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Saudi Arabia's oil company Aramco gained 10% in its first moments on the stock market in a dramatic debut that held until closing and pushed its value up to 1.88...

Thousands of protesters marched through central Algiers on Wednesday to demand that a presidential election planned for Thursday be canceled. The demonstrators demanded that the vote be postponed until the...

France's prime minister has said the full retirement age will be increased for the country's youngest, but offered concessions in an ill-fated effort to calm a nationwide protest against pension...

French prime minister Edouard Philippe has announced that the minimum retirement age will remain 62, but workers will have to work until 64 to get a full pension.

IN the small hours of this morning former Taoiseach Bertie Ahern took to a stage on the other side of the world to announce the results of an historic independence...

JD Sports shares have plunged after the company's largest investor sold holdings worth £177 million.

Burma's former pro-democracy figurehead Aung San Suu Kyi has denied that her country's armed forces committed genocide against the Rohingya minority, telling the UN's top court that the exodus of...

Lawmakers in Israel on Wednesday fast-tracked a bill to dissolve the parliament, Knesset and set new elections for March 2. Amid an unprecedented political deadlock, the Knesset has until midnight...

Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Wednesday rejected accusations of genocide committed against her country's Muslim Rohingya minority as "incomplete and misleading", and said the case should not be...

Experts believe they have discovered the earliest family photograph taken at Stonehenge.

The owner of Zara has seen profits surge as the fashion retailer shrugged off the demise of the UK high street.

Russia, Turkey and Iran are concerned about the increased presence of terrorist groups in Syria's Idlib province, the three states said in a joint statement after talks in Kazakhstan on...

The world's largest bottle of single malt whisky is going under the hammer in an online auction – and is expected to fetch more than £15,000.

The UN has been unable to confirm Iranian involvement in a dramatic attack on oil facilities in Saudi Arabia earlier this year, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said. Drones and cruise...

A police officer called in to request the closure of a busy road in Scotland after a lorry toppled over on to his patrol car during high winds.

The Israeli parliament has begun the process of voting to dissolve the chamber and pave the way to a third election within a year.

Takeaway.com boss Jitse Groen has hit out at the management of Prosus amid an escalating war of words between the two companies battling it out to buy Just Eat.

Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Wednesday that the United States could be barred from using two strategic air bases in retaliation to possible US sanctions, the state-run Anadolu...

Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi will lead Myanmar's defence at the World Court on Wednesday, where her country faces accusations of genocide against its Rohingya Muslim minority.

Former Superdry boss Euan Sutherland is swapping fast fashion for a slower pace of life after being appointed chief executive of over-50s favourite Saga.

The brother-and-sister team that set up Stagecoach is vacating the driving seat after the transport group showed declining revenues.

Social media has at times taken centre stage during this election campaign, with politicians facing increasing scrutiny over their use of online platforms.

Former President Hamid Karzai has argued that Washington helped fuel corruption in Afghanistan by spending hundreds of millions of dollars over the past two decades without accountability. Karzai responded to...

Saudi Arabia's oil company Aramco has started trading on the Saudi Tadawul stock exchange for the first time after a 25.6 billion dollar (£19.5 billion) initial public offering that set...

Jeremy Corbyn's second campaign to become prime minister is coming to a close after weeks travelling across Britain to sell his vision for radical change.

Boris Johnson will find out on Thursday if his General Election gamble has paid off.

Israel and its embattled PM Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday looked headed for a third election within a year unless they can resolve a stalemate before midnight. Conservative Likud leader Netanyahu...

Social media has at times taken centre stage during this election campaign, with politicians facing increasing scrutiny over their use of online platforms.

A farmer in Jersey is embracing the Christmas spirit by dressing her dairy cows in festive jumpers.

The South Pacific region of Bougainville has voted in a referendum in favour of gaining independence from Papua New Guinea.

Aung San Suu Kyl, the leader of Myanmar, was greeted by pro-Rohingya campaigners as she arrived in court in The Hague yesterday to defend her country against accusations of genocide.

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro has called young Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg a "brat" after she expressed concern about the murders of indigenous Brazilians in the Amazon.

House Democrats yesterday announced two articles of impeachment against US President Donald Trump - abuse of power and obstruction of Congress.

Ukraine and Russia have both hailed the outcome of peace talks in Paris even though they failed to solve the core issues blocking the resolution of the five-year separatist conflict...

Rescuers have told how they tried to save dying tourists covered in ash after the New Zealand volcano erupted in scenes compared to the 'Chernobyl' television drama.

A GP who cited the cases of Angelina Jolie and Jade Goody to instill fear in his patients is facing jail for molesting 23 female patients.

Elusive British street artist Banksy has highlighted the issue of rough sleeping in a seasonal mural showing two flying reindeer pulling a homeless man on a street-bench sleigh.

Rescuers have told how they tried to save dying tourists covered in ash after the New Zealand volcano erupted in scenes compared to the 'Chernobyl' television drama.

THE winner of this year's Nobel Peace Prize says his horrifying experiences as a young Ethiopian soldier fuelled his determination to seek an end to the long conflict with neighbouring...

Music star Marie Fredriksson of the Swedish pop-rock duo Roxette has died at the age of 61.