More than 40 people appeared in a Hong Kong court yesterday charged with rioting for their role in a protest which turned violent when thousands clashed with police near Beijing's...
August 1, 2019
Democratic presidential front- runner Joe Biden and rival Kamala Harris were due to stage a rematch of last month's explosive debate confrontation during Round 2 last night, with a re-energised...
August 1, 2019
Matteo Salvini loves hobnobbing with the forces of law and order, but Italy's deputy prime minister went one step further by arranging a pleasure ride on a police jet ski...
August 1, 2019
A US Navy fighter jet crashed in Death Valley National Park in California, injuring seven people who were at a scenic overlook where aviation enthusiasts routinely watch military pilots speeding...
July 31, 2019
Night two of the Democratic Party's second set of presidential primary debates is under way in Detroit.
July 31, 2019
Night two of the Democratic Party's second set of presidential primary debates is coming to a close in Detroit.
July 31, 2019
The ideological divisions gripping the Democratic Party intensified as presidential candidates battled over health care, immigration and race.
July 31, 2019
Night two of the Democratic Party's second set of presidential primary debates is under way in Detroit.
July 31, 2019
The US government has imposed financial sanctions on Iran's foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif as part of its escalating campaign of pressure against the Islamic Republic.
July 31, 2019
Canadian police are scaling down the hunt for two teenagers suspected of killing three people.
July 31, 2019
The Russian military has joined efforts to fight forest fires that have engulfed an area the size of Belgium in Siberia.
July 31, 2019
Organisers of the troubled Woodstock 50 have announced that the festival has been cancelled.
July 31, 2019
A baby African lion cub has been described as “healthy and active” by keepers when it was born at Denver Zoo in the United States.
July 31, 2019
An Irishman living in Australia is facing deportation after being sentenced to 86 days in prison after attempting to kidnap a man he believed was doing 'doughnuts' outside his home.
July 31, 2019
The US Federal Reserve has cut its key interest rate for the first time in a decade.
July 31, 2019
US TV presenter Mario Lopez has apologised for comments he made about children's gender identity.
July 31, 2019
A federal judge in Chicago has barred lawyers from divulging new evidence in R Kelly's child pornography case.
July 31, 2019
Thomas Detry, a professional golfer from Belgium, has taken the Guinness World Records title for fastest hole of golf played by an individual.
July 31, 2019
A rare Harry Potter book bought for £1 at a table top sale has fetched £28,500 at auction.
July 31, 2019
The London markets slumped as sterling made its first gains for five days, bouncing back from a two-year low.
July 31, 2019
An unmanned Russian spaceship carrying tons of supplies to the International Space Station has docked with the orbiting laboratory.
July 31, 2019
The boss of house builder Barratt Developments has cashed in more than a third of his shares in the company, pocketing £3.3 million.
July 31, 2019
Harold Prince, a Broadway director and producer who pushed the boundaries of musical theatre with such groundbreaking shows as The Phantom Of The Opera, Cabaret, Company and Sweeney Todd and...
July 31, 2019
A US federal judge has set a tentative trial date next year for the wealthy financier Jeffrey Epstein.
July 31, 2019
Greece's new government has picked the organising chief of the Athens 2004 Olympics to head preparations to mark the bicentenary of the 19th-century revolt against Ottoman Turkey that led to...
July 31, 2019
A Las Vegas restaurant is making a feature of the city's grasshopper invasion by serving up the insects on their pizzas.
July 31, 2019
President Donald Trump has warned that his 2020 Democratic rivals will lead the country “into an economic sinkhole” as he weighed in on the first debate in Detroit.
July 31, 2019
Security officials in Brazil say four of the inmates allegedly involved in a deadly prison riot have died of suffocation while being transported to a different facility.
July 31, 2019
Parents all over Iceland's capital embark on a two-hour evening walk around their neighbourhood every weekend, checking on youth hangouts as a 10pm curfew approaches.
July 31, 2019
A police officer attempting to come to the aid of a kitten outside a branch of Burger King was surprised to discover the animal was in fact a bobcat.
July 31, 2019
Emma Watson posted a throwback photo on social media today to celebrate author JK Rowling's 54th birthday.
July 31, 2019
China has warned outside nations against any attempt to sow discord between Beijing and Southeast Asian countries by playing up disputes over the South China Sea, saying differences can be...
