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...
China sentences second Canadian to death
A court in China has sentenced a Canadian citizen to death for producing and trafficking me...
Pakistan’s Masood Azhar: China blocks bid to call militant terrorist
China has blocked a bid to designate the leader of the group behind an attack which brough...
China accuses detained Canadians of spying
China has accused two Canadians of spying, as tensions between the nations grow over the p...
Huawei: China calls US charges ‘immoral’ as markets slide
China has blasted the US government’s indictments against Huawei as “unfair and immora...
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...
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...
China cracks down on Christmas celebrations
China is cracking down on Christmas. Several cities, schools, and government institutions ...
‘Alone in the world’: Canada squeezed by superpowers in Huawei dispute
When Wenran Jiang heard the news that Canada had detained Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou, he...
G20: US and China agree to suspend new trade tariffs
The two men met in Buenos Aires after the G20 summit for their first talks since a trade war...
Canada is not inviting the US or China to WTO reform meeting
BBC News The country will host a "small group of like-minded" trade ministers in Ottawa i...
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’s trade war: Stakes are high at G20 summit
The stakes are high at this week's G20 summit, where President Trump is due to meet China's President Xi Jinping. Hopes that the m...
Eating soy may protect against reproductive effects of BPA
Eating soy foods may help protect against reproductive effects of bisphenol A (BPA), a chemical in many plastic consumer products and...
Tech is forcing us to redefine how we work
The definition of “work” is starting to change. I realized this the other day when I stopped at a Starbucks for breakfast. I c...
10 strangest animal discoveries of 2015
Every year, scientists wade into jungles, deserts and museum collections to examine animals and, if they're lucky, discover a new spe...
School-based mindfulness training may reduce stress, trauma
Middle-school students in urban areas may benefit from in-school mindfulness programs, a new study suggests. Students taking a min...
Kim Jong-un arrives in Vladivostok by train for Putin summit
As Kim Jong-un arrived at the Vladivostok railway station on Wednesday, white-gloved attendants ran alongside his armoured train, ...
Weather warning remains in place – with ‘risk of spot flooding and thunder’ in some areas
Kim Jong-un arrives in Vladivostok by train for Putin summit
