Stocks were under pressure on Thursday, after a mixed update from the European Central Bank and a slow start to trading in the US.
July 25, 2019
A police dog repeatedly slashed with a knife as he twice brought an armed assailant to the ground has been honoured with a prestigious award for bravery.
July 25, 2019
A trio of forces on the Israeli left, including former prime minister Ehud Barak united on Thursday ahead of the country's upcoming elections, looking to pose a powerful contrast to...
July 25, 2019
Security cameras have captured a fireball caused by an apparent meteor over the east coast of the US.
July 25, 2019
As the UK set a new record temperature for July, it's not just people who are feeling the heat but electronic devices too, with some iPhone users reporting their handsets...
July 25, 2019
Up to 150 Europe-bound migrants were missing and feared drowned after the boats they were travelling in capsized in the Mediterranean Sea off Libya, the coast guard and the UN...
July 25, 2019
The US Justice Department has said it will carry out executions of federal death row inmates for the first time since 2003.
July 25, 2019
A US judge has ordered the release of Cork man Keith Byrne who has been held in a detention centre since July 10.
July 25, 2019
Jeffrey Epstein was found injured on the floor of his cell in the US federal jail where he is awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges, sources say.
July 25, 2019
The 76th Venice Film Festival will feature three Netflix productions alongside Hollywood titles, embracing the streaming giant again after the Cannes Film Festival excluded it for a second year in...
July 25, 2019
North Korea fired a new type of short-range ballistic missile in two launches into the sea, South Korean officials have said.
July 25, 2019
Jaguar Land Rover plunged into the red during the fiscal first quarter, despite record sales in the UK.
July 25, 2019
Boris Johnson is the biggest story in the world this week, but, most of Britain's new 'first family' have already enjoyed their time in the limelight.
July 25, 2019
The UK was braced for record-breaking heat on Thursday as temperatures climbed above 30C (86F) in some parts of the country by mid-morning.
July 25, 2019
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson told the European Union on Thursday that the Irish border backstop would have to be struck out of the Brexit divorce agreement if there was...
July 25, 2019
The United Nations' nuclear watchdog has appointed senior official Cornel Feruta as its acting director-general pending the naming of a permanent successor to the late Yukiya Amano.
July 25, 2019
An inventive 11-year-old has come up with a new way to keep cool during the heatwave.
July 25, 2019
Paris has beaten its all-time heat record, hitting 40.6C (105.1F) amid a heat wave breaking barriers across Europe.
July 25, 2019
A FRENCH inventor failed in his attempt to cross the English Channel on a jet-powered hoverboard on Thursday when he was knocked into the water as he landed on a...
July 25, 2019
Tunisia's President Beji Caid Essebsi, the North African country's first democratically elected leader, has died aged 92.
July 25, 2019
Drugs giant AstraZeneca gained more than £4 billion in market value on Thursday morning after it posted its fourth successive quarter of rising sales.
July 25, 2019
British engineering and defence giant Cobham has been snapped up by a group of US investors in a deal that values to business at £4 billion.
July 25, 2019
The group behind GoCompare.com has bought energy switching site Look After My Bills, months after its founders Will Hodson and Henry De Zoete won the best Dragons' Den deal in...
July 25, 2019
The European Central Bank's governing council has signed off on the nomination of International Monetary Fund head Christine Lagarde as the next head of Europe's top monetary authority.
July 25, 2019
Student activist Greta Thunberg has cautioned there are no “grey areas when it comes to survival” in a climate change essay she has penned for British band The 1975.
July 25, 2019
Sir Nick Clegg has said Facebook's settlement with the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) would spark a change “deep into the bowels of the company” over how it handles personal...
July 25, 2019
Pub giant Fuller, Smith & Turner hailed a solid start to the new financial year, despite the impact of selling its brewing business earlier this year.
July 25, 2019
Catering giant Compass Group has upped its growth expectations for the year again, following a strong performance in its American division.
