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Tens of thousands of protesters, shouting “Wearing a mask is not a crime”, braved the rain on Sunday to march in central Hong Kong, as a court rejected a second...

North Korea and Washington had two different views of their nuclear talks, with North Korea's negotiator saying the meeting had broken down but Washington maintaining that the two sides had...

Pope Francis opened a divisive meeting on preserving the Amazon and ministering to its indigenous peoples on Sunday as he fended off attacks from conservatives who are opposed to his...

The number of FCA investigations into cryptocurrency businesses has surged over the past year as the regulator continues its crackdown on the controversial digital currencies.

Thousands of protesters shouting “Wearing mask is not a crime” braved the rain to march in central Hong Kong as a court rejected a second legal attempt to block a...

When Donald Trump invoked the spectre of civil war in the US last week should he be impeached by Democrats, he faced outrage from across the political divide.

A group of pro-democracy politicians in Hong Kong have filed a legal challenge against the government's use of a colonial-era emergency law to criminalise the wearing of face masks at...

Peter Sissons, who died last Tuesday aged 77, was British television's longest-serving newsreader, spending nearly 20 years as a television reporter and newscaster at ITN and fronting Channel 4 News...

Most Republican leaders in the US are remaining silent or supportive of Donald Trump's public call for another foreign government, China, to investigate Joe Biden, while a handful voiced concern...

Spanish police arrested four drug traffickers who saved their lives after the officers were thrown overboard during a high-speed boat chase off the coast of Malaga last Friday.

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said his department intends to follow the law in the House impeachment investigation and vigorously defended Donald Trump, dismissing questions about the president's...

A witness in the murder trial of a white Dallas police officer who fatally shot her black neighbour has been killed in a shooting, authorities have said.

Tyson Fury has entered the world of WWE after accepting an open microphone invitation to appear at Monday Night Raw.

Bernie Sanders has flown home to Vermont after undergoing a procedure on his heart to clear a blocked artery.

A group of pro-democracy politicians in Hong Kong have filed a legal challenge against the government's use of a colonial-era emergency law to criminalise the wearing of face masks at...

A judge in southern Thailand shot himself in court after delivering a not guilty verdict in the case of five Muslim suspects charged with murder in the predominantly Buddhist country's...

At least eight people have been killed as security forces fired live ammunition and tear gas at demonstrators on the fifth day of anti-government protests in the Iraqi capital.

Four men who are believed to have been homeless have been brutally attacked and killed in New York City.

Hong Kong's metro system stayed shut on Saturday, paralysing transport in the Asian financial hub, and malls and shops closed early after a night of chaos in which police shot...

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has defended the Trump administration's approach to Ukraine that is at the centre of an impeachment inquiry.

Neil Robertson will not play at the Yushan World Open in China after travelling to the wrong Barnsley for his qualifier.

Four men who are believed to have been homeless have been brutally attacked and killed in a New York City.

Bernie Sanders - one of the Democratic presidential candidates - has suffered a heart attack.

The New York Comic Con is under way, featuring a cavalcade of colourful costumes from the world of comics, the movies and television.

The Donald Trump impeachment inquiry is reaching directly into the White House, with Democrats subpoenaing officials about contacts with Ukraine as the US president signals that his administration will not...

All subway and train services have been suspended in Hong Kong as the semi-autonomous territory braces itself for more protests following a ban on face masks.

Violence erupted once more across Hong Kong as defiant masked protesters rampaged and police fired tear gas, hours after the city's embattled leader invoked rarely used emergency powers to ban...

Senior US diplomats encouraged Ukraine's newly elected president to investigate Joe Biden's family in return for a high-profile visit to Washington to meet Donald Trump, newly released texts show.

As the impeachment investigation of US President Donald Trump intensifies and becomes more serious with his calls to involve China in helping him politically, Speaker of the House of Representatives...

Donald Trump is cornered and lashing out. Just this week, he has demanded the arrest of political rivals, raged about a "coup" against him and kept firing his incessant fusillades...

Donald Trump said last night the White House is preparing a letter to Nancy Pelosi formally objecting to the Democrats conducting their impeachment inquiry without an official vote. The letter...

The death toll from days of violent demonstrations across Iraq surged to 53 yesterday, as unrest rapidly accelerated and the country's most powerful cleric placed the blame squarely on politicians.

The death toll from days of violent demonstrations across Iraq surged to 53 yesterday, as unrest rapidly accelerated and the country's most powerful cleric placed the blame squarely on politicians.

Violence erupted once more across Hong Kong as defiant masked protesters rampaged and police fired tear gas, hours after the city's embattled leader invoked rarely used emergency powers to ban...

Violence erupted once more across Hong Kong as defiant masked protesters rampaged and police fired tear gas, hours after the city's embattled leader invoked rarely used emergency powers to ban...

Around one in five land-based species is traded on the global wildlife market, scientists say.

The number of vaping-related illnesses in the United States has topped 1,000, health officials have said.

Two jurors who convicted a police officer of murdering her black neighbour said they had the victim in mind when they settled on a prison sentence of 10 years.

A special prosecutor looking into why charges were abruptly dismissed against actor Jussie Smollett will not be replaced after a judge rejected concerns that campaign money could taint the findings.

Bernie Sanders – one of the Democratic presidential candidates – has suffered a heart attack.