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A singer who got her career break starring opposite Placido Domingo has claimed the legendary tenor sexually assaulted her while they were preparing for an evening's performance.

Robert Mugabe, former prime minister and president of Zimbabwe whose rule was mired in accusations of human rights abuses and corruption, has died aged 95.

Hurricane Dorian sideswiped the US Carolinas with shrieking winds, tornadoes and sideways rain on Thursday as it closed in for a possible direct hit on the dangerously exposed Outer Banks...

Hurricane Dorian is closing in for a possible direct hit on North Carolina's low-lying Outer Banks islands.

Thousands of people were last night awaiting rescue on the battered islands of the Bahamas after they were pulverised by Hurricane Dorian.

Older brothers may be damaging their younger siblings' ability to learn how to speak, a new study suggests.

A person who recently died of a severe respiratory illness had used an electronic cigarette containing marijuana oil from a legal dispensary, public health officials in Oregon said.

How to explain it? Stress? After all, Boris Johnson has had a tough week. He lost his majority. He lost his first three votes as prime minister. More than 20...

Vladimir Putin has said Russia would produce missiles banned under a landmark Cold War-era nuclear pact that ended last month - but that Moscow would not deploy them unless the...

The producers of Chianti, one of Italy's most popular wines, are looking to broaden its appeal to more women and younger consumers from further afield.

Women who experience stress in pregnancy could be more likely to have children with personality disorders, research suggests.

The European Union has set up a common counter-terrorism register, hoping to facilitate prosecutions and convictions of suspected militants and those returning from fighting with Isil in Iraq and Syria,...

The owners of the California dive boat where 34 people died in a fire have filed a lawsuit to avoid liability in the case.

Country singer Kylie Rae Harris has been killed in a car crash.

Aerial photographs have shown the extensive damage from Hurricane Dorian over the Abaco and Grand Bahama islands.

Aerial photographs have shown the extensive damage from Hurricane Dorian over the Abaco and Grand Bahama islands.

The hashtag #PleaseLeaveMyTown became the top Twitter trend in the UK on Thursday evening after Boris Johnson was confronted in Yorkshire.

Country singer Kylie Rae Harris has been killed in a car crash.

A "serial predatory fraudster" pretended to be a police officer and solicitor to con domestic abuse victims, a court has heard.

The wife of a wealthy farmer and her lover shared violent fantasies about killing him, a court has heard.

A man who was charged £55,000 (€61,400) for a single ale believes he drank "the most expensive beer in history".

Boris Johnson has said he would rather be “dead in a ditch” than go to Brussels to ask for a further delay to Brexit.

France's Foreign Ministry on Thursday called on Iran to refrain from any concrete action that does not comply with its 2015 nuclear deal obligations. The statement came after Tehran said...

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's airport and charged with human trafficking,...

IT seems Charles Stewart Parnell is fast becoming the face of a divide Britain.

Around 2,000 people are vying to win one million euros offered by a German city to anyone who can deliver solid proof it does not exist.

Washington has not addressed Tokyo with proposals for deploying US missile systems in Japan, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said at the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok, Russia, on Thursday. “As...

Sterling's rally held back London's top shares again on Thursday, after more political upsets prompted traders to hope for more roadblocks in the way of a hard Brexit.

Residents in Florida witnessed the sky turning purple in the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian on Wednesday evening.

Officials said on Thursday they have restored landline telephone service in Indian-administered Kashmir after suspending most communications on August 5, when India's government downgraded the Muslim-majority region's autonomy. People lined...

Shopping centre owner British Land has tried to block Monsoon Accessorize's restructuring efforts, in another showdown between struggling high street retailers and their landlords.

Hurricane Dorian has raked the south eastern US coast with howling, window-rattling winds and sideways rain, knocking out power to more than 200,000 homes and businesses.

Hurricane Dorian has raked the south eastern US coast with howling, window-rattling winds and sideways rain, knocking out power to more than 200,000 homes and businesses.

A man who was charged £55,000 for a single ale believes he drank “the most expensive beer in history”.

Washington is in talks with the Houthi rebels in a bid to end Yemen's war a top US official said on Thursday. “We are narrowly focused on trying to end...

High street retail giant Dixons Carphone suffered a stinging shareholder revolt over pay after almost a quarter of investors rebelled at the company's annual general meeting.

Tehran will provide details on Saturday of its latest scaling back of its commitments under a 2015 nuclear deal in response to US sanctions, according to the semi-official ISNA news...

A bear was caught on camera soaking up the last of the summer sun in a hammock.

A new Italian government was sworn into office on Thursday, with the pro-European Democratic Party (PD) flanking the anti-establishment 5-Star Movement. The unlikely alliance has been cheered on by financial...

A Taliban suicide car bombing in Kabul has killed a US service member, a Romanian soldier and at least 10 Afghan civilians in a busy diplomatic area that includes the...