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The Iran nuclear deal frayed further yesterday when President Hassan Rouhani said his country was unlikely to reach a much-anticipated agreement with Europe this week and would unveil further plans...

Jeffrey Epstein's friends face an anxious wait after a judge in New York yesterday laid out a schedule for releasing sealed court documents believed to contain the names of 1,000...

A Texas death row inmate has been executed for fatally stabbing an 89-year-old woman and her daughter more than 16 years ago.

The death toll from Hurricane Dorian in the Bahamas has risen to 20 and more fatalities are expected.

A weakened Hurricane Dorian crept up the south eastern coast of the United States and millions were ordered to evacuate as forecasters said near-record levels of seawater and rain could...

President Donald Trump has displayed what appears to be an altered hurricane map to show Alabama in the path of storm Dorian.

A dad, setting off on holiday with his wife and young son, stepped up to fly the plane himself after it was delayed because the airline was missing a captain.

Boris Johnson's attempt to trigger an early general election has failed.

President Donald Trump has denied he was involved in the decision for US Vice-President Mike Pence to stay at his Trump International Golf Links and Hotel in Doonbeg, Co Clare.

A triplet accused of fatally stabbing one of his brothers has claimed the incident was a mistake, and he had only meant to hug his sibling.

US Vice President Mike Pence's arrival in Iceland with military jets and armed personnel raised eyebrows in a nation consistently ranked as the world's most peaceful.

Ken Clarke got an element of revenge on Boris Johnson for ousting him, as he described the Prime Minister as “disingenuous” in a Commons speech.

Two Apple employees including an engineer who went on the trip with his wife and daughter to celebrate the teenager's 17th birthday are among the victims of a fire that...

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said “there must now be an election on Tuesday October 15” after legislation designed to prevent a no-deal Brexit cleared the Commons.

Hurricane Dorian, back to a category three storm, has begun raking the south-east US seaboard.

A weakened Hurricane Dorian crept up the south eastern coast of the United States and millions were ordered to evacuate as forecasters said near-record levels of seawater and rain could...

A Florida man parked his Smart car in the kitchen because he was worried it would blow away in Hurricane Dorian.

Pope Francis is opening a three-nation pilgrimage to southern Africa with a strategic visit to Mozambique, just weeks after the country's ruling party and armed opposition signed a new peace...

An online petition calling for the Government not to suspend Parliament will be debated on Monday.

A farmer's wife encouraged her lover to murder her wealthy husband after months of plotting fuelled by a shared "venomous hatred" of him, a court has heard.

Jussie Smollett's lawyers have filed a motion arguing that the actor should not have to pay Chicago 130,000 US dollars for a police investigation into what he claimed was a...

The Polish government has come under pressure to clarify whether it has purchased sophisticated and potentially illegal phone surveillance technology that has been used to stifle dissent in other countries,...

Legislation designed to prevent a no-deal Brexit on October 31 has cleared its first Commons hurdle after MPs gave it a second reading by 329 votes to 300, majority 29.

Yemeni government officials have begun indirect talks with United Arab Emirates-backed southern separatists in the Saudi Red Sea city of Jeddah to end fighting in Aden and other southern provinces,...

Traders appeared to have a spring in their step on Wednesday, as the drama in Westminster gave markets a sense that a no-deal Brexit was looking less likely.

A bear made himself at home in a restaurant toilet after sneaking in through a window.

A six-year-old boy from South Carolina used money he had been saving for a trip to Disney World to buy hotdogs for evacuees fleeing Hurricane Dorian.

Indonesia has sent hundreds of garbage-filled shipping containers back to their countries of origin, according to the customs agency. The Southeast Asian nation, which pushes back against becoming a dumping...

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The Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte has informed President Sergio Mattarella that he will form a new coalition government with the anti-establishment Five Star Movement (M5S) and Democratic Party (PD)...

A Kent pair dubbed the world's most powerful couple and a sky-diving London magician have made it into this year's Guinness World Records.

Pakistani and Indian officials are meeting on Wednesday to finalize a draft agreement for the opening of a border crossing to allow Sikh pilgrims from India to cross easily into...

Twitter took aim at Instagram with a series of posts on the rival site highlighting the issue of cross-platform content sharing.

Italian Premier Giuseppe Conte has forged a new coalition government that teams up the populist 5-Star Movement and centre-left Democrats in an alliance aimed at shutting out fast-rising right-wing forces...

The Federal Trade Commission in the US is fining Google's video site YouTube 136 million dollars (£111 million) to settle allegations it collected children's personal data without their parents' consent.

Berlin sees an increased risk of a no-deal Brexit next month because Britain has so far failed to come up with any suggestions to solve the Irish border question, a...

Pub group Fuller's said it will dish out £69 million to shareholders after completing the £250 million sale of its brewery arm to Japan's Asahi earlier this year.

Boris Johnson called Jeremy Corbyn a “great big girl's blouse” and was described as a racist for his comments on Islamic dress as he faced a testing debut at Prime...

A large explosion at a fireworks factory in northern India has killed at least 22 people and caused the building to catch fire and collapse.

Spanish police have found a woman's body in a mountainous area near Madrid where officers have been searching for former alpine ski racer and Olympic medallist Blanca Fernandez Ochoa.