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 ...
Natalia Fileva: Russia airline co-owner dies in private plane crash
The co-owner of Russia's second biggest airline died when her private plane crashed in Germ...
Secret tape increases pressure on Trudeau in SNC-Lavalin affair
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is under new pressure after his former justice mini...
Mission Shakti: Space debris warning after India destroys satellite
The acting US defence secretary has warned that the testing of anti-satellite (ASAT) weapo...
North Korea’s Madrid embassy intruder contacted FBI, judge says
The leader of 10 intruders who raided North Korea's embassy in Madrid last month contacted...
Algeria army urges removal of President Abdelaziz Bouteflika
Algeria's army chief of staff has demanded President Abdelaziz Bouteflika be declared unfi...
Brexit: MPs vote to take control of Brexit process for indicative votes
MPs have voted to take control of Commons business in an unprecedented move to try to find ...
Thailand votes in first post-coup election
About 50 million voters are heading to the polls in Thailand for the first general election...
Brexit: Theresa May to urge MPs to back deal as delay agreed
Theresa May will return to the UK later to try to convince MPs to support her withdrawal d...
Christchurch shootings: Jacinda Ardern calls for global anti-racism fight
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has called for a global fight to root out racist...
Christchurch shootings: Ardern vows never to say gunman’s name
New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has vowed never to say the name of the Christch...
Take a gander: Audubon Society’s Christmas bird count underway
The National Audubon Society's 116th annual Christmas Bird Count is underway, which means it...
Super expensive champagnes to pop during the holidays
Lily Bollinger, of the House of Bollinger Champagne, once famously said, “I drink Champagn...
Tech Q & A: Spy apps, fake email and Bluetooth speakers
How to spot a fake email? Q. I got an email from Amazon that was a security alert about m...
U.N. Peacekeepers Accused of Rape in Central African Republic
DAKAR, Senegal — United Nations peacekeepers in the Central African Republic raped or sexually exploited at least eight women and g...
Sri Lanka attacks: Who are National Thowheed Jamath?
A previously little-known group called the National Thowheed Jamath (NTJ) is being accused of having carried out the Easter Sunday...
Russian rescue amid deadly blaze on two cargo ships off Crimea
At least 11 people have died in a fire involving two Tanzanian-flagged cargo vessels in the Black Sea near the Kerch Strait, autho...
Huawei’s full-page WSJ advert: ‘Don’t believe everything you hear’
Huawei has sought to repair its image in the US through a full-page advert in the Wall Street Journal, which says: "Don't believe ...
Putin threatens arms race if US dumps nuclear treaty
Vladimir Putin has threatened that Russia will develop new missiles banned by the intermediate-range nuclear forces treaty if the US ...
Finland basic income trial left people ‘happier but jobless’
Giving jobless people in Finland a basic income for two years did not lead them to find work, researchers said. From January 2017...
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Michael Kovrig arrest: Canadian held in China ‘not allowed to turn lights off ‘
Charlie Whiting: F1 race director dies aged 66 on eve of season-opener in Melbourne
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