outbreak continue to grip the country.
February 7, 2020
Heavy rain has lashed parts of eastern Australian, causing some flooding in Sydney but bringing relief to firefighters still dealing with dozens of bushfires in parts of New South Wales.
February 7, 2020
The UN's special representative for Libya has said the country's warring sides are working to turn a provisional ceasefire into a formal agreement as they emerged from four days of...
February 7, 2020
The chairman of the Democratic National Committee has called for a “re-canvass” of the results of the Iowa caucuses.
February 7, 2020
China has taken aggressive measures to combat a lethal viral outbreak sweeping the country, enacting the most comprehensive and strict efforts to contain the illness, President Xi Jingping told his...
February 7, 2020
India's ambassador-designate to the US, Taranjit Singh Sandhu, was confirmed in the position after presenting his diplomatic credentials to President Donald Trump at a ceremony in Washington. President Trump welcomed...
February 7, 2020
In a first-of-its-kind approval by US regulators, a federal agency yesterday gave permission for autonomous vehicle firm Nuro to deploy up to 5,000 low-speed electric delivery vehicles without human controls...
February 7, 2020
A former hitman for the late drug lord Pablo Escobar who confessed to killing hundreds of people has died from cancer.
February 7, 2020
US President Donald Trump celebrated his acquittal on impeachment charges in a caustic, free-wheeling speech yesterday that drew on White House pomp to underscore the fact that he remained in...
February 7, 2020
Scotland's finance minister resigned yesterday hours before he was due to deliver his annual budget, after he reportedly sent hundreds of messages to a 16-year-old boy on social media.
February 7, 2020
Bernie Sanders claimed a belated victory for Monday's state caucus in Iowa amid calls for a recount as the row over the vote continued to divide the Democrats.
February 7, 2020
US President Donald Trump inspires devotion and hatred in nearly equal measures. His address yesterday celebrating his acquittal by the Senate showed exactly why that's the case.
February 7, 2020
Prosecutors in Harvey Weinstein's rape trial wound up their case after more than two weeks of testimony from six women who say he ignored pleas of "no, no, no" and...
February 7, 2020
The death toll in mainland China's coronavirus outbreak has risen to 636, authorities have announced.
February 7, 2020
"I must hurry," Kirk Douglas wrote in the foreword to his autobiography, 'The Ragman's Son'. He was concerned about his life ebbing away before "all the pieces of the mosaic"...
February 7, 2020
Al Qaida's deputy leader has been killed in a US counter-terrorism raid in Yemen, the White House said.
February 7, 2020
Group dining at weddings and birthday gatherings have been banned in Beijing as China continues to tighten restrictions to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
February 7, 2020
An Irishman who has no job and is desperate to leave coronavirus-hit China has appealed to the Government not to abandon him.
February 7, 2020
An Irishman who has no job and is desperate to leave coronavirus-hit China has appealed to the Government not to abandon him.
February 6, 2020
One in eight cases of cancer may be triggered by viruses and could be prevented by vaccination, a study suggests.
February 6, 2020
A fox caused all manner of chaos after wandering into Parliament on Thursday evening.
February 6, 2020
Cheered on by loyalists, US President Donald Trump did not hold back as he celebrated the end of his impeachment saga on Thursday with a mix of expletives and insults...
February 6, 2020
A Chinese doctor who got into trouble with authorities for issuing an early warning about the coronavirus outbreak has died after contracting the illness, a hospital reported.
February 6, 2020
The UK Government will tell councils they are no longer required to fly flags to mark Prince Andrew's 60th birthday after he stepped back from public duties over his friendship...
February 6, 2020
Tracy Brabin has announced she is auctioning the off-the-shoulder dress that drew criticism after she wore it in the Commons.
February 6, 2020
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has defended her speech-ripping performance after President Donald Trump's State of the Union address.
February 6, 2020
Good news from China helped the FTSE 100 close the day up as a tariff cut pledge and signs that the coronavirus outbreak is being contained to the country's mainland...
February 6, 2020
A high-speed passenger train has derailed in northern Italy, killing two railway workers and injuring 28 other people as its engine broke off and careered into a work vehicle on...
February 6, 2020
A Portuguese chocolatier has created a life-size sculpture of football star Cristiano Ronaldo.
February 6, 2020
The new chairwoman of Imperial Brands has splashed out more than half a million dollars on shares in the company.
