North Korea has said its leader Kim Jong Un supervised a live-fire demonstration of newly-developed short-range ballistic missiles he said were intended to send an “adequate warning” to the United...
August 6, 2019
A toilet exploded after its owner's septic tank was struck by lightning, according the plumber who inspected the damage.
August 6, 2019
The gunman who killed nine people in Dayton, Ohio, had expressed a desire to commit a mass shooting and showed an interest in violent ideology, investigators have said.
August 6, 2019
China has warned it will be “only a matter of time” before it punishes those behind two months of pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong.
August 6, 2019
Disney has revealed its net income fell 39% in the latest quarter, missing Wall Street expectations.
August 6, 2019
A Brazilian gang leader who tried to escape prison dressed as his daughter has been found dead in his cell.
August 6, 2019
A grief centre has opened in El Paso, Texas, to help people cope with the effects of a mass shooting in the area.
August 6, 2019
Kiefer Sutherland has visited a children's hospice to surprise kids and staff with a private gig.
August 6, 2019
A Texas police chief has apologised after two white male officers mounted on horseback led a black, handcuffed trespassing suspect by a rope through the street.
August 6, 2019
Barack Obama and Beyonce have led the tributes to US Nobel laureate Toni Morrison, who has died aged 88.
August 6, 2019
Former External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, 67, passed away at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) on Tuesday night after suffering a heart attack in the evening. Read Full...
August 6, 2019
Police delivered pizza to a boy who called 911 because he was hungry.
August 6, 2019
A woman who said she was a 16-year-old sex-trafficking victim when she killed a man in 2004 is scheduled to be released from prison this week after being granted clemency.
August 6, 2019
The creator of a far-right online message board connected to three mass shootings that killed dozens of people has described himself as "naive and ignorant", likening the platform 8chan to...
August 6, 2019
A man has been convicted of murdering eight people in a house fire which followed a long-running and bitter dispute.
August 6, 2019
A group of YouTubers took to the streets to start spontaneous water fights with strangers in Washington DC and Virginia in the US.
August 6, 2019
Venezuela's vice president has said the latest US sanctions freezing the assets of Nicolas Maduro's government are an attack on private property and a threat to world order.
August 6, 2019
Indian MPs have passed a bill that strips statehood from the Indian-administered part of Kashmir amid an indefinite security lockdown in the disputed territory.
August 6, 2019
A Brazilian inmate, whose masked attempt to break out of jail dressed as his daughter reverberated around the world, was found dead in his cell, after apparently having hanged himself,...
August 6, 2019
U.S. author Toni Morrison, whose 1987 novel "Beloved" about a runaway slave won a Pulitzer Prize and contributed to a body of work that made her the first black woman...
August 6, 2019
As students across Scotland open their Highers results, people have taken to Twitter to share their career stories and prove there is #NoWrongPath to success.
August 6, 2019
Ohio's Republican governor has urged the state legislature to pass laws requiring background checks for nearly all gun sales and allowing courts to restrict firearms access for people perceived as...
August 6, 2019
Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan has asked the world community to take notice of Indian moves to change the status of the disputed Kashmir region, and warned that Islamabad and...
August 6, 2019
Fast-fashion internet giant boohoo has bought the online businesses of Karen Millen and Coast, in a move which is likely to see the brands disappear from the high street.
August 6, 2019
Mastercard has agreed to buy the bulk of the corporate services business of European firm Nets for 2.85 billion euros (£2.6 billion) amid a push into faster payments.
August 6, 2019
A small plane carrying the management team for the US singer Pink has crash-landed and burst into flames in Denmark, according to reports.
August 6, 2019
Missing pets organisation Animal Search UK captured, fed and reunited “hundreds” of animals with their owners after Whaley Bridge residents were evacuated from their homes due to flooding.
August 6, 2019
Barack Obama has urged Americans to "soundly reject language" from any leader that "feeds a climate of fear and hatred or normalises racist sentiments".
August 6, 2019
Belgian prosecutors have reached a settlement worth nearly 300 million euro (£275 million) with a Swiss private banking branch of HSBC over a longstanding fraud and tax-dodging case.
August 6, 2019
A man who was caught throwing a refrigerator down a Spanish hillside was made to pull it back up again by police.
August 6, 2019
Chinese tech giant Tencent is in talks with French media company Vivendi to buy 10% of Universal Music Group, whose artists include Ariana Grande, Lady Gaga, U2 and the Rolling...
