Sat, 03/03/2018 - 00:52
Italians go to the polls on Sunday in an election which could deliver the most far-right government in decades if a coalition led by former premier Silvio Berlusconi triumphs.
Fri, 03/02/2018 - 23:22
Nine people have been arrested after a digger rammed into a Lidl supermarket in Dublin.
Fri, 03/02/2018 - 22:15
Tens of thousands have taken to streets across Slovakia after a journalist working on a story about the Italian mafia was shot dead along with his fiancee.
Fri, 03/02/2018 - 21:25
Real Madrid star Luka Modric faces up to five years in jail after being charged with perjury.
Fri, 03/02/2018 - 20:08
A massive colony of Adelie penguins has been discovered in Antarctica, surprising scientists who had thought their numbers were in decline.
Fri, 03/02/2018 - 16:03
Shots have been fired at Central Michigan University in the US, according to reports.
Fri, 03/02/2018 - 02:55
The discovery of picture tattoos on the upper arms of two ancient Egyptian mummies is changing the way we interpret body art.
Thu, 03/01/2018 - 17:22
Dublin and Cork airports have closed and much of Ireland's infrastructure has ground to a halt as it hunkers down for what the Irish premier warns is "an extraordinary weather event".
Thu, 03/01/2018 - 11:59
Russia is developing new nuclear weapons that are immune to enemy interception, Vladimir Putin has claimed.
Thu, 03/01/2018 - 11:22
Prince William will visit Israel, Jordan and the Occupied Palestinian Territories this summer, it has been announced.
Thu, 03/01/2018 - 09:43
America's largest retailer, Walmart, says it will no longer sell guns to people under the age of 21 in the wake of the Florida school massacre.
Thu, 03/01/2018 - 09:01
Around 250 couples armed with assault rifles have exchanged or renewed their wedding vows in a commitment ceremony at a US church - angering locals and forcing a school to close.
Thu, 03/01/2018 - 06:46
A teenager tried to shoot and kill the Queen during a visit to New Zealand in 1981, classified documents from the country's security services have confirmed.
Thu, 03/01/2018 - 02:49
A woman who allegedly gave her friend a cheesecake laced with tranquilisers before stealing her passport and cash has been charged with attempted murder.
Wed, 02/28/2018 - 22:34
Hope Hicks, a long-serving adviser to Donald Trump, has quit her role as White House communications director, US media reports.
Wed, 02/28/2018 - 22:21
You might not be able to access mobile phone coverage during your summer countryside getaway, but high-speed 4G connectivity will soon be available on the moon.
Wed, 02/28/2018 - 22:07
Donald Trump says he has told officials from the National Rifle Association that "it's time" to strengthen US gun laws.
Wed, 02/28/2018 - 18:48
A young woman has been mauled to death by a lioness at a wildlife reserve made famous by a world-renowned "lion whisperer".
Wed, 02/28/2018 - 14:04
In an age of political, social and ethical scrutiny, sometimes it's hard to get the tone right.
Wed, 02/28/2018 - 12:03
North Korea has been sending Syria equipment that could be used for the manufacture of chemical weapons, a UN report has said.
Wed, 02/28/2018 - 11:47
The world's first plastic-free supermarket aisle has been unveiled in Amsterdam, prompting calls for retailers to roll them out in the UK.
Wed, 02/28/2018 - 11:01
China has launched a social media crackdown after criticism of President Xi Jinping's plan to remain in office indefinitely was revealed.
Wed, 02/28/2018 - 08:26
A British woman who had murder on her "bucket list" has been jailed for life for garroting and stabbing a teenager to death in Australia.
Wed, 02/28/2018 - 02:07
Kim Jong Un and his father Kim Jong Il - who died in 2011 - used fraudulently obtained Brazilian passports to apply for visas to visit countries in the West in the 1990s, according to five senior European security sources.
Tue, 02/27/2018 - 19:47
German cities and towns have been told they can ban diesel cars to protect the health of their citizens.
Tue, 02/27/2018 - 19:33
A "humanitarian" pause in Russian airstrikes in the Syrian rebel-held enclave of eastern Ghouta failed to result in aid deliveries or medical evacuations as fresh violence erupted.
Tue, 02/27/2018 - 15:47
From a "dog's dinner" to a "packet of crisps" - Britain's very public divorce from the European Union has been likened to several types of grub.
Tue, 02/27/2018 - 12:07
A US tourist has been arrested in Japan after police discovered the dismembered body parts of a missing woman in locations in two cities.
Tue, 02/27/2018 - 10:31
A man who killed a police officer by shooting him twice in the back of the head should not be executed because he can no longer remember committing the crime, his lawyers have said.
Tue, 02/27/2018 - 09:58
A video of a boy in China urinating in a lift, causing it to break down, has gone viral and been used as a warning to parents to keep control of their children.
Tue, 02/27/2018 - 09:28
Boris Johnson has said the UK should "seriously consider" airstrikes in Syria if its leader is found to have used chemical weapons on civilians.
Mon, 02/26/2018 - 23:38
Two men died after falling from a plane on which they were suspected of being stowaways.
Mon, 02/26/2018 - 23:08
The Duchess of Cornwall will travel all the way to Australia for two full days of a Royal tour before leaving Prince Charles to carry out the rest of the week-long visit alone.
Mon, 02/26/2018 - 21:36
A British woman critically injured in a helicopter crash in the Grand Canyon has died in hospital, according to a family friend.
Mon, 02/26/2018 - 20:49
An order by Vladimir Putin for daily five-hour ceasefires in airstrikes on the rebel-held Syrian enclave of eastern Ghouta does not go far enough, according to Save the Children.
Mon, 02/26/2018 - 18:53
Donald Trump has claimed he would have run into the deadly Florida school shooting "even if I didn't have a weapon".
Mon, 02/26/2018 - 18:39
Boris Johnson has raised the prospect of Western strikes on Syria if it is proved the country's regime carried out a fresh chemical weapons attack.
Mon, 02/26/2018 - 14:28
Bollywood superstar Sridevi Kapoor drowned in her hotel bathtub after fainting this weekend, police have said.
Mon, 02/26/2018 - 11:33
Vladimir Putin has ordered a daily "humanitarian pause" to air strikes on the rebel-held Syrian enclave of Eastern Ghouta.
Mon, 02/26/2018 - 11:33
The United Nations has called Syria and other war-torn nations "prolific slaughterhouses" as it appealed for an immediate ceasefire in the country.
Mon, 02/26/2018 - 11:01
A group representing Ryanair pilots has called on chief executive Michael O'Leary to quit, claiming it is "inevitable" the airline is facing more costly cancellations.
Mon, 02/26/2018 - 10:58
A death row inmate was left with a dozen puncture wounds after he was repeatedly jabbed in the legs, ankles and groin during what his lawyer described as a "torturous and bloody" botched execution.
Sun, 02/25/2018 - 23:08
The Syrian government has been accused by opposition activists of launching a deadly chlorine gas attack in the rebel-held enclave of eastern Ghouta.
Sun, 02/25/2018 - 17:34
Some 110 girls are unaccounted for after a Boko Haram terror attack in north east Nigeria, officials have said.
Sun, 02/25/2018 - 16:23
A British skier has died after falling off a cliff in the French Alps, according to police.
Sun, 02/25/2018 - 15:26
Xi Jinping was already China's most powerful leader in decades.
Sun, 02/25/2018 - 15:13
France has foiled two terror attacks so far this year, the country's interior minister has said.
Sun, 02/25/2018 - 14:11
An ancient necropolis containing 40 stone coffins, small statues and a necklace with an inscription "Happy New Year" has been discovered.
Sun, 02/25/2018 - 10:47
A number of airstrikes and clashes followed the UN Security Council vote for a ceasefire in Syria but relative calm has returned.
Sun, 02/25/2018 - 08:54
A man suspected of smuggling 250 tons of cocaine into the US has been extradited from Colombia.
Sun, 02/25/2018 - 03:06
The International Olympic Committee has voted against lifting the ban of Russia from the Pyeongchang Winter Games.
Sun, 02/25/2018 - 01:15
Before they had even started, these Games were being described as the "Peace Olympics".
Sat, 02/24/2018 - 20:04
The United Nations Security Council has unanimously demanded a 30-day ceasefire in Syria to allow aid and medical evacuations.
Sat, 02/24/2018 - 16:30
As the Winter Games are set to draw to a close, it seems that sport isn't the only thing on athletes' minds with some looking to hook up with fellow Olympians.
Sat, 02/24/2018 - 16:11
The number of Syrians killed in eastern Ghouta since a wave of bombings began a week ago has hit almost 500 following further airstrikes.
Sat, 02/24/2018 - 16:06
Director Wes Anderson has won the best director prize at the Berlin film festival for his new animated movie Isle of Dogs.
Sat, 02/24/2018 - 09:01
More charities have revealed cases of sexual misconduct among staff and associates in the wake of the Oxfam scandal.
Sat, 02/24/2018 - 04:45
Syrian government air raids killed a further 32 people in rebel-held suburbs east of Damascus on Friday, activists said, as a vote on a UN-backed ceasefire was delayed.
Sat, 02/24/2018 - 00:01
Some people call them "high density plastic'" or "pre-production micro-plastic" but individuals in the industry refer to them as nurdles - a silly sounding name for a lentil-sized pellet that is the building block of all-known plastic products.
Fri, 02/23/2018 - 23:49
Donald Trump has said he is hitting North Korea with its "heaviest sanctions ever" and could move to "phase two" if they do not work.
Fri, 02/23/2018 - 23:21
A former NFL player has been held by police in the US after a threatening picture posted to his Instagram account forced a school to close.
Fri, 02/23/2018 - 21:35
The White House has been put on lockdown after a vehicle struck a security barrier.
Fri, 02/23/2018 - 20:13
A missing painting by famed Impressionist Edgar Degas has been found on a bus near Paris nine years after it was stolen.
Fri, 02/23/2018 - 16:07
An error-filled job application written by Steve Jobs before he co-founded Apple could fetch more than $50,000 (£35,700) at an auction next month.
Fri, 02/23/2018 - 15:15
The Irish Prime Minister has called on the UK Government to provide "real detail" in its Brexit position as he arrived at a summit of EU leaders in Brussels.
Fri, 02/23/2018 - 10:52
Witnesses say deadly airstrikes on eastern Ghouta in Syria were at their "most intense" on Friday morning, hours before the UN was set to vote on a proposal calling for a temporary ceasefire.
Fri, 02/23/2018 - 07:10
A tweet by Kylie Jenner led to a $1.3bn (£930m) fall in the value Snap Inc, the parent company of Snapchat.
Fri, 02/23/2018 - 04:12
Australian deputy PM Barnaby Joyce says he is quitting amid claims of sexual harassment over an affair with a former aide.
Thu, 02/22/2018 - 23:45
Street brawls between police and rival football fans outside a stadium in Bilbao have left one Spanish officer dead.
Thu, 02/22/2018 - 22:57
A study of the DNA of ancient horses has discovered that "there are no truly wild horses left" anywhere in the world.
Thu, 02/22/2018 - 22:41
New tax charges have been brought against President Trump's former campaign manager and business associate.
Thu, 02/22/2018 - 20:49
Wall Street has been left wide-eyed amid revelations the co-founder and chief executive of Snap was awarded $638m (£458m) in 2017.
Thu, 02/22/2018 - 19:46
Haiti has suspended Oxfam from operating in the country amid an investigation into the charity's sex scandal.
Thu, 02/22/2018 - 17:39
A billionaire Indian diamond jeweller who has made pieces for Kate Winslet and Naomi Watts is being sought by police over his role in an alleged scam that has cost one of India's largest banks nearly £1.3bn.
Thu, 02/22/2018 - 16:28
The chief executive of the National Rifle Association said gun control advocates "hate individual freedom", before Donald Trump told Florida officials he is the "biggest believer in the second amendment".
Thu, 02/22/2018 - 16:28
The chief executive of the National Rifle Association says gun control advocates "hate individual freedom".
Thu, 02/22/2018 - 14:08
Belgian police have sealed off part of Brussels following reports of "one or several armed men", according to local media.
Thu, 02/22/2018 - 13:45
Donald Trump appears to have backtracked on his suggestion that teachers should have guns to prevent mass shootings.
Thu, 02/22/2018 - 12:53
A British and a German man have been arrested for allegedly trying to smuggle drugs into Bali, leaving one of them possibly facing the death penalty.
Thu, 02/22/2018 - 12:41
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe remains in jail only due to a financial row between Iran and the UK, campaigners have claimed.
Thu, 02/22/2018 - 11:27
The deadly bombardment of eastern Ghouta in Syria is said to have killed at least 13 more civilians early on Thursday, ahead of a potential UN vote on a 30-day ceasefire.
Thu, 02/22/2018 - 10:40
A British teacher who was gored by a water buffalo in Cambodia feels "lucky" to be alive and has said she does not want the animal to "come to any harm".
Thu, 02/22/2018 - 09:40
The "poisonous rhetoric" of world leaders including Donald Trump has normalised the discrimination of minorities like the Rohingya in Myanmar, according to a damning Amnesty International report.
Thu, 02/22/2018 - 08:29
Home Secretary Amber Rudd, who has visited refugees on the Syrian-Lebanese border, wanted to see the "shocking" suffering for herself which she says underlines the importance of UK support.
Thu, 02/22/2018 - 03:47
The Government is expected to pass the halfway mark today towards meeting its target of relocating 20,000 Syrian refugees from countries around the conflict zone.
Thu, 02/22/2018 - 01:36
Tearful school shooting survivors have met President Trump and urged him to bring in stricter gun control - his response, a proposal to arm teachers.
Wed, 02/21/2018 - 20:25
A ferry has been struck by an explosion in Mexico, reportedly injuring around a dozen people who were on board.
Wed, 02/21/2018 - 17:07
Here's 10 athletes whose Winter Olympic dreams were shattered on the slopes and on the ice rink.
Wed, 02/21/2018 - 14:25
US evangelist Reverend Billy Graham has died at his home in North Carolina at the age of 99, a spokesman has said.
Wed, 02/21/2018 - 13:15
Archaeologists have long wondered how the ancient Egyptians aligned the corners of the pyramids of Giza along the cardinal points so accurately.
Wed, 02/21/2018 - 12:44
A survivor of the Florida shooting has denied he is a "crisis actor" after Donald Trump Jr appeared to endorse an article which labelled the student a "Trump-hater".
Wed, 02/21/2018 - 12:12
Amnesty International says "flagrant war crimes" are being committed in eastern Ghouta, despite it being in a "de-escalation zone".
Wed, 02/21/2018 - 10:52
Several A-list celebrities have joined George and Amal Clooney in pledging $500,000 to the March For Our Lives movement.
Wed, 02/21/2018 - 08:20
The United Nations has called for an end to the "hell on earth" violence in Syria after hundreds of civilians were killed in eastern Ghouta.
Wed, 02/21/2018 - 08:20
At least 250 people have been killed over two days of escalating violence in eastern Ghouta as Syrian and Russian airstrikes continue to bombard the rebel-held enclave.
Wed, 02/21/2018 - 07:31
A historic meeting due to take place between US Vice President Mike Pence and North Korean officials at the Winter Olympics was cancelled by Pyongyang at the last minute, it has emerged.
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