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Carol Lynley, a stage and screen actress who starred in The Poseidon Adventure and appeared in numerous other films and television series, has died at the age of 77.

India's space agency says it has lost communication with its unmanned spacecraft, which was set to touch down Saturday on the moon's south pole.

A terminally ill former teacher has died at Dignitas, after making a final plea to politicians to enable people in his situation to end their lives at home.

A Metropolitan Police officer who used a grieving father's cable TV account to download pornography while waiting for an undertaker has been jailed for 12 months.

A legal challenge brought over UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson's decision to suspend Parliament for five weeks has been rejected by leading judges.

Mexico does not expect the US to threaten to put tariffs on its goods when it holds talks next week about its efforts to curb migration from Central America, Foreign...

The German government is closely watching as the number of migrants reaching the Greek islands has seen a jump. The increase in migrants coming to the islands by sea “needs...

Britain's financial markets were in a calmer mood on Friday at the end of a dramatic week, with both the pound and the FTSE 100 only making small movements.

A Scottish Government minister has met a police dog that inspired a change in the law after being stabbed on duty.

Cricket players all over the world were given a swift reminder to wear a box after Joe Root was struck in the unmentionables by a Mitchell Starc delivery.

A Turkish opposition leader has been sentenced to nearly 10 years in jail after being convicted of terrorist propaganda and insulting government officials through a series of social media posts.

The British parliament's upper chamber on Friday approved a bill which aims to block a no-deal Brexit at the end of October by forcing PM Boris Johnson to seek a...

Hundreds of people have gathered at a port in the Bahamas hoping to escape an island devastated by Hurricane Dorian.

Hong Kong police have fired rubber bullets at protesters who besieged a police station in the semi-autonomous Chinese territory.

Thousands of people have rallied in Yemen's southwestern province of Taiz demanding the exclusion of the United Arab Emirates from the Saudi-led coalition fighting the Houthi rebels. Worshippers took to...

Morrisons is set to end its three-and-a-half-year run of continuous growth next week as supermarkets continue to struggle with tough competition and squeezed profits on the high street.

Fitch has downgraded Hong Kong's sovereign rating on Friday one notch from AA+ to AA and the city's outlook from stable to negative amid persistent protests in the city. The...

The Conservatives have faced criticism after they depicted Jeremy Corbyn as a chicken in a party advert, continuing a jibe aimed by Boris Johnson at the Labour leader this week.

The Conservatives have faced criticism after they depicted Jeremy Corbyn as a chicken in a party advert, continuing a jibe aimed by Boris Johnson at the Labour leader this week.

Hurricane Dorian has caused extensive flooding as it howled over low-lying islands off North Carolina.

Lebanon's President Michel Aoun warned on Friday that Israel would bear the consequences of any attack. The statement came days after a flare-up at the border between Israel and Iran-backed...

Head of the Syrian Negotiation Committee Nasr al-Hariri says the country's Constitutional Committee may be formed before the start of the UN General Assembly session on September 20. “The majority...

Police in Washington DC are searching for a man who broke into a Subway shop and made himself a sandwich.

An American woman who attempted to carry a six-day-old baby out of the Philippines hidden inside a sling bag has been arrested at Manila airport and charged with human trafficking.

Dozens of flights were cancelled and parks were closed in South Korea as powerful Typhoon Lingling gained momentum on its path towards the Korean peninsula.

Sir Philip Green's Arcadia retail empire has laid bare the state of its finances in the year before its move to shake up the business with a radical recovery plan.

US Defense Secretary Mark Esper and his French counterpart, Florence Parly, will discuss on Saturday how the two countries' navies could coordinate to ensure freedom of navigation in the Strait...

Boris Johnson said he “yearns to believe” in the Loch Ness monster – despite new research suggesting the legend is most likely to have been sparked by sightings of giant...

A legal bid led by Remain campaigner Gina Miller and supported by ex-Tory PM John Major to stop Boris Johnson shutting down Parliament for five weeks has been thrown out...

A litter of lion cubs from an endangered subspecies has been born at Edinburgh Zoo.

Pope Francis has wrapped up his visit to Mozambique by consoling HIV-infected mothers and children and denouncing the rampant corruption in the southern African nation.

It is obvious now that Britain is set to leave the EU without a negotiated divorce treaty, the prime minister of Finland, which holds the bloc's rotating presidency, said on...

A man known as Baby Jesus, who was accused of performing stunts on his motorbike while fleeing police, has been arrested.

An American woman who attempted to carry a six-day-old baby out of the Philippines hidden inside a sling bag has been arrested at Manila airport and charged with human trafficking.

Shares in car retailer Motorpoint have plummeted after one of its founders announced plans to sell £22 million worth of shares in the company to fund his divorce.

The rights and freedoms of Hong Kong residents should be protected and a solution to the Chinese city's political crisis can only be garnered through dialogue, not violence, German Chancellor...

North Korea wants the number of UN international staff in the country reduced by the end of the year over “the politicization of aid,” AP reported. Kim Chang-min, secretary general...

A Carpathian lynx kitten, described as “extremely playful”, has been born at Newquay Zoo in Cornwall.

Housebuilder Berkeley Group has said market conditions in London and the South East were “robust” in the first quarter but it warned Brexit concerns and high transaction costs “constrained” the...

Pub group and brewer Greene King has seen like-for-like sales dip in the first quarter on the back of plummeting beer sales, ahead of its £2.7 billion takeover.