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The small Pacific island nation of Samoa has closed schools and is restricting travel ahead of the Christmas holiday season as the death toll from a measles outbreak tops 50,...

The White House told Democratic lawmakers on Sunday that U.S. President Donald Trump and his lawyers would not participate in a congressional impeachment hearing this week, citing a lack of...

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said the world's efforts to stop climate change had been "utterly inadequate" so far and there was a danger global warming could pass the "point...

Samoa's government said on Monday another five children had died from a measles outbreak, bringing the death toll from the epidemic to more than 50 as authorities race to vaccinate...

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Sunday the world's efforts to stop climate change had been “utterly inadequate” so far and there was a danger global warming could pass the...

Social media star Olivia Jade Giannulli on Sunday posted her first YouTube video since the arrest of her parents, actress Lori Loughlin and fashion designer Mossimo Giannulli, made her one...

Pope Francis has urged people to resist the excesses of consumerism at events such as Black Friday in the run-up to Christmas, calling it a virus that attacks faith and...

An Australian lecturer held hostage by the Taliban said some of his guards were "lovely people" as he revealed US special forces had made six unsuccessful rescue bids.

Boris Johnson engaged in a war of words with political opponents yesterday over who is responsible for the early release of convicted extremist Usman Khan.

Thousands of people took to Hong Kong's streets in a new wave of pro-democracy protests, but police fired tear gas after some demonstrators hurled bricks and smoke bombs, breaking a...

Joe Biden was mocked this weekend after launching an Irish-inspired campaign slogan - "no malarkey" - that did little to dispel fears the front-runner in the race for the Democrat...

The family of one of the London Bridge stabbing victims has urged Boris Johnson not to punish other offenders by refusing the early release that had been granted to terrorist...

Joe Biden was mocked this weekend after launching an Irish-inspired campaign slogan - "no malarkey" - that did little to dispel fears the front-runner in the race for the Democrat...

At least 21 people have died in gun battles between Mexican security forces and members of a suspected drug cartel near the Texas border.

Malta's embattled prime minister agreed to step down on the day angry citizens staged their biggest protest yet over the alleged links of his former top aide to the slaying...

The future of Germany's ruling coalition looks shaky after the election of new leaders of the Social Democrats (SPD) who demand a shift in policies.

The new head of the European Commission began her tenure yesterday with the bloc facing a turbulent future.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said yesterday that the world's efforts to stop climate change have been "utterly inadequate" so far and there is a danger global warming could pass the...

Shelley Morrison, the actress best known for playing a memorable maid on the hit TV comedy Will and Grace has died.

A six-year-old cancer survivor met the cast of The Snowman in London after missing two Christmases in a row due to illness.

A new statue of civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks was dedicated in Alabama's capital city on Sunday, the 64th anniversary of her historic refusal to give up her seat on...

A police officer who bought coffee for colleagues working over Thanksgiving was handed cups labelled "PIG".

Maltese Prime Minister Joseph Muscat has said he will resign in January following pressure from citizens for the truth about the 2017 car bombing that killed a journalist.

Voters answering the door in the Finchley and Golders Green constituency were greeted by a surprise canvasser on Sunday – actor Hugh Grant.

Iraq's parliament has formally accepted the prime minister's resignation but the path to replacing Adil Abdul-Mahdi is clouded with legal questions and a “black hole in the constitution”.

A total of 11 people have been injured in a shooting in the French Quarter of New Orleans in the early hours of Sunday.

MEXICAN security forces have killed seven more members of a presumed cartel assault force that rolled into a town near the Texas border and staged an hour-long attack, officials said.

A Cameroon Airlines passenger plane came under fire while approaching an airport in the country's restive English-speaking region on Sunday. The aircraft was preparing to land in Bamenda airport in...

THE two people who died in a terrorist attack in London have been remembered by their families as kind, intelligent and caring people in an emotional tribute this evening.

Mexican security forces have killed seven more members of a presumed cartel assault force that rolled into a town near the Texas border and staged an hour-long attack, officials said.

Jeremy Corbyn wore a specially made jacket with his motto “for the many not the few” printed on it as he hit the campaign trail in North Yorkshire.

An urgent review of terrorists released from prison has been launched after a knife attack by convicted terrorist Usman Khan killed two former University of Cambridge students.

Dancing and singing enlivened St Peter's Basilica on Sunday as Pope Francis celebrated a special Mass for Catholics from the violence-wracked African nation of DR Congo.

New leaders have taken over at the top of the European Union during a turbulent time for the bloc.

A total of 10 people have been hit in a shooting in the French Quarter of New Orleans in the early hours of Sunday, according to police.

New leaders have taken over at the top of the European Union during a turbulent time for the bloc.

The Iraqi parliament voted to approve the resignation of Prime Minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi on Sunday after he has formally submitted a proposal to leave the office two days ago. Speaker...

Hong Kong police fired tear gas as a huge crowd took to the streets to demand more democracy and an investigation into the use of force to crack down on...

A total of 11 people have been injured in a shooting in the French Quarter of New Orleans in the early hours of Sunday.

New Orleans police are investigating a mass shooting that wounded 10 people early Sunday near the city's famed French Quarter.