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Police say they are not sure why a man went on a gun rampage after a routine traffic stop in West Texas, killing seven people.

High school students in Hong Kong have gone on strike on the first day of classes after the summer break to show their commitment to the city's anti-government protest movement.

Students in Hong Kong are planning to strike on the first day of classes following the summer holiday.

Hurricane Dorian struck the northern Bahamas as a catastrophic Category 5 storm with record 185mph winds ripping off roofs, overturning cars and tearing down power lines.

Pro-democracy protesters obstructed access to Hong Kong's international airport yesterday as police arrested dozens of people and used water cannon and tear gas against activists lobbing petrol bombs and bricks.

When asked about President Donald Trump's economic policies, most US business leaders are likely to offer a polite but nuanced response.

It has long been claimed by supporters of the Catholic faith that God moves in mysterious ways.

The pressure on Angela Merkel eased last night as the nationalist Alternative for Germany party (AfD) failed to make a widely forecast breakthrough in key regional elections.

A tentative ceasefire in north-west Syria, the second in a month, threatened to unravel yesterday after the US launched an airstrike to target prominent al-Qa'ida figures.

A gunman who went on the rampage with a semi-­automatic rifle in Texas killed seven people and wounded 22, including a toddler who was shot in the face.

A trainee pilot in Australia who was having his first lesson behind the controls of an aircraft had to make an emergency landing after his instructor fell unconscious.

Hurricane Dorian struck the Bahamas as a catastrophic category five storm yesterday, its record 295kmh winds ripping off roofs, overturning cars and tearing down power lines as hundreds hunkered down...

South Carolina's governor has ordered a mandatory evacuation of the state's entire coast as Hurricane Dorian threatens.

Actor and comedian Kevin Hart has been injured in a car crash in California.

A portrait of Michael Gove so large it can “be seen from space” has been drawn on the sand on the North Yorkshire coast to condemn his stance on Brexit.

An 80-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a woman in her 80s was found dead in Essex, according to police.

Hurricane Dorian has struck the northern Bahamas as the catastrophic Category 5 storm brought 185mph winds that ripped off roofs and tore down power lines.

THE European Union's top Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier said he was not optimistic about avoiding a no-deal scenario as the EU could not meet Britain's demands that the backstop for...

Seven people were killed when a small plane crashed in a resort area near the Philippines' capital Manila, authorities say. The crash sparked a fire and sent people fleeing and...

The death toll from Saturday's gun rampage in Odessa, Texas rose to seven on Sunday, according to local news reports. Police earlier said five people, including the gunman, were killed...

Lebanese militants have fired a barrage of anti-tank missiles at an army base, scoring a number of direct hits, according to the Israeli military.

An already dangerous Hurricane Dorian has intensified yet again as it closes in on the northern Bahamas, threatening to batter islands with Category 5-strength winds, pounding waves and torrential rain.

Hurricane Dorian became the strongest storm in modern records to hit the northwestern Bahamas and is expected to pound the islands with up to two days of torrential rain, high...

Hurricane Dorian's immense power has been laid bare by spectacular moving satellite imagery.

Hundreds of Harry Potter fans descended on King's Cross station in London on Sunday to mark the first day back at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

A trainee pilot in Australia who was having his first lesson behind the controls of an aircraft had to make an emergency landing after his instructor fell unconscious.

An already dangerous Hurricane Dorian has intensified yet again as it closes in on the northern Bahamas, threatening to batter islands with Category 5-strength winds, pounding waves and torrential rain.

Pope Francis has said he was stuck for 25 minutes in a Vatican lift and had to be rescued by firefighters.

MPs will return to Westminster after the summer recess this week - a break which has seen new UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson set out his stall on Brexit, opponents...

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani spoke to his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron, warning him that Iran could take the next step in reducing its nuclear commitments if Europe doesn't fulfill its...

Anti-government protesters have used burning barricades to block roads near Hong Kong's airport and damaged a train station following a night of violent clashes with police.

Pope Francis has said he was stuck for 25 minutes in a Vatican lift and had to be rescued by firefighters.

Two teams of players have staged what is regarded as one of the more eccentric cricket matches of the season at a most unusual ground – in the middle of...

Service on the express train to Hong Kong's airport has been suspended as pro-democracy protesters gathered there following a day of violent clashes with police.

The train service to Hong Kong's airport has been suspended as pro-democracy demonstrators gathered there, while protesters outside the British Consulate called on London to grant citizenship to people born...

Authorities have temporarily shut down train service to Hong Kong's international airport as the semi-autonomous territory braces for more unrest. Protesters say they plan to choke travel routes to the...

A dangerous Hurricane Dorian closed in on the northern Bahamas early on Sunday, threatening to batter islands with 150mph (241kph) winds, pounding waves and torrential rain as people hunkered down...

The Saudi-led coalition fighting Yemen's rebels has attacked a detention centre in the south-western province of Dhamar with several air strikes, killing at least 60 people, officials and the rebels'...

At least 100 people have been killed and dozens more wounded in Yemen after air strikes by the Saudi-led coalition hit a detention centre run by the Houthi rebels, officials...

More than 100 people are “presumed killed” in Yemen after airstrikes by the Saudi-led coalition hit a detention centre run by the Houthi rebels, the Red Cross says.