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 ...
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 Bar...
Huawei: China calls US charges ‘immoral’ as markets slide
China has blasted the US government’s indictments against Huawei as “unfair and immora...
Venezuela crisis: White House ‘will respond to threats against diplomats’
The US has warned Venezuela that any threats against American diplomats or opposition lead...
Brumadinho: Thousands told to evacuate over second Brazil dam risk
Authorities have ordered thousands to evacuate from a dam at risk of giving way in south-e...
Brumadinho dam collapse: ‘Little hope’ of finding missing in Brazil
About 300 people are missing after a dam collapsed at an iron ore mine in south-eastern Bra...
Gunman kills five people in bank in Sebring, Florida
A gunman has killed five people at a bank in Florida, police say. They say officers res...
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 th...
China economy: Fourth quarter growth slips to 6.4%
China's economy continued to slow in the last quarter of 2018, official figures showed, st...
‘About 170 migrants dead’ in Mediterranean shipwrecks
About 170 people are feared to have died in two separate Mediterranean shipwrecks, the UNHC...
US partial government shutdown becomes longest on record
The partial shutdown of the US government has become the longest on record, with still no ...
Mother nature not making it easy for millions of holiday travelers
DALLAS – Airlines are shifting the timing of thousands of flights, even adding dozens of ...
3 Super Bowl snack swaps that cut the salt
The Super Bowl is around the corner, which means it’s snack time. Since the new government...
Meat on famed 1950s Explorer Club gala menu was actually sea turtle
The meat eaten at a lavish New York City Explorers Club dinner in 1951 – which at one poin...
Pulwama attack: Pakistan warns India against military action
Pakistan has warned it will retaliate if India takes military action against it after a militant attack on Indian forces in Indian...
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 Afghanistan, officials say. The collapse occu...
Venezuela crisis: Maduro closing border with Brazil
Venezuela's embattled President Nicolás Maduro has ordered the closure of the border with Brazil amid a row over foreign humanita...
Munich rail stations reopen after terror alert prompts evacuations
Police in the German city of Munich reopened two train stations early Friday as authorities continued to investigate an alleged New Y...
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 to halt "a growing humanitarian and sec...
Theresa May defeats Tory coup over Brexit deal but is left damaged
Theresa May has won the backing of her party to stay on as prime minister – but more than a third of Conservative MPs voted agai...
Tech Q & A: Tablet vs. laptop, photographing New Year’s fireworks
Gilets jaunes protesters take to the streets of Paris for fifth weekend
Kim Jong-un arrives in Vladivostok by train for Putin summit
