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A vehicle believed to be carrying the body of former Zimbabwe president Robert Mugabe left a Singapore funeral parlor on Wednesday morning, with the remains to be returned to his...

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has instructed Government officials to explore the possibility of a bridge between Northern Ireland and Scotland with him asking “where this money could come from,"...

Ms Monopoly, a new version of the classic board game which will celebrate female entrepreneurs, is to hit the shops soon.

A rocket exploded at the US embassy in Afghanistan just minutes into Wednesday, the anniversary of the 9/11 attack on the United States.

John Bolton, Donald Trump's national security adviser, has been fired by the US president.

An unusual passenger was found in a student's backpack at a school in Florida.

Murdered Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi urged his killers not to cover his mouth because he suffered from asthma and could suffocate, according to Turkey's Sabah newspaper.

A young non-league football fan has gone viral thanks to his awed reaction at experiencing Wembley Stadium for the first time.

Greece's Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Tuesday that Turkey “continues to provoke” in its approach towards the ethnically divided island nation of Cyprus. The PM made the comments during...

President Donald Trump has forced out John Bolton, his hawkish national security adviser with whom he had significant disagreements on Iran, Afghanistan and a cascade of other global challenges.

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed on Tuesday to annex the heart of the West Bank if he wins re-election next week, a move that could inflame the Middle East...

Israel's prime minister has vowed to begin annexing West Bank settlements if he wins national elections next week.

Belgrade has praised China for boosting Serbia's military with drones and other equipment, AP has reported. The Balkan nation's Defense Ministry issued a statement on Tuesday, after a visit by...

Alpine ski resorts have reported the first blankets of fresh snow as ski season begins.

The London markets and sterling both closed higher despite slow starts after traders welcomed positive figures for the economy for a second consecutive day.

President Donald Trump has fired his National Security Adviser John Bolton.

The man who tried to assassinate President Ronald Reagan is interested in getting a job in the music industry, possibly in California.

Robert Frank, a giant of 20th century photography whose seminal book The Americans captured singular, candid moments of the 1950s and helped free picture-taking from the boundaries of clean lighting...

Washington on Tuesday said it was unacceptable that Iran was not fully cooperating with the International Atomic Energy Agency's investigation of its nuclear program, but repeated it remained open to...

Thousands of hurricane survivors have been filing off boats and planes in the capital of the Bahamas, facing the need to start new lives after Hurricane Dorian but with little...

A leading shareholder in UK defence company Cobham has said it plans to vote against its £4 billion acquisition by a US private equity firm.

The European Union will create a new defense and space arm to help fund, develop and deploy armed forces, the bloc's incoming chief executive said on Tuesday. The creation of...

Social media users have created a game designed to replace Speaker of the House of Commons John Bercow, after he announced he was stepping down when the current Parliament comes...

Thousands of Hong Kong football fans booed loudly and turned their backs when the Chinese national anthem was played before a World Cup qualifier match against Iran.

Iranian footballers have called for reform after the death of a female fan who was facing a possible prison term for trying to enter a stadium.

Ready meal maker Bakkavor has bemoaned “challenging” UK trading as half-year profits plummeted by more than half.

Greece's Navy has said military and police officials are looking into the disappearance of “military materials” from a naval facility on the eastern Aegean island of Leros. The Navy said...

The chief executive of Saudi Aramco, the state-owned oil firm that is seen as the kingdom's crown jewel, said the company is ready for a local listing on the kingdom's...

The European Union has completed contingency preparations for any ‘no-deal' Brexit, the incoming head of the European Commission said on Tuesday. In unveiling her team to lead the next EU...

Shares in gambling company 888 Holdings slid after it raised concerns over Brexit and said profits were weighed down by rising online gaming taxes.

A four-month-old penguin chick at Sea Life London will become the first in the aquarium's history not to have its gender assigned.

Ukraine's parliament on Tuesday adopted a bill spelling out procedures for the impeachment of its president. The decision by the Verkhovna Rada puts into effect one of the campaign promises...

The leaders of India and Nepal inaugurated South Asia's first cross country oil pipeline, allowing the Himalayan nation of Nepal to receive an uninterrupted supply of oil from its large...

Sarah Palin's husband, commonly referred to as Alaska's "first dude" when she was governor, appears to be seeking a divorce from his wife of 31 years.

A move to tap into the fast-growing vegetarian market has helped food processing and packaging firm Hilton Food Group serve up a hike in half-year profits.

Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Tuesday that Washington is stalling the implementation of an agreement to create a “safe zone” in northern Syria. Speaking in Ankara, Cavusoglu said...

Greenpeace says several of its activists were detained by armed and masked Polish border guards who forced their way onto the group's ship as it was trying to block a...

The bosses of women's fashion chains Oasis and Warehouse have ventured into menswear for the first time, snapping up Shoreditch-based start-up The Idle Man.

Sarah Palin's husband, commonly referred to as Alaska's “first dude” when she was governor, appears to be seeking a divorce from his wife of 31 years.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said the Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS) extremist group remains resilient in Afghanistan despite “a high pace” of operations against it by government and international...