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Lebanon's President Michel Aoun on Monday postponed consultations to select a new prime minister. The move comes after violent clashes erupted over the weekend between protesters and security forces. More...

NHS staff have created a heartwarming Christmas video complete with dancing elves and flashing ambulance lights in an effort to spread a bit of seasonal joy.

Animals at ZSL London Zoo have enjoyed some Christmas-themed treats, ahead of the festive season.

Two “monster” fatbergs weighing almost 100 tonnes and threatening to flood homes and businesses over Christmas have been cleared from sewers in central London.

Indonesian police say they have arrested two men suspected of being part of a ring that poaches and trades in endangered animals, and seized from them several lion and leopard...

British business output fell at its fastest rate in more than three years as the country prepared to go to the polls, preliminary data from a closely watched measure shows.

US Secretary of Defense Mark Esper on Monday urged Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi to take steps to prevent bases housing US troops from being shelled, Reuters reported, citing...

French transport strikes against a planned overhaul of the pension system entered their twelfth day Monday, as French president Emmanuel Macron's government appeared determined to push ahead with its plans.

Hong Kong has faced its “grimmest and most complex year” since the former British colony was returned to China, President Xi Jinping said, before reiterating his support for the semi-autonomous...

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said on Monday she had briefed China's leader Xi Jinping on the city's protests. China will continue to support and offer favorable economic policies for...

Heiress Tamara Ecclestone - the daughter of former Formula 1 boss Bernie Ecclestone - has been left "shaken" after a reported £50 million (€60m) worth of gems were stolen from...

Protests are intensifying in India over a law giving citizenship to non-Muslims who entered the country illegally to flee religious persecution in neighbouring nations.

World chess champion Magnus Carlsen may soon have another title to add to his collection – this time in fantasy football.

Lebanon's president has postponed talks on naming a new prime minister after a weekend of violent clashes.

THE Hallmark Channel says it will reinstate same-sex marriage commercials that it had pulled from the TV network.

Train and bus operator FirstGroup has announced the appointment of advisers to formally look into selling off its US assets following pressure from shareholders.

A senior US diplomat has urged North Korea to return to the negotiating table immediately to complete stalled nuclear talks.

A BACKBURNING operation intended to contain a massive wildfire in eastern Australia sparked out of control, damaging buildings and cutting off major roads, authorities said, as the country heads into...

A Turkish drone meant to seek hydrocarbons in the eastern Mediterranean landed at an airport on the disputed island of Cyprus on Monday, a Turkish official said. The breakaway Turkish...

Sports Direct has insisted it is starting to see green shoots of recovery at department store House of Fraser, which it purchased from administrators for £90 million last year.

Harvey Weinstein has been accused of trying to “gaslight society again” after he called himself “the forgotten man” who should be remembered as a pioneer of female storytelling.

A senior US diplomat said on Monday that Washington won't accept a year-end deadline set by North Korea to make concessions in stalled nuclear talks. “Let me be absolutely clear:...

A senior US diplomat has urged North Korea to return to the negotiating table immediately to complete stalled nuclear talks.

Five people who work for a Democrat who plans to switch and become a Republican have said they are resigning.

The Hallmark Channel says it will reinstate same-sex marriage commercials that it had pulled from the TV network.

Riot police have fired tear gas against demonstrators in Hong Kong, ending a short lull in protest-related violence.

Iconic actress Anna Karina has died aged 79.

The British prime minister refusing a second independence referendum will not be "the end of the matter", Nicola Sturgeon has insisted - as she warned Boris Johnson: "Scotland cannot be...

Indian police fired tear gas and resorted to baton charges to disperse thousands of violent demonstrators who were torching vehicles in New Delhi, as protests against a new citizenship law...

China has blocked the screening of an Arsenal football match after one of the team's star players criticised its treatment of Uighur Muslims, amid reports that Beijing is increasing the...

Senior Labour figure Emily Thornberry has denied calling voters "stupid" as infighting broke out amid a race to succeed Jeremy Corbyn as leader.

Former FBI chief James Comey has admitted a watchdog's new report found "real sloppiness" in the surveillance of a former Trump election campaign aide and said he was wrong to...

The Hallmark TV channel has come under fire for removing ads for a wedding-planning website that featured two brides kissing at the altar, following a complaint from a conservative advocacy...

Support for Donald Trump's impeachment has increased over the past month, opinion polls show, as Democrats accused Republican senators of violating their oath of office by pledging to work for...

Taylor Swift has been announced as one of the headliners for next year's Glastonbury Festival as it celebrates its 50th anniversary.

Several thousand people have turned out in Hong Kong in an unusual display of support for the police force during the long-running protests against the government.

It turns out that the blight of the disposable cup is nothing new.

Opera star Placido Domingo has received a standing ovation for his 50th anniversary gala concert at the famed La Scala opera house in Italy.

Police fired tear gas and struck demonstrators with batons in India as thousands protested against a new law that will give citizenship to non-Muslims fleeing religious persecution from several neighbouring...

Thousands of Lebanese protesters have defiantly returned to rally outside Parliament in Beirut, hours after security forces chased them out using tear gas and rubber bullets.