A herd of 500 goats helped save California's Ronald Reagan library from a wildfire on Wednesday, after the voracious animals earlier this year ate flammable scrub surrounding the hilltop complex.
October 31, 2019
A massive fire caused by a cooking gas stove on a train in Pakistan has killed at least 71 passengers, officials said.
October 31, 2019
A fire tore through Japan's World Heritage-listed Shuri Castle on Thursday, reducing the main hall of the more than 500-year-old landmark to a skeleton.
October 31, 2019
Baby red panda twins have emerged from their den for the first time and are exploring their enclosure at Chester Zoo.
October 31, 2019
North Korea has fired two projectiles towards its eastern sea, South Korea's military said, an apparent resumption of weapons tests aimed at ramping up pressure on the US over a...
October 31, 2019
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's comments targeting Beijing and the ruling Communist Party were a vicious attack and that any attempt to smear China or obstruct its growth were...
October 31, 2019
The boss of Lloyds Bank said he is “disappointed” after its finances took a beating from a major PPI claims bill.
October 31, 2019
Carpetright's biggest shareholder has tentatively offered to buy the retailer to avoid the company collapsing under a mountain of debt.
October 31, 2019
The boards of Fiat Chrysler and PSA Peugeot have approved merging the two companies to create the world's fourth-largest vehicle maker with a value of about 50 billion dollars (£38...
October 31, 2019
A massive fire caused by a cooking gas stove on a train in Pakistan has killed at least 65 passengers, officials said.
October 31, 2019
The general who oversaw the US raid on Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi said the country is on alert for possible “retribution attacks” by extremists.
October 31, 2019
The general who oversaw the US raid on Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi said the country is on alert for possible “retribution attacks” by extremists.
October 31, 2019
Jeffrey Epstein did not kill himself, according to a leading forensic pathologist hired by the financier's brother to examine his body.
October 31, 2019
Teenage activist Greta Thunberg has declined an environmental award, saying that "the climate movement does not need any more prizes".
October 31, 2019
Broadcaster Doireann Garrihy has admitted to "being floored" by her first day in Rwanda, 25 years after the 1994 genocide.
October 31, 2019
A State Department foreign service officer will tell impeachment investigators that former national security adviser John Bolton cautioned him that Rudy Giuliani "was a key voice with the president on...
October 31, 2019
Less than a week after 39 bodies were discovered in the back of a refrigerated truck in Essex, 12 migrants have been found alive in the back of a similar...
October 31, 2019
US commandos zeroed in on Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's hideout with the help of a well-placed informant - an Islamic State (Isil) operative who facilitated the terrorist's movements and helped oversee...
October 31, 2019
A coroner famously summed up an inquest finding into the deaths of two farmers from alcoholic poisoning thus: "There is no such thing as 'good' poteen - there is only...
October 31, 2019
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is blaming the failure to deliver on his "do or die" promise to quit the EU on October 31 on Jeremy Corbyn.
October 31, 2019
Worries about charging electric cars could become a thing of the past, as a team of engineers say they have developed a battery that can recharge in 10 minutes.
October 31, 2019
The Premier League has written to all 20 clubs to notify them it is considering what action needs to be taken following the publication of the report confirming a link...
October 31, 2019
Los Angeles prosecutors have rejected a sexual assault case against Kevin Spacey because the accuser has died.
October 31, 2019
Survivors of the Grenfell Tower fire have welcomed a damning report that said London Fire Brigade (LFB) breached national guidelines through "gravely inadequate" preparation.
October 31, 2019
Norway says it discovered 10 Russian submarines heading for the Atlantic Ocean in the biggest such operation since the Cold War.
October 31, 2019
Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn has fired two bedroom guards for adultery a week after stripping his royal consort of her titles for disloyalty.
October 31, 2019
Restaurants and grocery stores in New York City will be banned from selling foie gras from 2022.
October 31, 2019
A fire has broken out in a historic castle on Japan's southern island of Okinawa, nearly destroying the Unesco World Heritage site.
October 31, 2019
Shuri Castle – a UNESCO World Heritage site – has been nearly destroyed by fire.
October 30, 2019
Cuba Gooding Jr faces a new accuser and new charges in his New York City sexual misconduct case, his lawyer has said.
October 30, 2019
The British Hedgehog Preservation Society (BHPS) has warned people to do what they can to avoid harming hedgehogs in bonfires as November 5 approaches.
October 30, 2019
Apple has reported record revenue for its fourth quarter despite a further fall in iPhone sales,
October 30, 2019
Facebook has revealed steady revenue and user growth in its latest financial results amid ongoing controversies around the social network.
October 30, 2019
Twitter is banning all political advertising from its service, saying social media companies give advertisers an unfair advantage in proliferating highly targeted, misleading messages.
October 30, 2019
The US Federal Reserve has cut its benchmark interest rate for the third time this year to try to sustain the economic expansion in the face of global threats.
October 30, 2019
A new wildfire has erupted in wind-whipped southern California, forcing the evacuation of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and nearby homes, as both ends of the state struggled with blazes,...
October 30, 2019
A sailor who murdered his pregnant wife 20 years ago has been jailed for life.
October 30, 2019
A law firm investigating a possible legal case against Hargreaves Lansdown in the wake of the closure of Neil Woodford's flagship fund has received inquiries from more than 500 investors...
October 30, 2019
The markets were mixed as traders remained on tenterhooks ahead of the pivotal update from the Federal Reserve.
October 30, 2019
A humanitarian rescue ship operated by two French charities has arrived at a port in Sicily after nearly two weeks blocked at sea. Ocean Viking arrived in Pozzallo on Wednesday...
