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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's aunt made her first public appearance in about six years, quelling years of rumours she was purged or executed by her nephew.

Thousands of Iraqis yesterday faced live gunfire as they poured into the streets of Baghdad in defiance of calls by powerful cleric Moqtada al-Sadr to stay at home.

A woman and her young child were pulled out alive from under a collapsed building before Turkey began winding down its rescue operation yesterday after an earthquake that killed at...

Thousands of Iraqis yesterday faced live gunfire as they poured into the streets of Baghdad in defiance of calls by powerful cleric Moqtada al-Sadr to stay at home.

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's aunt made her first public appearance in about six years, quelling years of rumours she was purged or executed by her nephew.

The death toll from the coronavirus has risen to 80, China's National Health Commission has said.

Celebrities have paid tribute on social media to basketball star Kobe Bryant after he died in a helicopter crash on Sunday, aged 41.

Celebrities have paid tribute on social media to basketball star Kobe Bryant after he died in a helicopter crash on Sunday, aged 41.

Celebrities have paid tribute on social media to basketball star Kobe Bryant after he died in a helicopter crash on Sunday, aged 41.

Celebrities have paid tribute on social media to basketball star Kobe Bryant after he died in a helicopter crash on Sunday, aged 41.

Beijing has extended Chinese New Year holidays for four days to February 2, a state broadcaster has announced. The holidays were previously expected to end on January 30. Chinese schools...

Hundreds of anti-government protesters flooded the streets of Iraq's capital and southern provinces, defying a powerful Iraqi religious leader who recently withdrew his support from the popular movement.

Hundreds of anti-government protesters flooded the streets of Iraq's capital and southern provinces, defying a powerful Iraqi religious leader who recently withdrew his support from the popular movement.

Pope Francis has chosen a Uruguayan priest who has worked with street children to be one of his two personal secretaries.

Pope Francis has chosen a Uruguayan priest who has worked with street children to be one of his two personal secretaries.

A man was issued a ticket in Arizona after he tried to pass off a model skeleton as a passenger so he could use a car-sharing lane.

The death toll caused by record rainfall in south-eastern Brazil has risen to 38, with thousands of people forced from their homes.

Syrian government forces have reached the outskirts of a key rebel-held town, part of a weeks-long offensive into the country's last rebel stronghold, state media and opposition activists said.

Syrian government forces have reached the outskirts of a key rebel-held town, part of a weeks-long offensive into the country's last rebel stronghold, state media and opposition activists said.

The Sokolo army campin central Mali came under attack early on Sunday, according to the country's military. The operation, which left at least 19 servicemen and five others dead, has...

A Chinese flight attendant has been hospitalized in Vienna with symptoms of flu, the city's authorities have confirmed. The woman has recently traveled to Wuhan – the epicenter of the...

Rescue teams in Turkey have pulled more survivors from collapsed buildings on Sunday, days after a powerful earthquake hit the country's east, leaving at least 35 people dead.

Rescue teams in Turkey have pulled more survivors from collapsed buildings on Sunday, days after a powerful earthquake hit the country's east, leaving at least 35 people dead.

For Marija Frlan, it's as symbolic as it can get: A survivor of a Nazi concentration camp during the Second World War, the Slovenian woman turns 100 years old on...

The number of businesses in significant financial distress has hit almost half a million, the highest number on record, according to an influential report.

More than half of all small and medium businesses (SMEs) in the UK are without a high-speed internet connection, according to a new survey.

The coronavirus outbreak has accelerated its spread in China with 56 deaths so far.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said he hopes to “make history” during his upcoming trip to the White House for the expected unveiling of President Donald Trump's Mideast peace...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said he hopes to “make history” during his upcoming trip to the White House for the expected unveiling of President Donald Trump's Mideast peace...

Planet Organic has said it plans to double its store numbers over the next four years as it shrugs off the current high street turmoil.

The political and economic uncertainty that dominated the majority of 2019 barely dented the prospects of investors in the stock market, according to new data.

Thousands of Indians converged on a ceremonial boulevard in the capital New Delhi on Sunday amid tight security to celebrate Republic Day, which marks the 1950 anniversary of the country's...

Thousands of Indians converged on a ceremonial boulevard in the capital New Delhi on Sunday amid tight security to celebrate Republic Day, which marks the 1950 anniversary of the country's...

Rescue teams in Turkey have pulled more survivors from collapsed buildings on Sunday, days after a powerful earthquake hit the country's east, leaving at least 35 people dead.

Rescue teams in Turkey have pulled more survivors from collapsed buildings, days after a powerful earthquake hit the country's east, leaving at least 38 people dead.

Rescue teams in Turkey continued to pull survivors from collapsed buildings on Sunday, more than a day and a half after a powerful earthquake hit the country's east, killing at...

A doctor treating patients infected with the deadly coronavirus became the first medical worker to die from the disease yesterday as China intensified efforts to stop its spread.

A brand new virus has emerged in China and appears to be spreading to other countries. As scientists, we find this kind of thing fascinating. What is it? Where did...

I didn't realise that my mother was a psychopath until I became a mother myself... I'm kidding, of course, and we laugh about it. In our gallows way.

Bogaletch Gebre, who has died aged 65 or 66, was a scientist and activist whose charity, KMG Ethiopia, championed women's rights and campaigned for the eradication of female genital mutilation...