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Protesters have vandalised the Hong Kong office of China's official Xinhua News Agency for the first time during the months-long anti-government demonstrations.

Thirteen civilians have been killed in a car bomb blast in a northern Syrian town along the border with Turkey.

Nine children aged between nine and 12 were killed by an anti-personnel mine on their walk to school in the northeastern Afghan province of Takhar, a local police official said....

A computer-generated insect “influencer” has been making a buzz on social media with an Instagram account that aims to help protect bees.

Israeli army strikes, which were said to be targeting the militant group Hamas in response to missile launches overnight, have killed a 27-year-old Palestinian and seriously injured two others, AFP...

Tens of thousands of Islamists remained in a protest camp in the heart of Pakistan's capital on Saturday amid tight security, as authorities deployed additional shipping containers and riot police...

Fifty-four people were killed in a jihadist raid on a military post in northern Mali, including one civilian, the government confirmed on Saturday. Ten people survived the attack, which caused...

Protesters have vandalised the Hong Kong office of China's official Xinhua News Agency for the first time during the months-long anti-government demonstrations.

The Vietnamese Foreign Affairs Ministry has called for those responsible for the deaths of 39 Vietnamese migrants to face “strict penalties”, in a statement released by spokesperson Le Thi Thu...

Hong Kong police fired volley after volley of tear gas to break up thousands of anti-government protesters, most dressed in black and wearing face masks, in Victoria Park, a traditional...

A COMPUTING and IT graduate skimmed two bank cards while he was browsing in the shops, a court has heard.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has put his Brexit withdrawal deal at the centre of his election campaign, rejecting an electoral pact with the Brexit Party that would mean he...

Afghan Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah proposed that the Shanghai Cooperation Organization member states develop a joint “regional counter-terrorism strategy” to combat “the evolving menace of terrorism in our region through...

Five people have died in a shooting at a Halloween party at a house let on Airbnb, police said.

Thousands of black-clad masked protesters have streamed into Hong Kong's central shopping district for another rally demanding autonomy, after Beijing indicated it could tighten its grip on the territory.

Hong Kong riot police have fired multiple rounds of tear gas and used a water cannon to break up a rally by thousands of masked protesters demanding autonomy, after Beijing...

All eyes were on Yokohama on Saturday morning, as England take on South Africa in the Rugby World Cup final.

England's dreams ended in tears on Saturday, with South Africa winning the Rugby World Cup final.

All eyes were on Yokohama on Saturday morning, as England prepared to take on South Africa in the Rugby World Cup final.

A teenager has been charged with attempted murder after a seven-year-old girl was shot in the neck while out trick or treating.

Congresswoman Katie Hill blamed double standards for forcing her resignation in a defiant farewell speech to the House.

More Americans approve of the impeachment investigation into President Donald Trump than disapprove, though only a third say the inquiry should be a top priority for Congress, according to a...

There's a reason why American politics is referred to as though it were a top-rated TV drama. 'The current season of America', as it's often known on Twitter, is as...

Southern California is battling yet another wildfire, spurring a new round of deliberate power blackouts by Edison International and mandatory evacuations.

Turkey and Russia have launched their first joint patrol in north-eastern Syria.

Women's rights campaigners in Spain called for a change in the law after a court in Barcelona cleared five men of raping a 14-year-old girl and jailed them for the...

A leading activist yesterday called for 100,000 people to take to the streets of Hong Kong today - after protesters targeted the popular bar district of Lan Kwai Fong for...

An eagle toe bone found in Spain may have been a part of "the last necklace made by the Neanderthals", archaeologists believe.

North Korea, emboldened by President Trump's impeachment woes, fired two more missiles this week and has declared it is losing patience with the US.

Nancy Pelosi has revealed she "prayed for America" after learning of Donald Trump's phone call with the president of Ukraine.

Donald Trump is to follow in the footsteps of many other septuagenarian New Yorkers by moving permanently to Florida after leaving the White House.

There's a reason why American politics is referred to as though it were a top-rated TV drama. 'The current season of America', as it's often known on Twitter, is as...

Teenage activist Greta Thunberg has had to appeal for help to attend the UN global climate in Madrid next month.

Schools were shut down and construction work halted as air pollution prompted authorities in New Delhi to declare a public health emergency yesterday.

There's a reason why American politics is referred to as though it were a top-rated TV drama. 'The current season of America', as it's often known on Twitter, is as...

Firefighters have struggled to contain a big southern California wildfire amid shifting winds, forcing authorities to expand evacuations as forecasters extended fire weather warnings into the weekend.

Democrat Beto O'Rourke dropped out of the crowded 2020 U.S. presidential race on Friday, saying it had become clear his campaign did not have the resources to continue to seek...

The US government has launched a national-security review of the China-owned video app TikTok, according to reports.

Beto O'Rourke, the former Texas congressman, has announced he is ending his Democratic US presidential campaign.

US presidential hopeful Elizabeth Warren has proposed 20 trillion dollars (£15.8tn) in federal spending over the next decade to provide healthcare to every American without raising taxes on the middle...