China blocked a request by Hong Kong chief executive Carrie Lam to drop the contentious extradition bill that has fuelled protests and the political crisis in the former British colony,...
August 31, 2019
The Duke of York made a defiant public appearance yesterday after a new photograph showed him partying with Jeffrey Epstein.
August 31, 2019
Long known for its relaxed attitude to the use of soft drugs, the Netherlands is now taking experimental steps towards legalising cannabis production.
August 31, 2019
The late, great George Carlin used to be at his brilliant best when talking about the environment.
August 31, 2019
US President Donald Trump has suggested he could serve more than eight years as president due to "how unfairly" he has been treated by the FBI and its investigations into...
August 31, 2019
Italy's 5-Star Movement will only enter a coalition with the opposition Democratic Party (PD) if it agrees to a string of policy demands, the 5-Star leader said yesterday, setting an...
August 31, 2019
Former US defence secretary Jim Mattis has shared some of his private thoughts with 'Atlantic' editor Jeffrey Goldberg, including an account of the compelling final scene of his time in...
August 31, 2019
US Vice-President Mike Pence's visit to Ireland, due to take place on Friday and Saturday, has been brought forward to earlier in the week.
August 31, 2019
Dorian has become an “extremely dangerous” Category 4 hurricane, forecasters said.
August 31, 2019
If you are a natural leader with charisma in spades – and perhaps slightly on the shorter side – then this unusual job vacancy could be for you.
August 31, 2019
Valerie Harper who starred as the brash, self-deprecating Rhoda Morgenstern on back-to-back hit sitcoms in the 1970s, has died.
August 30, 2019
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the accused mastermind behind the September 11 attacks, will stand trial at the US military prison in Guantanamo Bay in early 2021, according to the Office of...
August 30, 2019
Devastation from Hurricane Dorian is threatening 10 million people as it heads towards Florida, with the potential to become the most powerful storm to hit the state's east coast in...
August 30, 2019
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey's official account has been hacked and sending racist and vulgar tweets to his 4.2 million followers.
August 30, 2019
Italian scientists are keeping a close watch for more spectacular explosions of lava and ash from Stromboli volcano, which appears to be in its most active phase in around 100...
August 30, 2019
Devastation from Hurricane Dorian is threatening 10 million people as it heads towards Florida, with the potential to become the most powerful storm to hit the state's east coast in...
August 30, 2019
Swedish teenage activist Greta Thunberg took her weekly campaign for greater action on climate change to the gates of the United Nations on Friday, urging "everyone who cares about our...
August 30, 2019
Ashley Cole drew the attention of social media after mispronouncing several team names during the 2019/20 Europa League draw.
August 30, 2019
Florida's governor on Friday urged residents in the state to stock up on at least a week's worth of food, water and medicine and to prepare to lose power and...
August 30, 2019
United Airlines Holdings said on Friday it is extending the cancellation of Boeing 737 MAX flights until Dec. 19 as the jets remain grounded worldwide following two fatal crashes in...
August 30, 2019
Turkey on Friday said it needed to witness the withdrawal of Kurdish fighters from parts of northern Syria after such claims by Syrian Kurdish authorities this week, AFP reported. “There...
August 30, 2019
A large wooden statue of President Donald Trump has been erected in Slovenia, the homeland of his wife Melania.
August 30, 2019
Top shares in London were climbing higher on Friday as the global mood improved, even as some of its biggest stocks suffered from lower oil prices.
August 30, 2019
Over a dozen migrant boats landed on Greece's Lesbos island within minutes of each other on Thursday in the first such mass arrival from neighboring Turkey in three years, officials...
August 30, 2019
President Donald Trump's prized Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida is potentially sitting directly in the path of Hurricane Dorian, which is forecast to become an extremely destructive storm.
August 30, 2019
Birmingham City have signed up a “cannabis oil” drinks firm as one of their official partners in what is being billed as a world-first agreement.
August 30, 2019
Residents of the Bahamas were taking precautions as Hurricane Dorian approached the shores of the archipelago.
August 30, 2019
Revolut customers were left unable to use features of their banking apps on Friday due to technical issues.
August 30, 2019
European Union foreign ministers on Friday urged Serbia not to stray from its EU membership path as Belgrade readies to sign a trade agreement with a Russian-led economic bloc, AP...
August 30, 2019
The senior executive responsible for providing legal advice to Asda throughout its attempted merger with Sainsbury's has quit the supermarket after more than eight years.
August 30, 2019
Beijing told visiting Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte that its position on the South China Sea was not up for negotiation, Manila's spokesman said on Friday. China claims most of the...
August 30, 2019
Jim Leavelle, the longtime Dallas policeman who was captured in one of history's most famous photographs as he escorted President John F. Kennedy's assassin moments before he was fatally shot,...
August 30, 2019
A “huge drugs bust” at Gatwick Airport has turned out to be part of a cake.
August 30, 2019
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has said his son, a congressman and foreign minister are in the United States to discuss possible US aid for Brazil amid devastating fires in the...
August 30, 2019
Residents in the US state of Florida watched the increasingly dire forecast for Hurricane Dorian with a sense of helplessness and braced for what could be the most powerful storm...
August 30, 2019
The European Union will continue working to preserve world powers' 2015 nuclear deal with Iran but would welcome any progress beyond it, according to EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini....
August 30, 2019
Syrian government forces will unilaterally cease fire in the de-escalation zone in the Idlib region on Saturday morning, the Russian Defense Ministry's Center for reconciliation of the warring parties in...
August 30, 2019
France will test measures it has prepared for Britain's exit from the EU for a month so that companies are fully-prepared ahead of the UK leaving the bloc at the...
August 30, 2019
More than 150 migrants crossed the border fence at Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta early on Friday, Reuters reported. At least six Spanish police officers suffered minor injuries as...
August 30, 2019
A woman who gave birth alone in her jail cell is suing US authorities after her pleas for help during five hours of labour were allegedly ignored.
