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Newly elected Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has said during a visit in Berlin that he hopes Germany will agree to start negotiations on war reparations, AP reports. After a...

The United Nations special envoy for Syria is “quietly hopeful” the UN can announce an agreement to launch a constitutional committee before world leaders gather in late September, AP reports....

Top shares gained ground in London on Thursday as the global mood lightened thanks to apparent progress in US-Chinese relations.

Hurricane Dorian posed an increasing threat to Florida as it swirled toward a possible direct hit on the US state after leaving limited damage in Puerto Rico and the Virgin...

Ukraine's parliament appointed Oleksiy Honcharuk, a 35-year-old lawyer, as prime minister on Thursday. He was proposed by President Volodymyr Zelensky and received the support of 290 parliament members of the...

A rocket at an Iranian space centre that was to conduct a satellite launch apparently exploded on its launch pad, satellite images show.

Spain's maritime service says it has rescued 208 migrants from the Mediterranean Sea in 24 hours. The agency said on Thursday the migrants were in three boats and picked up...

US President Donald Trump and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan spoke by phone on Wednesday on a range of issues, including the humanitarian situation in Idlib, Syria and trade, the...

The Brazilian government has banned most legal fires for land-clearing for 60 days in an attempt to stop the burning that has devastated parts of the Amazon region.

A group that monitors sea turtles in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, has reported finding a “very rare” two-headed turtle hatchling while on patrol.

Former FBI director James Comey violated FBI policies in his handling of memos documenting private conversations with US president Donald Trump, the US Justice Department's inspector general has said.

Twenty-four hardy cricketers battled through torrential rain as they attempted to set a new world record by playing for 168 hours straight.

A teenager has admitted killing schoolgirl Ellie Gould in her own home.

Japan's prime minister on Thursday warned African leaders against accumulating too much debt, in an apparent reference to Chinese infrastructure projects. Addressing leaders from several African nations at a development...

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has proposed Oleksiy Honcharuk, a 35-year-old lawyer with little political experience as new prime minister, a parliamentary resolution showed on Thursday. Honcharuk became a deputy head...

The Brazilian government has banned most legal fires for land-clearing for 60 days in an attempt to stop the burning that has devastated parts of the Amazon region.

RUTH Davidson has quit as Scottish Conservative leader, citing both "professional and personal" changes as reasons for her decision to step down.

EasyHotel's billionaire founder Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou has bought £60,000-worth of shares in the company as he continues to blockade plans to take it private.

The European Union could support talks between the US and Iran, but only if the current nuclear deal with Tehran is preserved, the EU diplomatic chief, Federica Mogherini, said on...

A baby monkey born at ZSL London Zoo has been named after astronaut Buzz Aldrin, in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Moon landing.

A group of former peace negotiators for the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (Farc) announced they are taking up arms again following what they considered the failure of a 2016...

Minister for European Affairs Helen McEntee has said a no-deal Brexit is more likely after British Prime Minister Boris Johnson seized control by suspending the UK Parliament in an "unprecedented"...

An online petition calling for the Government not to suspend Parliament has gathered more than one million signatures.

British climate change activists said they would fly toy drones at London's Heathrow airport from Sept. 13, a step that is likely to ground flights, to put pressure on the...

Guarantor lender Amigo's shares have plunged after it warned of a slowdown in lending growth ahead of an expected regulatory crackdown.

Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said on Thursday he had accepted a mandate from the head of state to try to put together a new government. He hopes to draw...

Goals Soccer Centres, the five-a-side football pitch operator reeling from a major accounting scandal, has put itself up for sale.

Consumer goods firm PZ Cussons has agreed to offload two of its brands as it embarks on a new strategy to focus on core ranges.

An online petition calling for the Government not to suspend Parliament has gathered more than one million signatures.

Separatists have regained full control of Yemen's interim capital Aden following clashes with government forces who withdrew from the southern port city, according to security officials from both sides. “The...

The Archbishop of Canterbury has emphasised the need for Christian unity as he paid tribute to the victims of the Easter Sunday bomb attacks at a Roman Catholic church in...

A US Secret Service dog that was attacked by a man who was trying to reach former president Barack Obama is to be given an award.

A flash flood swept across a football pitch in a southern Moroccan village, killing at least seven people watching a local match, the official MAP news agency has said.

High street newsagent and convenience store business McColl's has blamed Brexit and poor summer weather for a fall in sales, as shares continue to trade at all-time lows.

Ex-Italian premier Giuseppe Conte has accepted a fresh mandate to try to form a new government backed by the populist 5-Star Movement and the centre-left Democrats, aimed at blocking right-wing...

Italy's president has given permission to ex-premier Giuseppe Conte to try to form a new government in a bid to block nationalist League leader Matteo Salvini's grab for power.

Recruitment firm Hays saw full-year profits dip as it was weighed down by the cost of restructuring its European operations and declines in business confidence.

The Indonesian government is not abandoning Jakarta after announcing plans to move the country's capital and will spend $40 billion to save the slowly sinking city in the next decade,...

Thailand's Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the murder convictions of two migrant workers from Myanmar in the killings of two British backpackers that drew world attention to the tourist island...

China's military has deployed fresh troops to Hong Kong in what it called a routine rotation, amid speculation that it might intervene in the city's pro-democracy protests.