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Cha-cha-cha-ing chimps have a sense of rhythm and like to dance to music, new research suggests.

'Christianity Today', the magazine founded by late evangelical minister Billy Graham, has renewed its scathing criticism of Donald Trump in a new editorial that condemns the US president's "obvious misuses...

Cha-cha-cha-ing chimps have a sense of rhythm and like to dance to music, new research suggests.

Three members of the same family have died at a holiday resort in the Costa del Sol after being found in one of the site's swimming pools.

Allee Willis, the Grammy-winning songwriter who composed the 'Friends' theme 'I'll Be There for You' and the Earth, Wind & Fire song 'September', has died aged 72.

Pope Francis urged the world to let the light of Christmas pierce the "darkness in human hearts" that leads to religious persecution, social injustice, armed conflicts and fear of migrants.

Jewish groups have hit out at US President Donald Trump's personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani after the former New York mayor claimed he was "more of a Jew" than financier and...

A man with a white beard attempted to bring some festive cheer when he robbed a bank in Colorado and threw fistfuls of cash into the street while yelling "Merry...

A man with a white beard attempted to bring some festive cheer when he robbed a bank in Colorado and threw fistfuls of cash into the street while yelling "Merry...

Three members of the same family have died at a holiday resort in the Costa del Sol after being found in one of the site's swimming pools.

Jewish groups have hit out at US President Donald Trump's personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani after the former New York mayor claimed he was "more of a Jew" than financier and...

A college student hailed by police as a hero for preventing more injuries and deaths after a gunman opened fire in a classroom has now been immortalised as a Jedi...

A college student hailed by police as a hero for preventing more injuries and deaths after a gunman opened fire in a classroom has now been immortalised as a Jedi...

A college student hailed by police as a hero for preventing more injuries and deaths after a gunman opened fire in a classroom has now been immortalised as a Jedi...

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II has been "struck" by the "sense of purpose" younger generations have shown in tackling issues like climate change, she said in her Christmas Day message.

Saudi Arabia and Kuwait have ended a nearly five-year-long dispute over shared oil fields and have agreed to resume oil production from the divided neutral zone. They also stressed this...

A six-year-old boy has melted hearts by saving up his pocket money to buy a team of police officers sweet treats to tide them over on their Christmas shift.

A six-year-old boy has melted hearts by saving up his pocket money to buy a team of police officers sweet treats to tide them over on their Christmas shift.

The relocation of a US Marine Corps base to a less-crowded area of the southern Japanese island of Okinawa will take more than twice as much money and time as...

An Iranian-backed bloc in Iraq's parliament named on Wednesday the governor of oil-rich southern Basra province for post of the country's next prime minister. The nomination was promptly rejected by...

Pope Francis offered a Christmas message of hope against darkness that cloaks conflicts and relationships in large parts of the world from the Middle East to the Americas to Africa.

China has called on the United States to take concrete steps to deliver what was agreed between North Korea and the US during the Singapore summit last year. Beijing also...

Algeria is holding an elaborate military funeral for the general who was the de facto ruler of the gas-rich country amid political turmoil throughout this year.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrived in Tunisia on Wednesday in a surprise visit for talks with his counterpart, in the first visit by a head of state since Tunisian...

Clashes are continuing in Hong Kong between police and anti-government protesters.

A revised defense cooperation agreement with the United States has been brought before the Greek parliament for approval, media reports say. The details of the cooperation agreement remained unclear prior...

Notre Dame is still so fragile that there is a “50% chance” the Paris landmark might not be entirely saved because scaffolding installed before this year's devastating fire is threatening...

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Wednesday told Chinese Premier Li Keqiang that there would be no true improvement in bilateral relations without stability in the East China Sea, Reuters...

Areas of Australia that have been ravaged by deadly wildfires experienced temporary relief on Wednesday, but oppressive conditions are expected to return this weekend.

Areas of Australia that have been ravaged by deadly wildfires experienced temporary relief on Wednesday, but oppressive conditions are expected to return this weekend.

US president Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump attended a music-filled Christmas Eve service at a Southern Baptist Convention-affiliated church.

US president Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump attended a music-filled Christmas Eve service at a Southern Baptist Convention-affiliated church.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has highlighted Beijing's efforts to deescalate tensions between Pakistan and India as one of the key achievements of China's ‘neighborhood diplomacy' this year. “During the...

Pope Francis assured the faithful on Christmas Eve that God loves everyone, “even the worst of us”, as he celebrated the joyous birth of Christ after a less-than-joyful year of...

Pope Francis assured the faithful on Christmas Eve that God loves everyone, “even the worst of us”, as he celebrated the joyous birth of Christ after a less-than-joyful year of...

Pope Francis assured the faithful on Christmas Eve that God loves everyone, “even the worst of us”, as he celebrated the joyous birth of Christ after a less-than-joyful year of...

Thousands of Christian pilgrims have flocked to the West Bank town of Bethlehem, celebrating Christmas Eve in the traditional birthplace of Jesus.

Much of the Christian world was marking Christmas Day with midnight masses and other services to celebrate the birth of Jesus.

Much of the Christian world was marking Christmas Day with midnight masses and other services to celebrate the birth of Jesus.

Spain's King Felipe VI called for national unity and a defence of Spain's Constitution that have been put under strain by the Catalan secession crisis in his traditional Christmas Eve...