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Australia's beleaguered prime minister has announced that volunteer firefighters from the federal public sector will receive paid leave entitlements in a move to help contain wildfires that have ravaged parts...

Australia's beleaguered prime minister has announced that volunteer firefighters from the federal public sector will receive paid leave entitlements in a move to help contain wildfires that have ravaged parts...

The US will allow Pakistan to rejoin a military training program suspended two years ago when President Donald Trump froze security aid to the country. Resuming the program, which represents...

Authorities in New Zealand have called off the search for two bodies they believe were washed out to sea after the White Island eruption.

Authorities in New Zealand have called off the search for two bodies they believe were washed out to sea after the White Island eruption.

A giant tortoise is celebrating spending 44 years at a British zoo.

The towering Christmas tree in Baghdad's Tahrir Square had always been a wondrous sight. The giant baubles, twinkling tinsel and an angelic figure crowning the tip had brightened up the...

At least 11 people have been killed and more than 300 treated in hospital after drinking coconut wine in the Philippines, including some who were celebrating at a Christmas party.

At least 11 people have been killed and more than 300 treated in hospital after drinking coconut wine in the Philippines, including some who were celebrating at a Christmas party.

'Love Island' presenter Caroline Flack has denied assaulting her boyfriend Lewis Burton in an incident that left them both covered in blood in scenes likened to a "horror movie".

British navy teams have recovered more than £3.3m (€3.84m) of crystal meth from a dhow in the Arabian Sea.

France's defence ministry announced yesterday it had carried out its first armed drone strike, killing seven Islamic extremists in central Mali at the weekend.

The towering Christmas tree in Baghdad's Tahrir Square had always been a wondrous sight. The giant baubles, twinkling tinsel and an angelic figure crowning the tip had brightened up the...

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party lost control of another state yesterday, adding to a string of electoral losses since last December amid protests that mark the biggest challenge to...

At least 11 people have been killed and more than 300 treated in hospital after drinking coconut wine in the Philippines, including some who were celebrating at a Christmas party.

The mother of a 15-year-old German boy discovered in the flat of a suspected paedophile two years after he went missing has rejected police claims he was there voluntarily.

The mother of a 15-year-old German boy discovered in the flat of a suspected paedophile two years after he went missing has rejected police claims he was there voluntarily.

Striking rail workers clashed with riot police in Paris yesterday as they protested against President Emmanuel Macron's pension reforms.

Striking rail workers clashed with riot police in Paris yesterday as they protested against President Emmanuel Macron's pension reforms.

A court in Saudi Arabia sentenced five people to death yesterday for the killing of 'Washington Post' columnist and royal family critic Jamal Khashoggi, whose grisly slaying in the Saudi...

At least 11 people have been killed and more than 300 treated in hospital after drinking coconut wine in the Philippines, including some who were celebrating at a Christmas party.

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison is refusing to scale down the coal industry amid the debate on climate change, saying such a move would be "reckless" and "job destroying".

'Love Island' presenter Caroline Flack has denied assaulting her boyfriend Lewis Burton in an incident that left them both covered in blood in scenes likened to a "horror movie".

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison is refusing to scale down the coal industry amid the debate on climate change, saying such a move would be "reckless" and "job destroying".

British navy teams have recovered more than £3.3m (€3.84m) of crystal meth from a dhow in the Arabian Sea.

Pet owners have been warned over leaving Christmas puddings and mince pies unattended amid a rise in dogs needing emergency treatment after wolfing down the toxic treats.

Pet owners have been warned over leaving Christmas puddings and mince pies unattended amid a rise in dogs needing emergency treatment after wolfing down the toxic treats.

Pet owners have been warned over leaving Christmas puddings and mince pies unattended amid a rise in dogs needing emergency treatment after wolfing down the toxic treats.

Pet owners have been warned over leaving Christmas puddings and mince pies unattended amid a rise in dogs needing emergency treatment after wolfing down the toxic treats.

A married couple who will be working in a hospital over Christmas say the festive shifts have a “special atmosphere”.

US President Donald Trump will hold his first rally of 2020 in Ohio next month, potentially coinciding with the beginnings of the Senate impeachment trial.

US President Donald Trump will hold his first rally of 2020 in Ohio next month, potentially coinciding with the beginnings of the Senate impeachment trial.

President Donald Trump will hold his first rally of 2020 in Ohio next month, potentially coinciding with the beginnings of the Senate impeachment trial.

The FTSE 100 pushed higher on the back of strong showings by consumer and healthcare firms, including a surge in value by NMC Health.

France's CGT union workers voted to halt production at Total's Grandpuits refinery as part of protests over the government pensions reform plan. “The decision has been taken to halt Grandpuits...

Two rescued grey seal pups have been released back into the wild after being cared for by the RSPCA.

Two rescued grey seal pups have been released back into the wild after being cared for by the RSPCA.

Two rescued grey seal pups have been released back into the wild after being cared for by the RSPCA.

Two rescued grey seal pups have been released back into the wild after being cared for by the RSPCA.

Two rescued grey seal pups have been released back into the wild after being cared for by the RSPCA.