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Chicago police have released hundreds of files from the investigation into Jussie Smollett's claim he was attacked by two men – including video footage of the Empire actor wearing a...

A group of pedestrians in Glasgow teamed up to help a mother duck and her ducklings cross the road.

A top Italian organised crime boss has escaped from the Uruguayan prison where he was awaiting extradition to Italy, Uruguay's interior ministry said.

Donald Trump has signed an executive order targeting Iran's supreme leader and his associates with financial sanctions as the US discourages Tehran from developing nuclear weapons and supporting militant groups.

Donald Trump has signed an executive order targeting Iran's supreme leader and his associates with financial sanctions as the US discourages Tehran from developing nuclear weapons and supporting militant groups.

Authorities around Paris have issued an orange alert for intense heat, the second-highest level on its scale, as very hot temperatures are expected across continental Europe this week.

US secretary of state Mike Pompeo has held talks with the Saudi king and crown prince about countering the military threat from Iran by building a broad, global coalition that...

The FTSE 100 remained steady despite poor performances by the big supermarket retailers and US President Donald Trump's warning to the Federal Reserve System.

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order targeting Iran's supreme leader and his associates with financial sanctions.

Republicans are launching a new online fundraising platform that they hope will rival ActBlue, the Democrats' internet-based fundraising behemoth.

Three one-month-old lion cubs have been captured playfighting at Port Lympne animal reserve in Kent.

William Hill is to work with a Native American tribe as part of its move to take advantage of looser US gambling laws.

A Cyprus criminal court has sentenced an army captain to seven life terms in prison after he pleaded guilty to the premeditated murder and kidnapping of seven foreign women and...

Authorities around Paris have issued an orange alert for intense heat, the second-highest level on its scale, as very hot temperatures are expected across continental Europe this week.

An animal park in the UK has released footage of three young lion cubs getting used to their new surroundings while their parents keep a close eye on them.

THE woman at the centre of the UK's first so-called McMafia order spent up to £15.5 million (€17.35m) of embezzled cash in luxury boutiques, hotels, restaurants and grand department stores...

The Ethiopian army brigadier general accused of leading a failed coup against a regional government has been killed in a firefight with the security forces, a spokesman for the Ethiopian...

Turkey's opposition supporters partied long into the night after their candidate for Istanbul mayor beat a rival backed by long-time President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

A man with dementia has won plaudits on social media after a viral video showed him playing a piece he composed decades ago.

Edinburgh Woollen Mill Group has unveiled a profit despite “challenging” high street conditions, in a period which saw it add several new brands to its portfolio.

Democratic presidential candidate Jay Inslee has proposed a clean break between the US federal government and the fossil fuel industry.

What will Boris Johnson or Jeremy Hunt do about Brexit if chosen to replace British Prime Minister Theresa May?

A crater has appeared in a field in central Germany, apparently caused by a Second World War bomb exploding in the middle of the night.

A crater has appeared in a field in central Germany, apparently caused by a Second World War bomb exploding in the middle of the night.

John Prescott, a former British deputy prime minister in Tony Blair's Labour government, has been taken to hospital after suffering a stroke, his family said on Monday.

A Greek Cypriot army captain was sentenced to seven life imprisonment terms today after pleading guilty to killing five women and two children in a three-year murder spree in which...

A Greek Cypriot army captain has pleaded guilty to killing five women and two children, all non-Cypriots, during a three-year murder spree which authorities stumbled across by accident.

A £123m (€137m) EuroMillions jackpot has been successfully claimed by a UK ticket-holder who has chosen to remain anonymous, Camelot said.

The rapid expansion of Cake Box has accelerated as the company unveiled results for its first year as a listed business.

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden, unveiling his immigration policy outline ahead of the first 2020 debates, is calling for US Congress to grant citizenship immediately to more than 800,000 US...

Mobile network operator EE has been fined £100,000 by the UK's data watchdog for sending millions of direct marketing messages to its customers without consent.

Food and drink suppliers have called for online giant Amazon to come under the watch of the grocery industry regulator.

US secretary of state Mike Pompeo arrived in Saudi Arabia in a hastily arranged visit amid mounting tensions between Washington and Tehran as Iran's navy chief warned Iranian forces would...

Beyonce fans have been given the chance to test their skills as Queen B's assistant in a viral Twitter thread.

Struggling online fashion retailer MySale – previously backed by Mike Ashley and Sir Philip Green – has put itself up for sale, the company said.

Twelve young Thai football players whose rescue from a flooded cave complex gripped the world have marked the anniversary of their ordeal with a religious ceremony.

The record number of mountaineers crowding Mount Everest this climbing season has left a government clean-up crew struggling to clear away everything from abandoned tents to human waste which threatens...

Jeremy Hunt, one of the two candidates vying to replace British Prime Minister Theresa May, has called rival Boris Johnson a coward for avoiding public head-to-head debates on what to...

Britain does not think either the United States or Iran want a war but is very concerned an accidental war could be triggered, UK Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt has said.

Attempts by the bosses of Just Eat to stave off activist investors calling for the food delivery platform to be sold have been given a welcome boost as the company...