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Bangladesh's top court has ruled that women need no longer declare if they are virgins on marriage certificates after a five-year legal battle by women's rights groups trying to protect...

A Russian space capsule carrying a humanoid robot has successfully docked at the International Space Station after a failed attempt last week.

A Swedish prosecutor says he will not appeal over an assault verdict against American rapper ASAP Rocky.

A Swedish prosecutor says he will not appeal against the sentence handed to American rapper ASAP Rocky following an altercation in Stockholm.

Thailand's royal palace has released photos of King Maha Vajiralongkorn and his recently anointed royal consort.

Carpetright's biggest shareholder has bought the retailer's debts and vowed to engage with the business to provide longer-term, stable funding.

Distribution and outsourcing giant Bunzl is in talks with “a number of acquisition targets” as it looks to accelerate growth for the rest of 2019.

The president of Iran has back-pedalled on possible talks with Donald Trump, and now says the US president first must lift sanctions imposed on Tehran.

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam has met with a group of young people about ongoing pro-democracy protests, but she showed no sign of budging on any of the protesters' demands.

Kentucky Fried Chicken plans to test plant-based nuggets and wings on Tuesday at one of its restaurants in Atlanta.

Kentucky Fried Chicken plans to test plant-based nuggets and wings on Tuesday at one of its restaurants in Atlanta.

Israeli jets reportedly struck a Palestinian fighter base in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley early yesterday as the Lebanese president described earlier Israeli drone strikes as a "declaration of war".

Brazilian women are probably ashamed of President Jair Bolsonaro, French President Emmanuel Macron said yesterday, hitting back after the Brazilian leader mocked Mr Macron's wife on Facebook.

The Netherlands does not have enough customs officers and inspection points to cope with a worst-case Brexit.

Online correspondence between the Duke of York and Jeffrey Epstein is likely to be examined by the FBI as they explore the late financier's alleged sex trafficking ring.

Iran has sold the oil from a tanker released by Gibraltar after weeks in the custody of British royal marines and the vessel's owner will decide on its next destination,...

French President Emmanuel Macron paved the way at the G7 summit for a diplomatic solution to the standoff between Washington and Tehran over the 2015 nuclear deal.

Movie mogul Harvey Weinstein has pleaded not guilty to a new indictment that includes revised charges of predatory sexual assault, forcing his trial to be delayed until early next year.

Rwandan spies in Australia are informing on refugees from the east African nation, a local media investigation has claimed.

Brazilian women are probably ashamed of President Jair Bolsonaro, French President Emmanuel Macron said yesterday, hitting back after the Brazilian leader mocked Mr Macron's wife on Facebook.

Illegal violence is pushing Hong Kong to the brink of great danger, the city government said yesterday after a weekend of clashes that included the first gun-shot and the arrest...

Leaders of the Group of Seven nations have said they are preparing to help Brazil battle fires burning across the Amazon region and repair the damage as tens of thousands...

A judge in Oklahoma has found Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiaries helped fuel the state's opioid crisis and ordered the consumer products giant to pay 572 million US dollars...

Viola Davis is set to portray Michelle Obama in a US series under development about America's first ladies.

A judge in Oklahoma has found Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiaries helped fuel the state's opioid crisis and ordered the consumer products giant to pay 572 million US dollars...

A woman found a 3.72-carat yellow diamond in a park – as she watched a YouTube video about to find diamonds.

A boat race in a moat and a football match in a river were among the unusual activities going on around the country on Bank Holiday Monday.

Movie mogul Harvey Weinstein has pleaded not guilty to a new indictment that includes revised charges of predatory sexual assault, a development that caused the judge to delay the start...

President Donald Trump insists he has no interest in profiting from next year's Group of Seven summit even as he talks up his private Miami-area golf course as a potential...

US PRESIDENT Donald Trump confused Ireland and the UK while answering questions about a post-Brexit trade deal and listing Doonbeg among his properties in Britain

Kim Kardashian West's shapewear line Kimono is no more after she was accused of cultural appropriation.

French President Emmanuel Macron has savaged the Brazilian president for "extraordinarily disrespectful comments" about his wife.

Kosovo will hold early elections on October 6, the president's office said on Monday. The move comes after lawmakers dissolved parliament last week following outgoing premier Ramush Haradinaj's resignation to...

The surprise invitation of Iran's foreign minister on the sidelines of the G7 summit offers a “road map” to end a US-Iran nuclear impasse and a proposed meeting between the...

Serbia will sign a free trade agreement with the Russian-led economic bloc the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU), its officials said on Monday. The deal between Serbia and the EEU is...

Movie mogul Harvey Weinstein has pleaded not guilty to an indictment that adds two new charges of predatory sexual assault to his upcoming New York trial.

Former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein pleaded not guilty on Monday to a new indictment ahead of his upcoming criminal trial, in a case where producers have accused him of rape...

There has been no sign of a breakthrough in Brexit talks and businesses should continue to prepare for Britain to leave the EU without a withdrawal agreement, Ireland's Foreign Minister...

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro has said a G7 agreement on fighting the Amazon fires treats the region like a colony.

Movie mogul Harvey Weinstein has pleaded not guilty to an indictment that adds two new charges of predatory sexual assault to his upcoming New York trial.