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 ...
Tory leadership: Johnson says party on ‘final warning’
BBC News : Boris Johnson, the front-runner in the Tory leadership race, has said the pa...
Anthony Albanese: Australia’s Labor opposition elects new leader
BBC News : Australia's Labor opposition has chosen Anthony Albanese as its new leader a...
In Pictures: Donald Trump enjoys sumo tournament in Japan
BBC News : US President Donald Trump has attended a sumo wrestling tournament during hi...
NHS fines for 1.7 million people overturned, watchdog finds
"I was panicking, I didn't know what to do," said Trisha Costello, who faced a £160 ...
US jury awards $2bn damages in Roundup weedkiller cancer claim
A jury in California has awarded more than $2bn (£1.5bn) to a couple who said the wee...
WASHINGTON — President Obama welcomed President Juan Manuel Santos of Colombia to the White House on Thursday for a buoyant celebration of the $10 billion, 15-ye...
BAGHDAD — Night after night, Mohammed al-Jabiry tossed and turned in his bed at a refugee center in Finland, comparing life in Europe with life in Baghdad. After...
In a case that echoes the Takata airbag recalls, automakers including Honda and Fiat Chrysler will recall about five million vehicles worldwide to fix a defect in ...
As concern grows over the Zika virus, major airlines are offering to re-assign flight crew concerned about contracting the disease from routes to affected countrie...
Bluffer’s Guide to the Oscars: Best Supporting Actress
Jennifer Jason Leigh ‘The Hateful Eight’ The Role: Daisy Domergue, a wanted crimina...
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...
Trump administration to reinstate all Iran sanctions
BBC News The White House said it was "the toughest sanctions regime ever imposed" on Tehran. It targets both Iran and states that ...
10 of the lowest calorie cocktails you can drink
The season for celebrating is upon us, which means you probably have more occasions to drink than usual. If you’re trying to watch ...
Christchurch attacks: NZ suspect ordered to undergo mental health tests
The man accused of killing 50 people in last month's attacks on two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, has been ordered to unde...
In China, Books That Make Money, and Enemies
HONG KONG — In a dimly lit industrial building in Hong Kong, hundreds of books wrapped in brown paper were stacked four feet high o...
Kylie Jenner becomes world’s youngest billionaire
Kylie Jenner has become the world's youngest billionaire, according to the latest Forbes billionaires' list. The youngest Kardash...
Gilets jaunes protesters take to the streets of Paris for fifth weekend
France saw a fifth weekend of protests by defiant gilets jaunes (yellow vests) who ignored government calls to stay home following t...
Gatwick Airport chaos: Two people arrested in connection with ‘criminal use of drones’
Kim Jong-un arrives in Vladivostok by train for Putin summit