Three alleged Islamic State extremists have been arrested on suspicion of plotting to blow up the Rialto Bridge in Venice. The group had expressed unconditional support...
Malaysia has released the body of the assassinated half-brother of North Korea’s leader following negotiations with Pyongyang. Prime Minister Najib Razak said a coroner had approved...
Two people on board a light aircraft have swum safely to shore after their plane crashed into the sea off Shoreham, West Sussex. The crash happened...
North Korea doctors who perform illegal abortions are to be even more severely punished under a new law, sources in the country say. The report from...
Gen. Joseph Votel, commander of U.S. Central Command, told Congress more U.S. troops may be needed to support the Syrian Democratic Forces’ offensive to capture Raqqa....
Cyclone Debbie is likely to have damaged Australia’s already beleaguered Great Barrier Reef, experts have said. The cyclone struck the Queensland coast as a category four...
An anaesthetist suspected of poisoning seven patients – two of whom died – appeared in court in France on Wednesday. The 45-year-old was placed under formal...
Yogi Adityanath has dominated headlines in India since his appointment as leader of the politically crucial state of Uttar Pradesh. A saffron-robed Hindu priest, he is...
Theresa May has signed the letter that will formally begin the UK’s departure from the European Union. Giving official notice under Article 50 of the Lisbon...
China has confirmed it is detaining Taiwanese pro-democracy activist Lee Ming-che, who went missing last week. Ma Xiaoguang, spokesman for China’s Taiwan Affairs Office, said Lee was...
A Brazilian airline has agreed to pay $1.3 million to an Amazon tribe as compensation for damages for a 2006 plane crash the tribe says cursed...