Belgium’s ex-King Albert II submits DNA in paternity case
BBC News : Former Belgian King Albert II has submitted a DNA sample to avoid fines of €5,000 (£4,370) a day over claims he fathered a love-child in the 1960s. The 84-year-old, who has been fighting the paternity claim of Belgian artist Delphine Boël, 51, for over a decade, provided a ...
US shutdown: Trump renews national emergency threat over wall
US President Donald Trump has renewed a threat to declare a national emergency to fund the...
Trump demands funding to end border ‘crisis’ in US TV address
US President Donald Trump has demanded funding for his long-promised US-Mexico border wall...
North Korea’s Kim Jong-un visits China’s Xi Jinping
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has arrived in Beijing for an unannounced visit, at the in...
Gabon coup attempt: Government says situation under control
The political situation in Gabon is "under control" following an attempted military coup, ...
Afghanistan gold mine collapse in Badakhshan kills 30
At least 30 people have been killed in the collapse of a gold mine in north-eastern Afghani...
Apple shares close nearly 10% lower after sales warning
Apple's shares ended Thursday down nearly 10% after chief executive Tim Cook blamed a slow...
Clouds gathering over global economy
What does 2019 have in store for the global economy? There are certainly clouds on the h...
Storm Pabuk: Tourists flee Thailand after weather warnings
Thousands of tourists and residents have reportedly fled islands off Thailand's south-...
Jair Bolsonaro: Brazil’s new far-right president urges unity
Brazil's far-right President Jair Bolsonaro has used his inaugural speech to promise to bu...
Syria conflict: Trump ‘committed to defeating IS’, says Lindsey Graham
A top Republican has said US President Donald Trump remains committed to defeating Islamic...
Uber Drivers and Others in the Gig Economy Take a Stand
Last September, Dallas-area drivers for UberBlack, the company’s high-end car service, rec...
Feds’ encryption fears overblown, report finds
Ever since Apple and Google made their operating systems encrypted by default in 2014, the f...
Charlie Whiting: F1 race director dies aged 66 on eve of season-opener...
Charlie Whiting, the head of Formula 1 for governing body the FIA and one of the most infl...
Brexit: EU ‘united’ on deal as Theresa May asks for talks
The EU is "united" over the negotiated Brexit deal, the bloc's chief negotiator Michel Barnier says, after the UK PM said she want...
Merkel favourite takes the reins as ruling party votes for moderation
Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer has been elected the new leader of Germany's ruling conservative party, bringing to an end a historic p...
Children die as foreign powers circle over Yemen’s shattered land
More than three years into Yemen’s war, the horrifying statistics induce a sense of hopelessness: 57,000 people killed, 14 million ...
Sightsavers is an organization that aims at preventing avoidable blindness, and advocates for the social inclusion and equal treatmen...
US partial government shutdown becomes longest on record
The partial shutdown of the US government has become the longest on record, with still no end in sight to the political standoff. ...
Bangladesh plane ‘hijacker’ shot dead by special forces
A passenger suspected of attempting to hijack a flight from Bangladesh to Dubai has been shot dead by Bangladeshi special forces, ...
Air Force reinstates pilots disciplined over Miley-themed texts, reps hail decision
Take a gander: Audubon Society’s Christmas bird count underway
Iran offers prisoner swap for Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe
