Norway's nuclear safety authority is analysing tiny amounts of radioactive iodine detected in the air in the north of the country in the days after a deadly explosion during a...
August 16, 2019
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu last night barred US Democratic congresswomen Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar from making a planned trip to Israel, shortly after US President Donald Trump called...
August 16, 2019
Two Russian pilots safely landed an airliner carrying 233 people in a cornfield outside Moscow after striking a flock of birds, prompting the Kremlin to hail them as heroes who...
August 16, 2019
A bloodied stab victim went into the Home Office for help after being knifed in an "unprovoked" attack outside the Government building in central London.
August 16, 2019
Authorities in Gibraltar have reportedly released an Iranian supertanker at the centre of a stand-off with Tehran which the US had sought to seize through legal action.
August 16, 2019
Hong Kong's police force said yesterday that the mass protests that have besieged the city all summer showed no signs of foreign influence or interference, signalling a split between Beijing...
August 16, 2019
Tennessee has executed its third inmate in the electric chair since November, killing a man who maintained that he did not stab a mother and her 15-year-old daughter to death...
August 16, 2019
Actor Michael Madsen has pleaded no contest to misdemeanour drunken driving after crashing his car into a pole.
August 15, 2019
South Korea's military says North Korea has fired more projectiles into the sea to extend a recent streak of weapons tests believed to be aimed at pressuring Washington and Seoul...
August 15, 2019
A jury has found a man nicknamed the "Hollywood Ripper" guilty of knifing to death two women, including a date of actor Ashton Kutcher, and attempting to murder a third...
August 15, 2019
Fire crews have rescued a miniature horse in England after it was found trapped in a 1.5-metre deep drain.
August 15, 2019
A Wisconsin fugitive wanted on child sexual assault and child pornography charges hid out for more than three years in a makeshift bunker powered by solar panels and a pedal...
August 15, 2019
A 41-year-old man has died after taking part in a taco-eating competition during a minor league baseball game in the US state of California.
August 15, 2019
The captain of a Russian passenger jet has been hailed as a hero for landing his plane in a field after it collided with a flock of birds seconds after...
August 15, 2019
Nasa's top official says the rocket expected to power the next mission to the moon is about 90% complete.
August 15, 2019
Heavy metal band Metallica says it has donated 250,000 euro (£229,000) to support the construction of Romania's first paediatric oncology hospital.
August 15, 2019
An Isis blooper video has emerged in which a member of the terrorist group is repeatedly interrupted by a loudly squawking bird.
August 15, 2019
US vice president Mike Pence has confirmed he is to visit visit Ireland early next month.
August 15, 2019
US vice president Mike Pence has said Ireland is "very near to his family's heart" as he prepares for his visit here early next month.
August 15, 2019
US Vice President Mike Pence has said Ireland is "very near to his family's heart" as he prepares for his visit here early next month.
August 15, 2019
Fire crews have rescued a miniature horse after it was found trapped in a 1.5-metre deep drain.
August 15, 2019
London markets took another battering on Thursday as fears of a recession and a stronger pound pushed shares lower.
August 15, 2019
Israel has banned two US congresswomen from entering the country over their support for a Palestinian-led boycott movement.
August 15, 2019
July was the hottest month measured on Earth since records began in 1880, meteorologists have said.
August 15, 2019
France has staged a military ceremony to remember an event often called “the forgotten D-Day”, the crucial but overshadowed Allied invasion of the French Riviera to push back the Nazis.
August 15, 2019
Legal financier Burford Capital has bowed to pressure from investors and short-sellers and agreed to improve its corporate governance.
August 15, 2019
An investment group has upped its stake in easyHotel as it attempts to take control of the group.
August 15, 2019
A wild raccoon has been freed after it was stuck in a high school's vending machine in Volusia County, Florida, on Wednesday.
August 15, 2019
Authorities in Gibraltar have reportedly released an Iranian supertanker at the centre of an international stand-off with Tehran which the US had sought to seize through legal action.
August 15, 2019
Jake Gyllenhaal has told of his fears – and how he conquered them – of taking on a one-person play.
August 15, 2019
Three senior police officers in Hong Kong have insisted they are not aware of any plans for Chinese forces to join efforts to quell mass demonstrations in the city.
August 15, 2019
Fans will have free access to menstrual products at this year's Solheim Cup in Gleneagles.
August 15, 2019
More than 150 rare caterpillars hatched at Chester Zoo will be released into the wild in Manchester and Cheshire, their historic home range.
August 15, 2019
A panda at Berlin Zoo might give birth to a cub this month after an ultrasound scan suggested she could be pregnant.
