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Tunisia's ousted leader Zine El-Abidine Ben Ali died in exile in Saudi Arabia on Thursday, days after a free presidential election in his homeland, Reuters reported, citing his family lawyer....

Justin Trudeau's campaign has moved to contain a growing scandal after a yearbook photo surfaced of the Canadian Prime Minister in “brownface” make-up at a 2001 Arabian Nights costume party...

Home-sharing company Airbnb has said it plans to go public in 2020.

Diageo, the world's biggest spirits company, warned investors that it is “not immune” to global trade tensions as it hailed a good start to the new financial year.

A 98-year-old D-Day veteran is nudging closer to his goal of leaping out of planes aged 100.

Lebanese government investigators have concluded that two Israeli drones that crashed in Beirut last month were on an attack mission, one of them armed with 4.5 kilograms of explosives. Defense...

City Pub Group saw shares slump after it said it was “reining in” expansion plans due to Brexit and the potential impact of a no deal.

The United Arab Emirates followed Saudi Arabia on Thursday in joining a US-led force to protect Gulf shipping as tensions with Iran soared following twin attacks on key Saudi oil...

A Belgian F-16 fighter jet crashed near the town of Lorient in northwestern France on Thursday, the Belgian Air Force said. Both pilots ejected from the aircraft, the military tweeted....

A Belgian F-16 fighter jet has crashed in western France, damaging a house and setting a field ablaze.

Officers called to a reported break-in were confronted with a mountain lion trapped in a bathroom.

Nevada desert towns have been preparing for a possible influx of visitors after a viral Facebook event encouraged people to “storm” the area.

Iran's foreign minister has warned 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 increasing tensions...

A British artist is opening an upscale delicatessen with a twist – each of the 30,000 items for sale is made of felt.

Police in Athens on Thursday removed over 200 migrants, including dozens of children, from two squats in the city center, AFP reported. The move is part of a clean up...

In a rubble-strewn storage lot in the sprawling Nigerian port city of Lagos, customs agents crack open a shipping container crammed with scales from pangolins, a shy mammal prized in...

A healthy retail period dipped in August as UK shoppers bought fewer goods than in July, figures show.

Time to agree a Brexit deal is running out and it will be too late for European leaders to iron out a deal at a European Council meeting in Brussels...

The United States continues to provide Kurdish forces in northeastern Syria with arms and vehicles, despite the creation of a buffer zone with Turkey along the border, according to a...

France's foreign minister has said “it's not the time” to grant a new asylum request from former US National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden.

Under-pressure government contractor Kier has revealed the impact of a “difficult” year as it swung to a £245 million loss, but put faith in turnaround plans to revive its fortunes.

Indonesian police said they have arrested 230 people suspected of starting fires that are spreading health-damaging haze across a large part of south-east Asia.

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has announced that a long-sought agreement has been reached on the composition of a committee to draft a new constitution for Syria. The UN chief...

Minister David Cameron sought support from the British queen during the Scottish independence referendum campaign after a poll predicting a Yes victory "panicked" him, the ex-UK prime minister has said.

Secretary of state Mike Pompeo has said the US backs Saudi Arabia's “right to defend itself” after a weekend attack targeted the heart of its oil industry”

Canadian leader Justin Trudeau's campaign for national elections was hit on Wednesday by the publication of a yearbook photo showing him in ‘brownface' makeup at a costume party in 2001.

South Korean police say they have found a suspect thought to be an infamous serial killer wanted for the murders of nine women and girls 30 years ago.

Canadian leader Justin Trudeau's campaign is trying to contain a growing scandal over the publication of a yearbook photo showing him in “brownface” make-up at a 2001 costume party.

Climate activist Greta Thunberg delivered a short and direct message to the US Congress yesterday: "I don't want you to listen to me. I want you to listen to the...

Saudi Arabia alleged yesterday that Iranian cruise missiles and drones attacked the heart of the kingdom's oil industry, showing journalists the remains of the weapons while stopping short of directly...

Israel's Arab coalition appears poised to emerge as the main opposition bloc following Tuesday's election, a historic first that would grant a new platform to a long-marginalised minority.

Paris is testing out a new form of travel: an eco-friendly bubble-shaped taxi that zips along the water.

California is to lose its authority to set higher fuel efficiency standards for cars, Donald Trump announced yesterday.

The world is facing a mounting threat of disease pandemics that could kill millions and wreak havoc on the global economy, an international expert panel has warned.

A hiker has said he crawled for two days through rugged Australian woodland with a broken leg and arm after falling 20ft down a waterfall and then dropping his mobile...

India banned the sale of electronic cigarettes yesterday and warned of an "epidemic" among young people, in the latest and potentially biggest move against vaping globally over growing health concerns.

A fire at a school in Liberia has killed at least 27 people, many of them thought to be children, police said.

US president Donald Trump has picked US hostage negotiator Robert O'Brien as national security adviser, replacing hard-liner John Bolton, who was fired last week.

President Donald Trump has signed his name on a newly constructed section of the US-Mexico border wall, calling it a “world-class security system” that will be virtually impenetrable.

Canadian leader Justin Trudeau's campaign for national elections was hit on Wednesday by the publication of a yearbook photo showing him in ‘brownface' makeup at a costume party in 2001.