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The slow-churning remnants of Tropical Storm Imelda have left at least three people dead in Texas, with rescue crews in boats scrambling to reach stranded drivers and families trapped in...

The slow-churning remnants of Tropical Storm Imelda have left at least four people dead in Texas, with rescue crews in boats scrambling to reach stranded drivers and families trapped in...

Iran says its foreign minister will attend next week's United Nations General Assembly meeting in New York, amid doubts about whether the US would give him a visa, AP said....

Taiwan said on Friday it has cut official ties with the Pacific island nation of Kiribati, losing another ally, Reuters said. The move comes days after the Solomon Islands cut...

British engineering giant Rolls-Royce is facing further delays in solving problems with its Trent 1000 engines which led to aircraft groundings.

Australia's acting prime minister has described ongoing climate rallies as "just a disruption" that should have been held on a weekend to avoid inconveniencing communities.

Australia's acting prime minister has described ongoing climate rallies as "just a disruption" that should have been held on a weekend to avoid inconveniencing communities.

Tens of thousands of protesters have joined rallies across Australia on a day of worldwide demonstrations calling for action to tackle climate change.

Tens of thousands of protesters have joined rallies across Australia on a day of worldwide demonstrations calling for action to tackle climate change.

One of Edward VIII's wisdom teeth – extracted after his abdication – is to be sold at auction.

Researchers from more than a dozen nations are embarking on the largest and most complex expedition ever attempted in the central Arctic – a year-long journey through the ice they...

The Trump administration plunged into a showdown with Congress on Thursday over access to a whistleblower's complaint about reported incidents including a private conversation between Donald Trump and a foreign...

Tens of thousands of protesters have joined rallies across Australia on a day of worldwide demonstrations calling for action to tackle climate change.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he is wary of being definitive about how many times he has worn brown or blackface because he did not recall the recent pictures...

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he is wary of being definitive about how many times he has worn brown or blackface because he did not recall the recent pictures...

Iran's top diplomat has said that any attack on his country over a drone-and-missile strike on Saudi Arabia's oil industry will result in "all-out war", further pushing up tensions across...

Baby girls whose mothers smoke during pregnancy may face fertility issues later in life, scientists say.

Kevin Spacey's sexual assault trial has been thrown into doubt after his accuser died before the case could be heard in court.

Justin Trudeau has refused to rule out the existence of more pictures of himself in blackface as he said white "privilege" had blinded him to the racism of the practice.

US President Donald Trump signed his name on a newly constructed section of the US-Mexico border wall yesterday, declaring it would be virtually impenetrable.

David Cameron has caused "an amount of displeasure" in Buckingham Palace after admitting to seeking Queen Elizabeth's support during the Scottish independence referendum.

The most commonly prescribed antidepressant barely relieves symptoms of depression, a study has found.

The face of one of our most mysterious ancestors has been revealed for the first time after scientists used a groundbreaking technique to tease out facial features using just DNA.

Benny Gantz, the leader of Israel's centrist party, insisted yesterday that he would "not be dictated to" by Benjamin Netanyahu in post-election negotiations, and repeated his demand that the prime...

Indonesia is poised to criminalise sex outside marriage, making it punishable with jail terms or steep fines.

The Saudi-led coalition has launched a new military operation north of Hodeidah, the crucial port city where nearly all of Yemen's scarce food and other supplies are delivered, against what...

The US State Department has ordered two Cuban diplomats to leave the country for allegedly “abusing their privileges of residence” by attempting to “conduct influence operations against the United States.”...

Saudi Arabia has won membership on the governing body of the United Nations' nuclear watchdog, according to a report by the Saudi state media. The Kingdom was voted onto the...

A tub of pineapple-flavoured cottage cheese has just celebrated its seventh anniversary with a US advertising company.

North America's skies are lonelier and quieter as nearly three billion fewer wild birds soar in the air than in 1970, a comprehensive study shows.

Crews have rescued more than 1,000 people in the Houston area because of rising waters caused by the remnants of Tropical Depression Imelda.

Officials in Houston say there have been more than 1,000 rescues and evacuations because of rising waters caused by the remnants of Tropical Depression Imelda.

A black panther has been spotted on the rooftop of a building in a town in northern France.

Moscow and Baghdad at the moment are not in talks over the possibility of Iraq's purchasing Russia's air defense systems S-400 Triumf, Iraqi ambassador in Moscow Haidar Mansour Hadi said...

A Premier League footballer was blackmailed after being filmed in a hotel room with a woman who was not his partner, a court has heard.

A "loner" student convicted of making guns using a 3D printer in what is thought to be a UK legal first has been jailed.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday blasted as "Fake News" a report that he made a promise to a foreign leader during a phone call that a U.S. intelligence official...

Austrian lawmakers have voted to oppose a proposed free trade pact between the European Union and the Mercosur bloc of four South American countries, highlighting resistance to the deal from...

The FTSE 100 managed to recover most of the value lost in the first half of the week due to the drone attack on two oil facilities in Saudi Arabia.

A mural created by Banksy in the wake of climate protests in London has been cleaned and preserved by the local council after it fell into disrepair.