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Joe Biden parried attack after attack from liberal rivals on everything from health care to immigration in a debate that showcased profound ideological divides between the Democratic Party's moderate and...

An abandoned alleycat has learnt how to walk again after being dumped in Lambeth, unable to use her back legs.

Former Turkish PM Ahmet Davutoglu on Friday said he would launch a “new political movement” in a move seen as the latest challenge to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan from his...

Firefighters in Brazil say the death toll in a hospital fire that forced the evacuation of patients in Rio de Janeiro has risen to at least 10.

Giant panda twins born two weeks ago are thriving and already showing signs of how they will look once they mature, with black ears and black rings around their tiny...

Police investigating an incident in which eggs were thrown at a nine-month-old baby have appealed for help to identify a van.

Pope Francis will travel to Thailand and Japan in November for a visit expected to highlight his call for complete nuclear disarmament and honour the small Catholic communities in each...

The biggest strike to hit Paris public transport in more than a decade disrupted tourists' plans and forced commuters to work from home or find alternative ways to reach the...

Firefighters in Brazil say the death toll in a hospital fire that forced the evacuation of patients in Rio de Janeiro has risen to at least 10.

Syria is returning to peace, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said, adding that only separate hotbeds of tension remain in the country. “The Syrian war has ended indeed. The...

The study of French postmen's testicles has won a scientist a spoof Nobel prize.

Greeting cards chain Clintons is being put up for sale by its owners, with accountancy giant KPMG drafted in to find potential buyers.

A tennis match was interrupted by the appearance of a snake apparently attempting to make its way on to the court.

A tennis match was interrupted by the appearance of a snake apparently attempting to make its way on to the court.

Tunisia is holding a presidential election this weekend, with 7 million registered voters choosing among 26 candidates for a new leader. Sunday's first-round vote is only the second democratic presidential...

Jonah Hill has asked fans to mourn his fallen coffee after he dropped his caffeinated beverage.

The distributor behind Peppa Pig, Doctor Who and Fireman Sam toys has said profits will be lower than expected this year due to the weak pound and the collapse of...

Big is best amid the battle for prizes at the giant vegetable competition at the Harrogate Autumn Flower Show.

Former Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe will be buried at the national Heroes' Acre site but it is not yet clear when.

Indian authorities have announced a plan to restrict the movement of private cars in the capital for nearly two weeks after a major Hindu festival that features fireworks that cloak...

EasyJet founder Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou has claimed victory in a legal battle with China's national airline over the use of the word “easy” in its advertising.

Five jailed journalists and staff members of the opposition Turkish Cumhuriyet newspaper have been freed on the orders of an appeals court, according to a state-run news agency. Cartoonist Musa...

Northern Ireland's largest political party said on Friday it would reject the imposition of EU regulations on the region under any British EU exit deal unless the local parliament was...

Those expecting Joe Biden's presidential candidacy to flame out any day now will have to keep waiting.

Heavy storms in south-east Spain have claimed another life, bringing the death toll from recent bad weather to three.

JD Wetherspoon boss Tim Martin has said partying pub-goers will send bar sales soaring on October 31 if the UK leaves the EU – with or without a deal.

Pub group JD Wetherspoon has reported falling annual profits in the face of higher costs, but cheered a hike in sales as pub-goers shrugged off Brexit uncertainty.

A massive strike has paralysed public transport in Paris as unions protest against a sweeping pension reform by French president Emmanuel Macron's government.

Dozens of protesters gathered in downtown Baltimore on Thursday as President Donald Trump made his first visit to the city since he blasted it as "disgusting" and "rodent-infested" in hotly...

Dozens of protesters gathered in downtown Baltimore on Thursday as President Donald Trump made his first visit to the city since he blasted it as "disgusting" and "rodent-infested" in hotly...

Authorities have closed an airport on Indonesia's Sumatra island due to poor visibility caused by smoke from fires burning through peatland.

Six months after a gunman killed 51 people at two Christchurch mosques, New Zealand's government is planning further restrictions to gun ownership.

Joe Biden parried attack after attack from liberal rivals on health care and immigration in a fiery Democratic debate.

The daughter of King Salman of Saudi Arabia received a 10-month suspended prison sentence yesterday for ordering her bodyguard to beat up a plumber in her Paris flat.

The US Supreme Court is allowing nationwide enforcement of a new Trump administration rule that prevents most Central American migrants from seeking asylum in the United States.

The world's most widely used insecticide could be driving dramatic declines in global songbird populations, research suggests.

The "adrenaline rush" response to danger is little more than a medical myth, new research suggests.

The US Supreme Court is allowing nationwide enforcement of a new Trump administration rule that prevents most Central American migrants from seeking asylum in the United States.

A world-first clinical trial will examine whether an everyday antibiotic could help reduce recurrent miscarriage.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said yesterday that continued rocket fire from Gaza was making another war against Palestinian militants in the coastal strip inevitable, his latest headline-grabbing announcement just...