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Jessye Norman, the international opera star whose passionate soprano voice won her four Grammy Awards, has died at the age of 74, her family said.

The Foreign Affairs, Intelligence and Oversight committees of the US House of Representatives have sent a subpoena to President Donald Trump's personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani, demanding he turn over documents...

Stranger Things fans were left reeling after the show tweeted a video teasing the fourth series of the hit sci-fi drama.

Democrats have subpoenaed Donald Trump's personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani for documents related to his interactions with Ukrainian officials.

Democrats have subpoenaed Donald Trump's lawyer Rudy Giuliani for documents as they ramped up investigations of the president's dealings with Ukraine.

A long-distance runner has been killed by lightning as he was about to cross the finish line for a 50km race in the US.

TWO Irish rugby fans are being questioned by Japanese police after being arrested in a suspected heroin-mixing scam at the Rugby World Cup.

An anti-abortion billboard targeted at pregnant Labour MP Stella Creasy has been removed amid claims the campaign amounted to harassment.

The price of oil sank after Saudi Arabia said it had made more progress over oil production, while the European markets remained subdued.

Ukraine's president says his country cannot be pressured into opening an investigation into Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden or his son.

The family of a 10-year-old girl who was killed in a suspected hit-and-run have donated her organs so other children can live and said she had a "heart of gold".

Two girls, aged 14 and 16, have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a man in his 80s was found dead at his home in Wisbech on Saturday, Cambridgeshire...

Slovenia-based carrier Adria Airways has filed for receivership after having to suspend most of its flights over the past week amid financial woes.

Businesses in the UK need to move beyond tinkering with artificial intelligence (AI) and get on with seriously harnessing the technology at scale to compete on the global stage, a...

Pope Francis has met privately with an American Jesuit who has been attacked by conservative US Catholics for reaching out to gays, the latest evidence of Francis' willingness to shrug...

A German court has opened proceedings in a landmark case in which some 470,000 consumers aim to establish a right to compensation from carmaker Volkswagen for cars affected by the...

France bid a final adieu to Jacques Chirac on Monday as the former French president received military honours on a national day of mourning that culminated with a memorial service...

Three men have been arrested on Greece's Aegean island of Kalymnos for allegedly plundering ancient shipwrecks and removing more than two dozen intact pottery vases.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson denied on Monday that he had inappropriately touched a female journalist 20 years ago, and said the public were more interested in hearing about his...

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson denied on Monday that he had inappropriately touched a female journalist 20 years ago, and said the public were more interested in hearing about his...

Austria's former chancellor Sebastian Kurz has refused to rule out any options for forming a new government, including courting the far-right Freedom Party that suffered heavy losses following corruption allegations.

A bird has been held in a jail cell in the Netherlands after its owner was arrested for shoplifting.

Chinese Communist Party leader and President Xi Jinping has renewed his government's commitment to allowing Hong Kong to manage its own affairs amid continuing anti-government protests in the semi-autonomous Chinese...

Officers investigating a robbery have written a message on a car windscreen asking the culprits to contact police about the "stolen car and cannabis left behind".

Britain's accounting watchdog has announced plans to tighten industry standards following a spate of corporate failures and auditing errors.

Iraq and Syria have opened a key border crossing between the two neighbouring countries, seven years after it was closed during Syria's civil war and the battle against the so-called...

Iran said the missile-and-drone attack on major Saudi oil sites earlier this month was an act of “legitimate defence” by Yemen's Iran-allied Houthi rebels.

Heavy rains have killed more than 100 people in central Uttar Pradesh and Bihar states over the past three days, Indian officials have said.

France said farewell to former president Jacques Chirac in funeral events attended by many world leaders, with thousands of ordinary citizens lining the route.

Former French president Jacques Chirac was given full military honours as past and current world leaders gathered in Paris to attend his final service.

Prosecutors in the only criminal trial involving the 2011 Fukushima nuclear plant meltdown have appealed against the acquittal of three former Tokyo Electric Power Co executives.

Heavy rains have killed at least 113 people in India's Uttar Pradesh and Bihar states over the past three days, officials said on Monday, as flood waters swamped a major...

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has confirmed that the UK economy slid into decline in the second quarter of 2019, in the latest update of its figures.

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has said in a TV interview that he takes “full responsibility” for the grisly murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, but he denies allegations...

Thailand's prime minister has urged people in Bangkok to wear face masks to filter out unhealthy air pollution as smog enveloped the capital.

Palm oil from an illegal plantation inside an Indonesian rainforest home to endangered orangutans has found its way into the supply chains of major consumer brands including Unilever and Nestle,...

Bosses at Goals Soccer Centres, the five-a-side football pitch operator, have admitted that the £12 million black hole in their accounts could be far higher.

Neil Woodford, once considered the UK's brightest and best stock picker, is on the verge of being shown the door by the trust that bears his name.

Low-price fashion chain Forever 21, a one-time hot destination for teenage shoppers that fell victim to its own rapid expansion and changing consumer tastes, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy...

Hong Kong authorities have rejected an appeal for a major pro-democracy march on China's National Day holiday, after two straight days of violent clashes between protesters and police in the...