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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.

Police used their vehicle sirens to drive a two-year-old bear up a tree after its presence in central Utah caused traffic delays Wednesday morning.

Arnold Schwarzenegger joked about having a bigger knife than Sylvester Stallone as he wished him luck ahead of the opening of his new Rambo film.

The Federal Reserve is cutting rates for a second time this year while saying it is prepared to continue doing what it deems necessary to sustain US economic expansion.

A top Nasa manager has cast doubt on the space agency's ability to land astronauts on the moon by 2024.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday that up to three million Syrian refugees could be returned to a “safe zone” it is seeking to establish in northern Syria....

International events tend to dominate movements on the FTSE 100, and Wednesday was no different – with traders waiting patiently for the US Federal Reserve's latest interest rates decision.

Aspiring witches and wizards no longer have to wait for their ticket to Hogwarts to be delivered by owl as one of Harry Potter's acceptance letters goes under the hammer.

The beginning of autumn marks the start of “spider season”, as arachnids enter homes to find a warm space to mate.

Chancellor Angela Merkel's Cabinet has approved extending Germany's military participation in an international coalition against Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS). The government extended the Bundeswehr's training of local Iraqi forces...

An attack on Saudi Arabia's oil industry came “from the north” and was “unquestionably sponsored by Iran”, a military spokesman has said.

Saudi Arabia has claimed Iranian cruise missiles and drones were used to attack the kingdom's oil industry, showing journalists the remains of the weapons but stopping short of directly accusing...

An angry parent of a sick baby told Boris Johnson the NHS was being destroyed during a confrontation in a hospital corridor.

Pakistan's PM Imran Khan said on Wednesday that he would urge US President Donald Trump next week to revive Afghanistan peace talks with the Taliban militant group, Reuters reports. Trump...

US president Donald Trump has said he plans to name hostage negotiator Robert O'Brien as his new national security adviser.

Donald Trump has said he is naming hostage negotiator Robert O'Brien as his new national security adviser.

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

Russian border guards have detained over 160 North Korean crewmembers from two poaching vessels in the Sea of Japan, the public relations center of the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB)...

Indonesia is sending 547 containers of waste back to wealthy nations including the UK after discovering they were contaminated with used plastic and hazardous materials.

Breast cancer survivor Sarah Thomas has said “illness doesn't have to define you” after she became the first person to swim the English Channel four times without stopping.

Eddie Stobart Logistics has confirmed that former Stobart Group boss Andrew Tinkler has entered the fray to snap up the troubled haulage firm.

Paedophile nursery worker Vanessa George has been released from prison.

Sudan's newly appointed prime minister has arrived in Egypt for the first leg of his tour that will take him to France before heading to the UN General Assembly. Abdalla...

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...

Lloyd's of London has notched up a £2.3 billion half-year profit haul as it ploughs on with a revamp of the under-fire culture across the insurance market.

An annual fireworks display in Hong Kong marking China's National Day has been called off as pro-democracy protests show no sign of ending.

Islamabad fired back on Wednesday at New Delhi's “jingoistic rhetoric” after India's foreign minister vowed to retake Pakistan's portion of the disputed Kashmir region, AFP reported. “We strongly condemn and...

Cash-starved Air India is putting its crew on a diet, changing their in-flight menu to special low-fat meals.

Bermuda is making final preparations for an expected brush with Hurricane Humberto, a powerful Category 3 storm that prompted authorities to order the early closing of schools, transportation and government...

Iran's retaliation to any military attack will not be “limited to its source,” Tehran said in an official note to Washington, semi-official ISNA news agency reported on Wednesday. The note...

Iran has warned the US that any action against it after an attack on Saudi oil installations will “immediately” be met with a response from Tehran, its state-run news agency...

A smiling panda and a walking Chinese lantern will be the mascots for the 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics in Beijing.

British Land has secured £54 million in future rent for its flagship development in central London, the company has said.

A deal to ensure a smooth British exit from the European Union is still possible but the risk of a no-deal is also "very real", European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker...

Three people including two Britons have been killed in a speedboat crash in Venice.

Three people have been killed as a speedboat crashed into an offshore dike in Venice, firefighters said.

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

The UK Government has launched an investigation into the £4bn takeover of UK aerospace giant Cobham by a US private equity company on "national security grounds".

French police have cleared more than 800 migrants from a makeshift camp that sprung up outside a gymnasium near the northern port of Dunkirk last spring. The move on Tuesday...

An Australian hiker has said he had to crawl for two days through scrubland before he was rescued after falling six metres (20 feet) down a waterfall, breaking his leg...