The logo for the Paris Olympics has been met with a mixed reaction from sports fans.
October 22, 2019
A fresh round of intra-Afghan peace talks is to be held in China next week, according to the Taliban. The announcement raises hopes for renewed negotiations, even as violence surges...
October 22, 2019
President Bashar Assad said on Tuesday that Syria would support Kurdish fighters in the northeast of the war-torn country against Turkish soldiers and their Syrian proxies. “We are prepared to...
October 22, 2019
The ozone hole near the South Pole is at its smallest since it was discovered, but that is more due to freakish Antarctic weather than efforts to cut down on...
October 22, 2019
France sees no grounds to extend Britain's October 31 deadline to leave the EU, Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on Tuesday. “At this stage, we consider that there is...
October 22, 2019
Parliamentary drama helped push the FTSE 100 higher on Tuesday as the pound dropped against the dollar and the euro.
October 22, 2019
As MPs decided whether or not to back Boris Johnson's Brexit deal and the hastened timetable to approve it, the Tory party showed off a new campaigning tactic that was...
October 22, 2019
An armed Norwegian man stole an ambulance and drove it along a pavement in Oslo, injuring two infants, as police tried to stop him by shooting at the tyres and...
October 22, 2019
Prime minister Justin Trudeau has won a second term in a stronger-than-expected showing in Canada's national elections, claiming a “clear mandate” despite a parliament and nation increasingly fractured along regional...
October 22, 2019
President Jair Bolsonaro said on Tuesday he would rather his son Eduardo stayed in Brazil to deal with a crisis in the government's right-wing Social Liberal Party (PSL) instead of...
October 22, 2019
Greece's government promised on Tuesday to toughen the asylum application procedure for migrants, expand detention powers, and speed up deportations as the country struggles to cope with a surge in...
October 22, 2019
A US judge has refused to dismiss Chicago's lawsuit against former Empire actor Jussie Smollett.
October 22, 2019
An Israeli start-up that promotes home-grown marijuana says it has signed American rap star Snoop Dogg as a brand ambassador.
October 22, 2019
McDonald's hailed the rapid growth of its delivery business and trials for smaller-format sites in the UK as the global business missed sales forecasts.
October 22, 2019
Poland's opposition asked the Supreme Court on Tuesday to approve the recount of some votes in elections for parliament's upper house, a day after the ruling party submitted similar requests....
October 22, 2019
A Palestinian court has blocked access to 59 websites critical of the Palestinian Authority, a decision that has drawn wide criticism, AP reported. The court ruling, handed down on October...
October 22, 2019
Four tiny kittens found dumped and dehydrated in a cardboard box in Winnie-the-Pooh's wood have been nursed back to health.
October 22, 2019
Donald Trump has compared the congressional impeachment inquiry into his dealings with Ukraine to “a lynching”.
October 22, 2019
There was a countdown-to-midnight celebration in Northern Ireland on Monday as new legislation which paves the way for same-sex marriage and decriminalises abortion came into effect.
October 22, 2019
A Colorado mother who sought donations to cover medical treatments for her daughter and promoted the girl's "bucket list" of dreams to fulfil before she died has been indicted on...
October 22, 2019
Norwegian police say they have shot and wounded an armed man who stole an ambulance in Oslo and reportedly ran down several people.
October 22, 2019
Norwegian police have opened fire on an armed man who stole an ambulance and reportedly ran down several people in Oslo.
October 22, 2019
Former US president Jimmy Carter has been taken to hospital after a fall at his home in Georgia.
October 22, 2019
Defeating jihadists in Idlib is the key to ending Syria's eight-year-old civil war, President Bashar Assad said Tuesday on his first visit to the northwestern region since 2011, AFP reported....
October 22, 2019
Italian football chiefs are considering employing advanced listening devices used in anti-terrorism operations to identify racist fans.
October 22, 2019
The makers of Irn-Bru are to produce a limited edition of the soft drink using a recipe that dates back almost 120 years
October 22, 2019
Bosses at Pendragon have more than tripled the company's bottom line as they controlled costs by slashing bonuses in the face of Brexit.
October 22, 2019
Travis Perkins blamed “unprecedented” uncertainty as it put the brakes on the sale of its plumbing and heating business.
October 22, 2019
Germany's defense minister has suggested creating a security zone in northern Syria to protect displaced civilians. The security zone would also ensure the fight continues against Islamic State (IS, formerly...
October 22, 2019
Syrian President Bashar Assad has condemned Turkey's leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan as a “thief” as he made his first visit to areas in Idlib province recently retaken by Syrian government...
October 22, 2019
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday the withdrawal of the Kurdish YPG militia from areas in Syria near to the Turkish border was continuing. A five-day US-brokered pause...
October 22, 2019
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said on Tuesday that Brexit has been a “waste of time and energy.” He told the EU assembly in Strasbourg that it could only approve...
October 22, 2019
CANADIAN Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberals held onto power after a closely fought election on Monday but were reduced to a minority government that will need the support in Parliament...
October 22, 2019
Riggers have climbed to the dizzy height of 152ft to ensure the Cutty Sark, one of the fastest tea clippers of its day, is looking its best for its 150th...
October 22, 2019
Britain's largest family have announced their brood is to expand even further with a new baby due next year - more than 30 years after their first child was born.
October 22, 2019
India and Pakistan are set to sign an agreement on Indian pilgrims visiting a Sikh shrine in Pakistan, at a time of tension between the two states over Kashmir. The...
October 22, 2019
A 120-year-old lighthouse in north-western Denmark has been put on wheels and rails in a bid to move it more than 250ft away from the North Sea amid the threat...
October 22, 2019
A 120-year-old lighthouse in north-western Denmark has been put on wheels and rails in a bid to move it more than 250ft away from the North Sea amid the threat...
October 22, 2019
Iraqi military chiefs have said US troops leaving Syria and heading to neighbouring Iraq do not have permission to stay in the country.
