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Thousands of people have taken to the streets of Hong Kong in a march seen as a test of the enduring appeal of an anti-government movement about to mark six...

At least 43 people have died in a fire at a factory in New Delhi which authorities believe was caused by an electrical short circuit.

At least 34 people died on Sunday in a major fire that broke out in a building in a grains market in central New Delhi, a doctor in a government-run...

At least 43 people have died in a devastating fire at a building in a crowded grains market area in central New Delhi.

Elon Musk, the billionaire boss of Tesla and SpaceX, emerged victorious this weekend from his defamation trial as a US federal court jury swiftly rejected a $190m (€172m) claim brought...

Elon Musk, the billionaire boss of Tesla and SpaceX, emerged victorious this weekend from his defamation trial as a US federal court jury swiftly rejected a $190m (€172m) claim brought...

The Belgian village of Hamme-Mille became Christmas central on Saturday when "Elf Serge" turned on more than 25,000 lights in his garden.

At least 18 people, including women and children, have been killed in air strikes on areas in the last major rebel stronghold in north-west Syria.

With the end of the decade in sight, many have been perusing their most-played songs of the decade – but which song was the best-selling of the 660s? The 1440s?...

US officials investigating the deadly attack by a Saudi aviation student at a naval air station in Florida are working to determine whether it was motivated by terrorism.

The Saudi aviation student who fatally shot three people at an American naval base in Florida hosted a dinner party earlier in the week where he and three others watched...

Iran and the US have conducted a prisoner exchange in a rare diplomatic breakthrough between Tehran and Washington after months of tensions.

An Iranian scientist arrested in the US for violating sanctions and an American Princeton scholar held on espionage charges by the Islamic Republic each returned home as part of a...

Jeremy Corbyn has dismissed as "nonsense" the controversy surrounding the source of leaked documents used by Labour as proof the Tories are planning to sell the NHS.

The death toll from a gas explosion in an apartment building in eastern Slovakia has risen to seven.

A rabbit named Wonky is hoping to charm his way to a new owner this Christmas, and he has one attribute in particular that may work in his favour.

Hundreds of protesters waving red Chinese flags have packed a Hong Kong park to denounce what they say is a reign of terror being imposed by rioters who have smashed...

Strikes disrupted weekend travel around France on Saturday as truckers blocked highways and most trains remained at a standstill because of workers' anger at President Emmanuel Macron's policies.

An aviation student from Saudi Arabia opened fire in a classroom building at the Naval Air Station in Pensacola on Friday morning, a US official said, an attack that left...

An alleged rape victim in northern India who was set on fire on her way to a court hearing in the case has died in a hospital in New Delhi,...

Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn went head-to-head for the second time during the General Election campaign at a BBC television debate in Maidstone.

House Democrats are bringing the impeachment focus back to Russia as they draft formal charges against President Donald Trump.

US President Donald Trump has said he will hold off on designating Mexican drug cartels as terrorist organisations for the present.

Indian police shot dead four men yesterday who were suspected of raping and killing a 27-year-old veterinarian near Hyderabad city, an action applauded by her family and many citizens outraged...

Frustrated travellers were caught in a second day of transportation chaos around France as unions dug in for what they hope is a protracted strike against President Emmanuel Macron's plans...

A New York prosecutor argued yesterday that Harvey Weinstein violated his bail conditions by mishandling his electronic ankle monitor, which left his whereabouts unrecorded for hours at a time.

House Democrats have signalled they could have articles of impeachment against US President Donald Trump drawn up by next week after Speaker Nancy Pelosi asked the House Judiciary Committee to...

Donald Trump has routinely communicated with his personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani and other individuals speaking on mobile phones vulnerable to monitoring by Russian and other foreign intelligence services, say current...

A confidential report "drives a coach and horses" through Johnson's claim that there will be no border in the Irish Sea under his Brexit plan, according to Labour leader Jeremy...

Tesla founder Elon Musk did not defame a British cave explorer when he called him "pedo guy" in an angry tweet, a Los Angeles jury ruled last night.

Nearly 60 polar bears have been stranded on the Arctic coast near a remote village in Russia's far east after warm winter weather hampered their hunting routine.

Angela Merkel warned of a new wave of anti-Semitism across Germany and Europe as she visited Auschwitz to honour the victims of the Holocaust yesterday.

Elon Musk has been found not liable in a defamation case involving a British cave explorer.

A 34-year-old British woman has been revived by Spanish doctors after enduring a six-hour cardiac arrest.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel voiced a feeling of "deep shame" during her first-ever visit on Friday to the hallowed grounds of the former Nazi German death camp of Auschwitz-Birkenau, where...

The man who murdered Grace Millane in New Zealand tested the 'most believable' theories for the death during a date with another woman just hours later, the woman has said.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and opposition Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn went head to head over Brexit on Friday in the last televised debate before next week's UK general election...

A young boy being officially adopted in the United States brought his whole kindergarten class to the courtroom with him.

A young boy being officially adopted in the United States took his whole nursery class to the courtroom with him.

Melania Trump is continuing the tradition of first ladies reading a story to children who will be spending Christmas in hospital.